Moving Day at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson lived up to the billing, with loads of movement on the leaderboard throughout the day. Si Woo Kim entered the third round Saturday with a five-shot lead but saw that disappear rather quickly as Wyndham clark and Scottie Scheffler made a hard charge toward the top. Kim battled back, though, making three birdies down the stretch to get to 21 under, two shots clear of Clark and Scheffler after 54 holes.
Keep scrolling to see leaderboard updates, scores, highlights and more from Saturday’s third round of the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson Check tee times and keep tabs on every score carded at TPC Craig Ranch with the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson live leaderboard Here’s what it looked like at the top when play concluded Saturday:PositionPlayerScoreThru1Si Woo Kim-21FT2Scottie Scheffler-19FT2Wyndham Clark-19FT4Stephan Jaeger-17FT4Tom Hoge-17FT4Sungjae Im-17F7Zach Bauchou-16FSi Woo Kim takes 2-shot lead into final roundSi Woo Kim entered Saturday with a five-shot lead but it took just 11 holes for that to turn into a deficit, as Wyndham Clark and Scottie Scheffler charged up the leaderboard while Kim stayed stagnant.
But Kim bounced back, making three birdies in his final six holes and will now enter the final round with a two-shot lead. He’s in prime position to nab his first win in more than three years, but he’ll still have to hold off clark and Scheffler, who are tied for second at 19 under. Wyndham Clark rolls in long birdie puttFor a brief moment, Si Woo Kim regained the solo lead, but Wyndham Clark quickly pulled level again with this birdie putt from long range.
But just moments later, Kim made another birdie to get to 21 under and take back the solo Scheffler joins 3-way tie for leadScottie Scheffler made back-to-back birdies at Nos. 12 and 13 to join a three-way tie for the lead just after 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday at the CJ Cup Byron Clark takes the leadWyndham Clark made his fourth birdie of the day at No.
12 to go along with an eagle at the 9th and he’s surged into the lead at the CJ Cup Byron Scheffler charging SaturdayDefending champion Scottie Scheffler has closed the gap and is firmly in contention at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson thanks to a blistering stretch to close out his front nine. He’s 17 under, just two shots off the lead as of 4 p.m. Bauchou is off to a hot startIt’s been a great start to the round for Zach Bauchou, who has made birdie on five of his first six holes of the day to get to 16 under as of 2 p.m. ET.
For those unfamiliar with Bauchou, he played for Oklahoma State from 2015-19, earning All-America Second Team honors in 2018 and All-Big 12 recognition He also played a key role in the Cowboys’ 2018 NCAA Championship Hoge near the leadTom Hoge played his collegiate golf at nearby TCU in Fort Worth and he’s putting his local North Texas knowledge to work this week at TPC Craig Ranch Hoge birdied the second hole of the day on Saturday after he posted a 62 on Friday and he sits at 13 under for the tournament as of 1 p.m.
Hoge has picked up his play as the season as progressed, making the cut in each of his last five starts after missing the cut in five of the seven tournaments before this ’s start has been interestingIt’s been a wild start for Brooks Koepka, who opened the day at 10 under after he followed up Thursday’s 63 with a pedestrian 69 on Friday Koepka caught the lip of the bunker on his second shot of the day and then needed to hole out from 45 yards to save par.
He did it again on the second hole, as his chip caught the thick stuff and stayed on the fringe, yet he chipped in again for another par Two holes, no putts Koepka followed with birdies on the next two holes as of 1 p.m., he sits at 12 was the cut line at the Byron Nelson?
The cut line came in at 6 under. mckinney, TEXAS - MAY 22: Billy Horschel of the United States plays a shot from the 14th tee during the second round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2026 at TPC Craig Ranch on May 22, 2026 in McKinney, Texas. (.
CJ Cup Byron Nelson tee timesAll times Eastern10th tee10:44 a.m.: Rico Hoey, Peter Malnati, Taylor Pendrith10:55 a.m.: Lanto Griffin, Troy Merritt, John Parry11:06 a.m.: Yongjun Bae, John VanDerLaan, Doug Ghim11:17 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Ben Silverman, Blades Brown11:28 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Jordan Smith, Ryo Hisatsune11:39 a.m.: Jesper Svensson, Tom Kim, Rasmus Højgaard11:50 a.m.: Zac Blair, Eric Cole, Johnny Keefer12:01 p.m.: Jeffrey Kang, Adam Svensson, Austin Eckroat12:12 p.m.: Garrick Higgo, Matthieu Pavon, Thorbjørn Olesen12:23 p.m.: Danny Willett, Dan Brown, Jonathan Byrd12:34 p.m.: Fabian Gomez, Justin Lower12:45 p.m.: Neal Shipley, Adrien SaddierFirst tee10:44 a.m.: Steven Fisk, Chad Ramey, Patrick Rodgers10:55 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo, S. Y. Noh, Erik van Rooyen11:06 a.m.: A. J. Ewart, Patrick Fishburn, Mark Hubbard11:17 a.m.: Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman, Sam Ryder11:28 a.m.: Rasmus Neergaard-Peterson, Hank Lebioda, Pierceson Coody11:39 a.m.: Luke Clanton, Brooks Koepka, Stephan Jaeger11:50 a.m.: Mac Meissner, Luke List, Camillo Villegas12:01 p.m.: Zach Bauchou, Chan Kim, Seamus Power12:12 p.m.: Tom Hoge, Tony Finau, Taylor Moore12:23 p.m.: Jordan Spieth, Tyler Duncan, Keith Mitchell12:34 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Wyndham Clark, Jackson Suber12:45 p.m.: Si Woo Kim, Sungjae Im, Kensei HirataWhat are the hole locations for Saturday? Here are the pin placements on TPC craig Ranch on Craig Ranch has a new lookDuring his redesign, Lanny Wadkins refigured all the bunkering and green complexes. Most of the bunkers at Craig Ranch before were not really right against the putting surfaces.
They were set back, which is really more of a hindrance to the guys who don’t play as well. So, you’re hurting the members," Wadkins said. “Our bunkering is right up against the greens for the most part, at least around the greens.
The greens have a lot more movement in them than they did before. TPC Craig Ranch, the host of the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson, has been renovated by Lanny Wadkins’ design firm. “We’ve got a green that emulates No.
14 of Augusta on No. 11. So, it’s a big false front you’ve got to carry up over, but there’s plenty of room back there.
So, the one thing we did was most of the locations where the holes are going to be placed, they’re only 1 or 2 percent. So, they’re very, very puttable and very fair, but there is movement in the rest of the greens. So, I think that’s going to be the biggest thing they’re going to notice.
The bunkers will be deeper. “Although Craig Ranch is fairly flat, it’s not short, as the private club has previously played to 7,414 yards with a par of 72 for the Tour. The distance didn’t radically change, but the waste bunkers and tighter fairways should give pros more of a to watch CJ Cup Byron NelsonHere’s the broadcast schedule for Saturday’s third round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson:ESPN+: 10:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. ETCBS: 3-6 p.m. ETGet PGA Tour Live on ESPN+What’s the weather for Saturday at the CJ Cup?
AccuWeather is partly cloudy skies in McKinney, ’s the total purse for the 2026 CJ Cup byron Nelson? The total purse for the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson is $10.3 million. How much money does the winner make at the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson?
The winners of the CJ Cup byron Nelson each receive $1.854 Cup Byron Nelson 2026 prize money payoutsPositionEarnings1$1,854,0002$1,122,7003$710,7004$504,7005$422,3006$373,3757$347,6258$321,8759$301,27510$280,67511$260,07512$239,47513$218,87514$198,27515$187,97516$177,67517$167,37518$157,07519$146,77520$136,47521$126,17522$115,87523$107,63524$99,39525$91,15526$82,91527$79,82528$76,73529$73,64530$70,55531$67,46532$64,37533$61,28534$58,71035$56,13536$53,56037$50,98538$48,92539$46,86540$44,80541$42,74542$40,68543$38,62544$36,56545$34,50546$32,44547$30,38548$28,73749$27,29550$26,47151$25,85352$25,23553$24,82354$24,41155$24,20556$23,99957$23,79358$23,58759$23,38160$23,17561$22,96962$22,76363$22,55764$22,35165$22,14566$21,93967$21,73368$21,52769$21,32170$21,11571$20,90972$20,70373$20,49774$20,29175$20,08576$19,87977$19,67378$19,46779$19,26180$19,055This article originally appeared on Golfweek: CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboard, third round updates, highlights
