Blog#239 Tournament started as the Dallas Open in 1926 and was renamed the Byron Nelson Classic in 1968 before the current sponsor CP Group added their name in 2024. His pro career lasted from 1935 and continued until 1946 when he chose to retire from full time golf to spend time at his ranch in Ft. Worth. In 1945 he won a record 11 straight tournaments. His last #52 in 1951 was the Bing Crosby Pro Am at Pebble Beach.
ROUND 1 Par is 71
1 Scottie Scheffler 61 Bogie free-7 front 9 then birdies 13,17&18. FINISH W-31
2 Rico Hoey-8 63 No wins or top 10’s in 2025, 30 front 9 1 eagle on back at #18 FINISH 52-7
2 Jhonattan Vegas-8 63 Bogie free 1 eagle 6 birdies. FINISH 13-16
4 Stephen Jaeger-7 Bogie free with 7 birdies, odds had him #4 to win. FINISH 13-16
4 Cameron Champ-7 64 Bogies 2 of his 1st 4 holes but then 9 birdies. FINISH 15-15
11 Ricky Castillo-6 65 One eagle, 1 bogie 5 birdies. FINISH 5-17
11 Rasmus Hojgaard-6 Starts with bogie followed by 7 birdies 4 on last 5 holes. FINISH 48-9
11 Sam Stevens-6 65 Bogie free 1 eagle 4 birdies. FINISH 3-20
19 Adam Schenk-5 66 Two bogies 7 birdies. FINISH 5-17
19 Sami Valimakio-5 66 One of my long shots , 3 bogies 6 birdies 1 eagle. FINISH 39-11
19 Erik van Rooyen-5 66 One eagle 6 birdies 3 bogies. FINISH 2-23
80 Jorden Spieth-2 69 Terrible start with bad 2 tee shots but birdies last 2 holes. FINISH 4-19
ROUND 2 This tournament could be over today if Scottie has another round like RTD1.
6 1/2 hour weather delay at 11:00 AM EDT. Scheffler up 6 strokes no bogies after 2 RDs.
1 Scottie Scheffler-18 63 Eagles#18 his 9th hole to regain the lead, 6 birdies his back 9.
2 Sam Stevens-12 65 Bogie free 6 birdies up 9 spots, 2nd bogie free RD.
4 Jhonattan Vegas-10 69 Two birdies on5&6 to tie for lead but shoots par final 12, drops to 4th.
26 Jordan Spieth-6 67 Starts with DB on his 3rd hole, 7 birdies 1 bogie last 15, up 51 spots.
Cut-5 T Kim, B Griffin, T Pendrith, B Griffin-4, H Higgs+3, P Malnati+10(last).
ROUND 3 None of favorites closer than 9. Now everyone is playing for 2nd place.
1 Scottie Scheffler-23 66 Not his A game with 2 bogies, but birdies 3 of last 5 holes.
2 Erik van Rooyan-15 65 Strong finish with 4 birdies from 13 t0 17 but bogies18.
2 Adam Schenk-15 65 One bogie 7 birdies.
2 Ricky Castillo-15 66 Two bogies 7 birdies.
5 Jhonattan Vegas-14 67 One bogie 5 birdies.
10 Sam Stevens-13 70 Four bogies from 8 to 12 could drop him from top 10.
23 Jordan Spieth-10 67 One eagle 4 birdies but 2 bogies.
FINAL ROUND
1 Scottie Scheffler-31 63 Shoots 30 on front 9 to dominate wire to wire. $1.8M
2 Eric van Rooen-23 63 Bogie free, if not for Scottie he wins. $1.1M
3 Sam Stevens-20 64 One birdie 8 birdies, if not for RD3 finishes 2nd. $683K
4 Jordan Spieth-19 62 Low bogie free RD, maybe he will win soon. $485K
COMMENTARY
Scheffler shot 29 on front 9 RD1 and never gave up lead. After Rd 1 Stephen Jaeger was 3 back and the only legitimate challenger, but a 70 & 73 put him in 55th place.
Jordan Spieth Except for 3 bogies and a DB in RDs 1&2 could have finished 2nd.
Jhonattan Vegas In July of 2024 he won the 3M Open for his 1st win in 7 years.
Cameron Champ is in the tournament because Gary Woodland withdrew, won $137K.
Tom Kim’s game really in the tank! Only 1 top 10, missed 4 of 11 cuts, #78 FedX Cup.
OG'olf'IT 
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