The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 Golf Preview And Picks

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 golf tournament tees of May 1 at TPC Craig Ranch , a 7,569 yard par 71 course just 30 miles North of Dallas. Some top Dallas-area pros are in the 156-player field including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who’s joined by Jordan Spith, Tom Kim and Will Zalatoris among the fan and betting favorites. They’ll be shooting for the top prize of $1.78 million from a prize pool of $9.9 million, which Taylor Pendrith (-23) won last year.

TPC Craig Ranch is one of the easier courses on Tour with  wide open fairways, fewer penalty hazards and larger receptive greens that turns into a putting

Limited time with travel and more commitments this week, but I add more to my golf preview with odds and player below and select picks.

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 Golf Odds

Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel Sportsbook refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.

  • +280: Scheffler
  • +1800: Spieth
  • +2500: Sungjae Im, Byeong Hun An
  • +3000: Si Woo Kim, Burns
  • +3300: Pendrith
  • +4000: Jaeger, Griffin
  • +4500: Zalatoris, Hughes
  • +5000: Bridgeman, Knapp, R. Højgaard
  • +5500: T. Moore
  • +6000: Tom Kim, Gerard
  • +6500: N. Højgaard
  • +7000: Ryo Hisatsune, Isaiah Salinda, Smalley,  Thorbjornsen
  • +7500: Cole

72-hole Winning Score: Over/Under 261.5 (Par 71)

CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 Picks

Fairway’s Favorites: Spieth, Sungjae Im, Burns, Si Woo Kim
Fairway’s Longshots: Byeong Hun An, Knapp, Gerard, C. Davis

Tournament Match-ups: s. None, check back late Wed.

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Next week it’s the 2025 Truist Championship, a $20 million Signature Event at the Philadelphia Cricket Club (formerly Wells Fargo Championship). Then it’s the 2025 PGA Championship May 15-18 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte.

Golf Betting Notes and History from FairwayJay

My golf coverage and research includes use and references from sites at Golf Stats along with Fantasy National, and Data Golf. I gain added information and betting news from other sites and golf analysts. That includes top golf insider Justin Ray Golf, who contributes to PGA Tour (dot com) and The Athletic with insightful stats. The site GolfStats has also has player performance charts and a player competitor tool plus added stats and previews.

More than a decade ago I was a lead golf handicapper and analyst on a popular sports handicapping radio show out of Las Vegas whose picks were provided to a betting syndicate. I continue my golf coverage in a different format, and provide my experience and intuitive feel for the game and betting acumen to provide golf picks and chip-in added insight with information you can bet on.

Having been a proven performer for decades, I’ve posted picks in 2021 and 2022 on Vegas Sports Zone and tournament match-ups were 41-27.

2022 PGA Tour tournament match-up picks finished 20-12 and concluded with the TOUR Championship.

The 2021 tournament match-ups finished 21-15 following a 17-5 start January through May.

Author: FairwayJay is a leading national sports betting analyst, writer, handicapper and sports betting insider providing insight and information you can bet on for nearly two decades from Las Vegas. He chips in additional sports betting coverage and reporting on industry news and events for leading media and sports betting sites and companies. Follow him on X (Twitter): @FairwayJay