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Sunday, May 4, 2025

The Sunday Story : Scheffler strolls to CJ Cup Byron Nelson.. 54 hole scoreboard,,,

 PGA Tour : CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025...Leaderboard

There are many, veteran golf scribes included, that can find regular weekly pro golf tournaments boring to watch, slow action, especially in this day and age of instant gratification.

However when it gets enthralling is when the human element combined with an Agatha Christie whodunnit story line, throw in some National pride, a David vs Goliath plot, a hero vs a villain, gets involved.

Enter the Ryder, Solheim, Presidents, Walker Cups and suddenly you have 3 days of the most compelling sport anywhere.

The scoreboard at the 2000 PGA Championship after the playoff between Bob May and Tiger Woods at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo: Harry How/Allsport)


Enter Tom Watson and Stewart Cink at Troon in 2009, Tiger and Bob May 2000 PGA, or Hale Irwin and Mike Donald 1990 US Open at Medinah for examples.

Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images

However this week the CJ Cup Byron Nelson is one of those void of any such drama, with Scottie Scheffler playing on his home course, TPC Craig Ranch where he competed  as a 14 year old, playing like he's at a stress free Monday morning match with his pals, already -23 through 54 holes (61 63 66), 8 shots clear of a rank and file week with 18 to play on Sunday.

This ends the story for this week, unless you are upset that he is skipping next week's $20,000,000 signature event in Philadelphia, before returning to play the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow. He has a busy schedule ahead, and of course money hasn't been an issue for the Scheffler's for a while,,,

Canadians with the cut falling at -5

Mac Hughes 65 73 -4 MC

Taylor Pendrith 67 71 -4 MC

Adam Svensson 67 72 -3 MC

Ben Silverman 71 72 MC

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