Low scores, big action on Day 2 is just what CJ Cup Byron Nelson needed
Dallasites Scottie Scheffler and Jordan Spieth are in the mix in McKinney, though both will miss next week's Colonial due to the heavy scheduling.
Scottie Scheffler hits from the bunker on the 14th hole during the first round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament in McKinney, Texas, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (LM Otero/AP Photo/LM Otero) McKINNEY – The sun finally emerged Friday, brightly illuminating a near-historic and action-packed second round that was exactly what the CJ Cup Byron Nelson needed. South Koreans and Dallasites dominated the day, punctuated by Si Woo Kim’s 11-under 60 at TPC Craig Ranch — only a bogey on No.
18 keeping him from the 16th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history. Kim is 18-under entering the weekend. Among those in his wake and tied for second at 13-under are fellow South Korean Sungjae Im and World No.
1 Scottie Scheffler . Scheffler’s fellow Dallasite and local fan favorite Jordan Spieth is 12-under after a Friday round of 62 that included a personal PGA Tour best six straight birdies. What more could a South Korea-based title sponsor and North Texas fanbase want entering the weekend?
Kim appeals to both, as a Dallas resident and native of Seoul, where CJ Group is based. “I hit it great and putted great,” said Kim, who hit his approach to No. 18 over the green and failed to get up and down.
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