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There has been plenty of good golf from the Tennessee native who turned 19 during the first round of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson last week.
The 2023 U.S. Open champion, who shot 30-under 254, went in front for the first time in the final round with an eagle at the par-5 12th and twice took two-shot leads with clutch birdie putts over the final four holes.
Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
It was his 12th birdie of the day, putting him at 12 under on the par-71 layout.
The three-time major winner started his back nine — the front side of TPC Craig Ranch — with six consecutive birdies on the way to a 9-under 62 in the second round Friday.
Scottie Scheffler won’t be the wire-to-wire winner of his hometown CJ Cup Byron Nelson again this year.
Scottie Scheffler is eager to test the difficulty of the revamped greens at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson a year after tying the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record while winning his hometown event by eight shots.
Brooks Koepka is playing in his third consecutive tournament at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, an event that most of the game’s top players are skipping coming off the PGA Championship.
Jim Furyk and Keegan Bradley were appointed assistant captains for the Presidents Cup, giving skipper Brandt Snedeker the current and most recent U.S. Ryder Cup captains help at Medinah this September.
The 108th edition was every bit of a major, right down to Aaron Rai joining a list of surprise winners that speaks to the beautiful meritocracy in the game.
He’ll be replaced in the field by S.Y. Noh.
Adam Scott effectively secured his spot among the top 60 in the world with a tie for fourth in the Cadillac Championship at Doral.
