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Sunday 24 May 2026PGA TourYear in Review
Clark wins THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2026 · Wyndham Clark’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,300,000 USD · CJ
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 54 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 78° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/20°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 25 · 4.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 12 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 2.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/19°C · wind 15 km/h ESE, gusts 36 · 10.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/19°C · wind 15 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Si Woo Kim KOR · 257Closed with 65 to finish solo second, three behind as Clark shot a final-round 60 (birdies on 14, 15, 17 and 18). ASAP Sports: Wyndham Clark, May 24, 2026
147 started · cut -6, 70 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
TPC Craig Ranch, TPC Craig Ranch, McKinney, Texas
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Wyndham Clark
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2026
I felt pretty comfortable, but I knew I had to put the pedal to the metal and keep making birdies. I made more than I thought I was going to make, that's for sure.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2026
Here it just almost felt like I was playing at home, and every hole was a new hole. I didn't worry that I just made six birdies or that I needed to make more.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
24 May 2026
It's awesome that I got Big Wave Dave his first win.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | 66 · 63 · 65 · 60 | 254 | −30 |
| 2 | Si Woo Kim | 64 · 60 · 68 · 65 | 257 | −27 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 63 · 65 · 65 | 259 | −25 |
| 4 | Jackson Suber | 68 · 61 · 69 · 63 | 261 | −23 |
| 5 | Keith Mitchell | 64 · 66 · 68 · 64 | 262 | −22 |
| T6 | Tony Finau | 67 · 63 · 69 · 65 | 264 | −20 |
| T6 | Zach Bauchou | 67 · 64 · 66 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T6 | Tom Hoge | 68 · 62 · 66 · 68 | 264 | −20 |
| T9 | Johnny Keefer | 66 · 69 · 67 · 63 | 265 | −19 |
| T9 | Jesper Svensson | 63 · 72 · 65 · 65 | 265 | −19 |
| T9 | Max Greyserman | 71 · 62 · 65 · 67 | 265 | −19 |
| T9 | Stephan Jaeger | 64 · 68 · 64 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| T9 | Sungjae Im | 68 · 61 · 67 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
The golfer
born 1993-12-09, Denver, Colorado; USA; turned pro 2017; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 75 that week (OWGR 75th entering the week (rose to 44th with the win), as stated by Wikipedia citing Golfweek, May 26 2026).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D 9°, Project X Titan Black 70 TX
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi4D 15°, Project X Titan Black 80 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 21°, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 80 TX
- Irons Titleist T100 4-9, True Temper Dynamic Golf X7
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM10 46°, 52°, 56°, 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Ping Scottsdale Tec Ally Blue Onset
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x
standard bag, not confirmed for this week