The CJ Cup Byron Nelson: Golf One and Done Picks Strategy (2025)

Texas stars Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler headline the CJ Cup Byron Nelson and are strong One and Done picks this week.

Jordan Spieth will look to get things rolling Texas (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire)

Most One and Done pools resume this week with the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas. With the Truist and PGA Championships looming, many top players are sitting out, but top option Scottie Scheffler is in the field, playing close to home in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where he starred in high school.

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CJ Cup Byron Nelson: Golf One and Done Picks Strategy

The Byron Nelson has a total prize purse of $9.9 million, with $1,782,000 awarded to the first-place winner. It ranks as the largest purse for a non-Signature Event or Major in 2025, although it is still well behind those top events. You can use a strong golfer here if needed, as long as it’s not someone you’re saving for a Major, the Memorial, or the Truist Championship.

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CJ Cup Byron Nelson: Overview for One and Done Pools

This analysis serves as a complement to the data in our product, which provides customized weekly pick grades considering factors like:

• The total number of picks you need to make this season.
• The specific tournaments included in your pool.
• The golfers you’ve picked so far (once the season is underway).

Here are some notable highlights for the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson and what it means for your One and Done pools:

• 156 golfers are in the field. The top 65 and ties will make the cut, advancing to the weekend.
• Scottie Scheffler is the only Top 10 golfer playing. Scheffler is participating in this event, which takes place near his home in the Dallas area, one that he missed last year because his first child was born a few days after the event concluded.
• Defending champion Taylor Pendrith leads the next tier of golfers: Taylor Pendrith won here a year ago, and Byeong Hun An was in the top five. They are among several golfers participating who are ranked in our Top 50, including the aforementioned Scheffler, Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim, and Sam Burns.
• Can Jordan Spieth start a summer surge? Spieth is currently outside our Top 50 overall rankings, but that is partly due to his poor performances last year while dealing with a wrist injury, for which he underwent surgery last August. He missed the cut here last year, but had two top 10 finishes in 2021 and 2022. It is also where he made his professional debut back in 2010.

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