The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour event played at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
The 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is 147 players.
The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson field is made up of a variety of players, namely nearly Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka and a few other top-50 players in the world.
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format
The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson format is a 72-hole event. The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same groups play together in each of the first two rounds, with morning and afternoon windows, starting off the 1st and 10th tees.
A cut is made after 36 holes to the top 65 players and ties. All players who make the cut are eligible to finish the event.
For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 The CJ Cup Byron Nelson winner's share of the purse.
The winning player will get a two-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner earns 500 FedEx Cup points and 38.9 Official World Golf Ranking points.
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson playoff format
A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under PGA Tour rules. The The CJ Cup Byron Nelson playoff format is a sudden-death format, with playoff holes being 18, played by any qualifying players. The players compete hole by hole, and the player with the lowest score wins. In the event of a tie, the players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players. The pin will be changed every two times the hole is played.
