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2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson: Round 2 Friday tee times and pairings
Day two action at the TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney (Texas) gets underway on Friday with England’s Matt Wallace leading the way.
England’s Matt Wallace birdied five of his first six holes and cruised to an 8-under-par 63 to establish the first-round lead at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson on Thursday in McKinney, Texas.
Wallace ended his round with a birdie at the par-5 18th hole at TPC Craig Ranch and is one shot clear of seven players tied at 64, including Japanese phenom Taiga Semikawa who had a chance to tie the lead at the end of the night but endured a three-putt par at No. 18.
Also tied for second place are: Jake Knapp, Davis Riley, Chesson Hadley, Kelly Kraft, Canada’s Taylor Pendrith and Sweden’s Alex Noren.
Nine players had one or two holes left to play when darkness fell. They will finish their first rounds Friday morning.
Wallace, 34, has four career wins on the DP World Tour and one the PGA Tour at the 2023 Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic -- but he has yet to win on U.S. soil. This might be the week for that to change, as world No. 20 Jordan Spieth was the only top-20 golfer in the field in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb.
“Watching some of the best players in the world, and what I’m seeing from a lot of them, especially the younger guys, younger than me -- I’m not too old, but younger than me -- they’re so focused in their shot and not worrying about the outcome or what’s out there,” Wallace said. “That’s what I’m trying to do now. So this might be test No. 158 of me with a different round of golf.”
The 63 marked a career low on the PGA Tour for Wallace. His approaches were dialed in, as four of his first five birdie putts were from inside 3 feet.
Defending champion Jason Day of Australia is part of a large tie at 5-under 66.
Also making his PGA Tour debut was 16-year-old amateur Kris Kim of England, who chipped in for eagle from 67 feet away on his final hole (the par-5 ninth) to shoot a 3-under 68. He had a hectic round, with five birdies and four bogeys before that finishing flourish.
2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson tee times for Friday: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:50 a.m. – Richy Werenski, Roger Sloan, Carson Young
8:01 a.m. – Garrick Higgo, Lanto Griffin, Davis Thompson
8:12 a.m. – Sung Kang, David Lipsky, Sam Stevens
8:23 a.m. – Seamus Power, Ryan Brehm, Joel Dahmen
8:34 a.m. – Nick Hardy, J.J. Spaun, Brandt Snedeker
8:45 a.m. – Davis Riley, Chad Ramey, Zach Johnson
8:56 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Kelly Kraft, Bronson Burgoon
9:07 a.m. – Martin Laird, Austin Cook, Ryan Moore
9:18 a.m. – Sam Ryder, Henrik Norlander, Aaron Rai
9:29 a.m. – Chan Kim, Harrison Endycott, Joe Highsmith
9:40 a.m. – Nicholas Lindheim, Chandler Phillips, Alexander Björk
9:51 a.m. – Ben Silverman, Kevin Dougherty, David Nyfjall
10:02 a.m. – Paul Barjon, Tom Whitney, KK Limbhasut
1:00 p.m. – Michael Kim, Alex Noren, Justin Lower
1:11 p.m. – C.T. Pan, Martin Trainer, Greyson Sigg
1:22 p.m. – Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Ben Taylor
1:33 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Tom Hoge, Daniel Berger
1:44 p.m. – Camilo Villegas, Tom Kim, Mackenzie Hughes
1:55 p.m. – Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Sungjae Im
2:06 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Matt NeSmith, Doug Ghim
2:17 p.m. – James Hahn, Zac Blair, Taylor Montgomery
2:28 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Joseph Bramlett, Ben Kohles
2:39 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Trace Crowe, Patrick Fishburn
2:50 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Blaine Hale, Jr., Max McGreevy
3:01 p.m. – Thorbjørn Olesen, Wilson Furr, Peter Kuest
3:12 p.m. – Max Greyserman, Norman Xiong, Kris Kim
Tee No. 10
7:50 a.m. – Jimmy Walker, Alex Smalley, Scott Gutschewski
8:01 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Beau Hossler, Dylan Wu
8:12 a.m. – Hayden Buckley, Justin Suh, Harry Hall
8:23 a.m. – Jake Knapp, Luke List, Adam Schenk
8:34 a.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Nick Dunlap, Byeong Hun An
8:45 a.m. – Si Woo Kim, K.H. Lee, Adam Scott
8:56 a.m. – Kevin Tway, Thomas Detry, Min Woo Lee
9:07 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Vince Whaley, Andrew Novak
9:18 a.m. – S.H. Kim, Carl Yuan, Tyson Alexander
9:29 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Hayden Springer, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
9:40 a.m. – Rafael Campos, Alejandro Tosti, Pierceson Coody
9:51 a.m. – Erik Barnes, Jorge Campillo, Taiga Semikawa
10:02 a.m. – David Skinns, Parker Coody, Quade Cummins
1:00 p.m. – Kevin Chappell, Taylor Pendrith, Kevin Yu
1:11 p.m. – Cody Gribble, Sean O’Hair, Ben Griffin
1:22 p.m. – Wesley Bryan, Nick Watney, Josh Teater
1:33 p.m. – Matt Wallace, Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ
1:44 p.m. – Vincent Norrman, Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar
1:55 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Chez Reavie, Keith Mitchell
2:06 p.m. – Nate Lashley, Aaron Baddeley, Matti Schmid
2:17 p.m. – Kevin Streelman, Brandon Wu, Robby Shelton
2:28 p.m. – Ben Martin, Chesson Hadley, Callum Tarren
2:39 p.m. – Zecheng Dou, Chris Gotterup, Raul Pereda
2:50 p.m. – Jimmy Stanger, Mac Meissner, Ryan McCormick
3:01 p.m. – Ryo Hisatsune, Rico Hoey, Jarred Jeter
3:12 p.m. – Austin Smotherman, Sami Valimaki, Brad Hopfinger