Wyndham Clark Turns Back The Clock To Win 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

BusinessSportsMoneyWyndham Clark Turns Back The Clock To Win 2026 CJ Cup Byron NelsonByJeff Hartman,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Hartman is a Maryland resident who covers the PGA Tour.Follow AuthorMay 25, 2026, 09:00am EDTMCKINNEY, TEXAS - MAY 24: Wyndham Clark of the United States reacts after making a birdie on the 17th hole green during the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2026 at TPC Craig Ranch on May 24, 2026 in McKinney, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe PGA Tour schedule continued at the TPC Craig Ranch this past weekend for the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson tournament. With the Tour’s second major, the PGA Championship, the week before, the field at the CJ Cup was watered down, to say the least.Nonetheless, it was a tournament which was built for the player who could truly go low. When you look at past winners, and their scores, this tournament is traditionally won by players who can make birdies, or better. In some instances, a par has players leaving the green feeling as if they just dropped a shot on the field.Despite TPC Craig Ranch spending millions of dollars in upgrades to make the course more difficult, it didn’t impact the scoring much. Rain early in the week resulted in preferred lies for those in the fairways, and that meant players were dialed in and firing at pins. It was a race to the finish, and when the dust settled on Sunday it was Wyndham Clark winning the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by three shots with a -30 score. It was Clark’s fourth win on tour, and his latest since his 2024 win at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.Clark won the tournament on the greens, dominating the field in strokes gained putting, and it was the flat blade which held off the likes of Si Woo Kim, Scottie Scheffler, Keith Mitchell, and even Tony Finau. Either way, it was a deserving win for Clark, who needed a boost after a series of negative narratives surrounding him since his last victory. MORE...