CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2026: Odds, favorites for TPC Craig Ranch

The PGA Tour heads to McKinney, Texas, for the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, where Scottie Scheffler is set to defend his championship after shooting a ludicrously-low 31 under here in 2025. While a majority of the world's other top-ranked players are skipping out on TPC Craig Ranch after being tested by Aronimink at the PGA Championship , the tournament does present two other big names: Jordan Spieth and Brooks Koepka. Shockingly though, neither is the second favorite listed to win the Byron Nelson.

So, who is behind Scottie? Let's take a look at who oddsmakers value this week. CJ Cup Byron Nelson list of favorites (courtesy of DraftKings, as of May 18) Scottie Scheffler (+168) Si Woo Kim (+1275) Jordan Spieth (+1750) Brooks Koepka (+2500) Keith Mitchell (+3700) Pierceson Coody (+4000) Michael Thorbjornsen (+4000) Ryo Hisatsune (+4700) Wyndham Clark (+4800) Davis Thompson (+4900) Rasmus Hojgaad (+5400) Taylor Pendrith (+5500) THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson - Rd 1 The opening round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is underway at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

Byron Nelson winner prediction Si Woo Kim sitting second at +1275 — marginally behind Scheffler but also significantly ahead of Spieth and Koepka on the board — tells us a lot about how bookmakers view the four-time Tour winner. He's plenty comfortable at this course, and thinking that's reflected in his odds. He fell one short of Jason Day here in 2023 before following that result up with T-13 and a T-15 finish the past two years.

While his putter has been awful, Kim is third-best on Tour in driving accuracy and first in proximity. He's comfortable playing with Scheffler and Spieth as the trio regularly competes against one another at home in the Dallas suburbs. All those factors make him the pick here, even at a relatively short number.