Scottie Scheffler returns to hometown Dallas event. LPGA makes its Black Desert debut in Utah

THE CJ CUP BYRON NELSON

Site: McKinney, Texas.

Course: TPC Craig Ranch. Yardage: 7,569. Par: 71.

Prize money: $9.9 million. Winner’s share: $1,872,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).

Defending champion: Taylor Pendrith.

FedEx Cup leader: Rory McIlroy.

Last week: Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Notes: Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth are playing in their hometown event together for the first time since 2022. Scheffler missed last year awaiting the birth of his first child, and Spieth missed in 2023 with a wrist injury. … The tournament is in a tough spot, preceding a $20 million signature event and the second major of the year at the PGA Championship. … Scheffler is the only player from the top 10 in the world in the field. He is among seven players from the top 50. … Other Dallas-area residents in the field include Will Zalatoris, Tom Kim, Ryan Palmer and Si Woo Kim. … Aaron Wise in 2018 is the last American to win the Byron Nelson. … Teenager Blades Brown was given a sponsor exemption, then turned it down to play the Korn Ferry Tour after his runner-up finish last week. … Texas junior Tommy Morrison received a sponsor’s exemption. He won the European Amateur title last year.

Defending champion: New tournament.

Race to CME Globe leader: Hyo Joo Kim.

Last week: Mao Saigo won The Chevron Championship.

Notes: The inaugural tournament is held on the same course where the PGA Tour played last fall. … Mao Saigo is in the field, making her first start since becoming a major champion at The Chevron Championship last week. … Saigo moved up to No. 13 in the women’s world ranking with her victory. … The field has only four of the top 10 players in the world. Nelly Korda, Jeeno Thitikul and Lydia Ko at Nos. 1-2-3 are taking off this week. … Japanese players now have won three of the last five majors, with Yuka Saso winning the U.S. Women’s Open and Ayaka Furue winning The Evian Championship. … All five players in the sudden-death playoff at the Chevron Championship are playing in Utah. … The $462,966 that Lindy Duncan won for tying for second was more than she had earned in all but one season on the LPGA Tour. … Thitikul has five top 10s in seven starts, the most on the LPGA this year.