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.
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Spaun surged with four birdies on his front nine before a couple of late bogeys in a 2-under 68 that put him at 8 under Friday.
Smalley, still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, had one of a bevy of bogey-free 5-under 65s in the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The change also puts the Arnold Palmer Invitational a week after The Players Championship for the first time, leaving a three-week gap between The Players and the Masters.
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.
