Inside the Field: THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
The PGA TOUR returns to Texas after three weeks in the Southeast. TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, just north of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will be hosting for the fourth consecutive season after moving THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson there in 2021. K.H. Lee won the first two editions of the tournament at TPC Craig Ranch only for Jason Day to spoil his attempt at a three-peat in 2023. Jason Day also won the event in 2010 when it was contested at Las Colinas Four Seasons, the same year Jordan Spieth made his PGA TOUR debut at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at just 16 years old. TPC Craig Ranch is a par 71 and plays to 7,414 yards.
The PGA TOUR uses a standardized system for determining event fields based on the current season’s Priority Ranking while also including additional exemption and qualifying categories.
Field sizes can vary by event, as can the number of event-specific exemptions. Fully exempt PGA TOUR members are guaranteed entry into all full-field events, with various conditional categories subject to periodic reshuffles based upon FedExCup Points accrued throughout the season. Categories with "reshuffle" notation indicate that a reshuffle period has occurred.
Scroll below to see the field list and updates.
Winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday or The Genesis Invitational (three-year exemption)Adam Scott
PGA TOUR tournament winner (two-year exemption)Daniel BergerRyan BrehmCameron ChampStewart CinkJason DayNick DunlapNico EchavarriaBrice GarnettNick HardyTom HogeMackenzie HughesSungjae ImStephan JaegerSi Woo KimTom KimKevin KisnerJake KnappK.H. LeeLuke ListVincent NorrmanSeamus PowerChad RameyChez ReavieDavis RileyJ.J. SpaunJordan SpiethCamilo VillegasMatt WallaceWill Zalatoris
Career money exemptionCharley HoffmanZach Johnson
Sponsor exemption (members not otherwise exempt)Ryan PalmerJimmy Walker
Sponsor exemption (unrestricted)Cody GribbleKris KimKelly KraftTaiga Semikawa
PGA Section Champion/Player of the YearJarred Jeter
Past championSung Kang
Byron Nelson Collegiate Golf Award WinnerDavid Nyfjall
Top 30 in FedExCup Points ListAdam Schenk
Top 70 in prior year's FedExCup Points List through the FedExCup PlayoffsByeong Hun AnPatrick RodgersTaylor MontgomeryAlex SmalleyThomas DetryBrandon WuBeau HosslerHayden BuckleySam RyderBen GriffinKeith MitchellSamuel StevensMatt KucharMark HubbardAaron RaiMatthew NeSmith
Top 125 in prior season's FedExCup Points List through the FedExCup FallAlex NorenS.H. KimJustin SuhDavis ThompsonJoel DahmenMichael KimBen TaylorGarrick HiggoRobby SheltonTaylor PendrithCallum TarrenDylan WuHarry HallNate LashleyGreyson SiggDavid LipskyJustin LowerCarson YoungTyson AlexanderKevin StreelmanChesson HadleyChristiaan BezuidenhoutZac BlairAaron BaddeleyJoseph BramlettKevin YuMartin LairdBen MartinRyan MooreMatti SchmidAndrew NovakDoug GhimTroy MerrittCarl Yuan
Top 125 (Prior season non-member)Min Woo Lee
# Major Medical ExtensionMaverick McNealyC.T. PanLanto GriffinBrandt SnedekerJhonattan VegasBud CauleyVince Whaley
Leading Points Winner from Korn Ferry TourBen Kohles
Top 10 and ties from previous eventWesley BryanKevin TwayChan KimParker CoodyPeter Kuest
Players 2-30 from prior year's Korn Ferry Tour Points List, Top 10 from prior year's DP World Tour and Top five and ties from PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn FerrySami ValimakiChandler PhillipsErik BarnesJimmy StangerDavid SkinnsAlejandro TostiBen SilvermanRyo HisatsuneMax GreysermanJoe HighsmithRobert MacIntyreHayden SpringerMcClure MeissnerAlexander BjörkJacob BridgemanRafael CamposTom WhitneyRichard HoeyBronson BurgoonAdrien Dumont de ChassartJorge CampilloThorbjørn OlesenNorman XiongKevin DoughertyChris GotterupTrace CroweRyan FoxWilliam FurrHarrison EndycottRoger SloanPierceson CoodyRyan McCormickPaul BarjonRaul PeredaPatrick FishburnJosh TeaterScott GutschewskiNicholas LindheimBlaine Hale, Jr.
Reorder Category - Cat. 37 thru 44.Henrik NorlanderPatton KizzireMartin TrainerAustin CookKevin Chappell