The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is set with the passing of the PGA Tour tournament entry deadline. The field is set for this FedEx Cup event, played at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, from May 21-24, 2026.
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is headlined by the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Si Woo Kim, Aaron Rai, Jordan Spieth and more. This event returns to TPC Craig Ranch after renovations were done by the host course.
This is set to be an 144-player field is played out over four days, with this event marking the 21st tournament of the 2026 PGA Tour schedule.
The 144-player tournament is being played in its originally intended slot, continuing the 2026 PGA Tour season in an event that offers 500 FedEx Cup points and 45 Official World Golf Ranking points to the winner.
We do not yet have Monday qualifiers for this event, which will be played Thursday though Sunday.
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson alternate list has already been set, with the top names at present on the list set to replace any withdrawn players, starting with Will Gordon and Trey Mullinax.
The field will be playing for a $10.3 million purse, with 4 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking among the top contenders.
2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field
| PLAYER |
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| Yongjun Bae |
| Zach Bauchou |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| Zac Blair |
| Chandler Blanchet |
| Ryan Brehm |
| Michael Brennan |
| Blades Brown |
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| Daniel Brown |
| Jackson Buchanan |
| Rafael Campos |
| Cameron Champ |
| Davis Chatfield |
| Luke Clanton |
| Wyndham Clark |
| Eric Cole |
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| Pierceson Coody |
| Trace Crowe |
| Joel Dahmen |
| Cam Davis |
| Zecheng Dou |
| Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
| Tyler Duncan |
| Nick Dunlap |
| Austin Eckroat |
| A.J. Ewart |
| Tony Finau |
| Patrick Fishburn |
| Steven Fisk |
| David Ford |
| Brice Garnett |
| Doug Ghim |
| Noah Goodwin |
| Max Greyserman |
| Lanto Griffin |
| Emiliano Grillo |
| Adam Hadwin |
| James Hahn |
| Nick Hardy |
| Adam Headley |
| Garrick Higgo |
| Harry Higgs |
| Joe Highsmith |
| Kensei Hirata |
| Ryo Hisatsune |
| Lee Hodges |
| Rico Hoey |
| Charley Hoffman |
| Tom Hoge |
| Rasmus Højgaard |
| Billy Horschel |
| Beau Hossler |
| Mark Hubbard |
| Mackenzie Hughes |
| Sungjae Im |
| Stephan Jaeger |
| Takumi Kanaya |
| Jeffrey Kang |
| Johnny Keefer |
| Chan Kim |
| Michael Kim |
| Si Woo Kim |
| Tom Kim |
| Chris Kirk |
| Patton Kizzire |
| Brooks Koepka |
| Ben Kohles |
| Matt Kuchar |
| Martin Laird |
| Christo Lamprecht |
| Hank Lebioda |
| K.H. Lee |
| Haotong Li |
| Justin Lower |
| Peter Malnati |
| Ben Martin |
| Max McGreevy |
| Mac Meissner |
| Troy Merritt |
| Keith Mitchell |
| Taylor Montgomery |
| Taylor Moore |
| William Mouw |
| Keita Nakajima |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen |
| Henrik Norlander |
| Pontus Nyholm |
| Thorbjørn Olesen |
| Ryan Palmer |
| John Parry |
| Jeremy Paul |
| Matthieu Pavon |
| Taylor Pendrith |
| Paul Peterson |
| Chandler Phillips |
| Aldrich Potgieter |
| Seamus Power |
| Andrew Putnam |
| Aaron Rai |
| Chad Ramey |
| Davis Riley |
| Patrick Rodgers |
| Kevin Roy |
| Marcelo Rozo |
| Sam Ryder |
| Adrien Saddier |
| Gordon Sargent |
| Scottie Scheffler |
| Adam Schenk |
| Matti Schmid |
| Neal Shipley |
| William Sides |
| Ben Silverman |
| Webb Simpson |
| David Skinns |
| Jordan Smith |
| Jordan Spieth |
| Hayden Springer |
| Jimmy Stanger |
| Preston Stout |
| Robert Streb |
| Kevin Streelman |
| Jackson Suber |
| Adam Svensson |
| Jesper Svensson |
| Davis Thompson |
| Michael Thorbjornsen |
| Alejandro Tosti |
| Erik van Rooyen |
| John VanDerLaan |
| Jhonattan Vegas |
| Kris Ventura |
| Karl Vilips |
| Camilo Villegas |
| Danny Walker |
| Vince Whaley |
| Danny Willett |
| Aaron Wise |
| Dylan Wu |
| Carson Young |
| Kevin Yu |
Top 50 players in 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field
| RANK | PLAYER |
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| 1 | Scottie Scheffler |
| 22 | Si Woo Kim |
| 44 | Aaron Rai |
| 45 | Michael Kim |
