2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson Round 1 tee times & pairings

The 2026 PGA Tour season continues on Thursday, May 21, with the opening round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is back to defend his title.

Scheffler defeated South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen by eight strokes last year and is once again hoping for a dominant performance.

The World No. 1 will tee off at 8:33 a.m. ET from Tee No. 10, alongside Brooks Koepka and Si Woo Kim.

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An intriguing storyline to watch will be whether Jordan Spieth can return to the win column for the first time in four years. Spieth’s last official PGA Tour victory was at the 2022 RBC Heritage, claiming the win over Patrick Cantlay in a sudden-death playoff.

Thursday’s first round will air live from 3:00 p.m. ET to 7:00 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel, with live streaming available from PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ beginning at 7:45 a.m. ET. PGA Tour Live will include featured group and featured hole coverage.

When will your favorite golfer be hitting the course?

A full look at the tee times and groupings for Round 1 on Thursday, May 21, can be seen below (all times Eastern).

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CJ Cup Byron Nelson Round 1 Tee Times & Pairings

Tee No. 1

8:00 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, S.Y. Noh, Doug Ghim
8:11 a.m. – Martin Laird, Keith Mitchell, Ben Silverman
8:22 a.m. – Seamus Power, Jonathan Byrd, Ben Kohles
8:33 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Kevin Yu, Davis Riley
8:44 a.m. – Cam Davis, Aaron Wise, Charley Hoffman
8:55 a.m. – Adam Schenk, Steven Fisk, Karl Vilips
9:06 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Zac Blair, Chandler Phillips
9:17 a.m. – Scott Piercy, Justin Lower, Kevin Roy
9:28 a.m. – Adam Hadwin, Henrik Norlander, Johnny Keefer
9:39 a.m. – Haotong Li, Chandler Blanchet, Mason Howell -a
9:50 a.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Pontus Nyholm, Marcelo Rozo
10:01 a.m. – Jeremy Paul, Christo Lamprecht, Adam Headley
1:10 p.m. – Adam Svensson, Dylan Wu, Mac Meissner
1:21 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Kevin Streelman, Harry Higgs
1:32 p.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, Matti Schmid, Pierceson Coody
1:43 p.m. – Chris Kirk, Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im
1:54 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel, Max Greyserman
2:05 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Max McGreevy, Thorbjørn Olesen
2:16 p.m. – Camilo Villegas, Danny Willett, Sam Ryder
2:27 p.m. – Ryan Brehm, Beau Hossler, Danny Walker
2:38 p.m. – Zecheng Dou, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
2:49 p.m. – Trace Crowe, John Parry, Yongjun Bae
3:00 p.m. – David Skinns, Zach Bauchou, Ronin Banerjee -a
3:11 p.m. – Kris Ventura, Keita Nakajima, Nathan Petronzio

Tee No. 10

8:00 a.m. – Tom Kim, Cameron Champ, Mark Hubbard
8:11 a.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Mackenzie Hughes, Robert Streb
8:22 a.m. – K.H. Lee, Tom Hoge, Rasmus Højgaard
8:33 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Si Woo Kim
8:44 a.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Wyndham Clark, Blades Brown
8:55 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Tony Finau, Michael Thorbjornsen
9:06 a.m. – Chad Ramey, Fabián Gómez, Patrick Rodgers
9:17 a.m. – Eric Cole, Vince Whaley, Carson Young
9:28 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Rico Hoey, Jordan Smith
9:39 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Noah Goodwin, Neal Shipley
9:50 a.m. – Jackson Suber, Jeffrey Kang, Jackson Buchanan
10:01 a.m. – Hayden Springer, Adrien Saddier, Alex Huang -a
1:10 p.m. – Peter Malnati, Lee Hodges, Ben Martin
1:21 p.m. – Brice Garnett, James Hahn, Hank Lebioda
1:32 p.m. – Austin Eckroat, Austin Cook, Will Gordon
1:43 p.m. – Garrick Higgo, Davis Thompson, Ryan Palmer
1:54 p.m. – William Mouw, Joe Highsmith, Matt Kuchar
2:05 p.m. – Matthieu Pavon, Tyler Duncan, Lanto Griffin
2:16 p.m. – Luke List, Taylor Moore, Takumi Kanaya
2:27 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Nick Hardy, Troy Merritt
2:38 p.m. – Dan Brown, Gordon Sargent, Preston Stout -a
2:49 p.m. – Jesper Svensson, Paul Peterson, Davis Chatfield
3:00 p.m. – Taylor Montgomery, A.J. Ewart, William Sides -a
3:11 p.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Chan Kim, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
3:22 p.m. – Jimmy Stanger, John VanDerLaan, Greg Gregory

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