Si Woo Kim hangs on to Byron Nelson lead and has Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark chasing
McKINNEY, Texas — Si Woo Kim lost all of the five-shot lead he built a day earlier while flirting with sub-60 history at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The 30-year-old South Korean still managed to maintain an edge over a couple of major champions, including hometown favorite and defending champion Scottie Scheffler, heading into the final round . Kim shot 3-under 68 on Saturday for a two-shot lead over top-ranked Scheffler and 2023 U.
S. Open champion Wyndham Clark , who had matching 65s. Sungjae Im, Kim’s countryman, followed a second-round 61 with a 67 and was another two shots back with Stephan Jaeger and Tom Hoge.
Jaeger’s 64 was the low round of the day at the TPC Craig Ranch, and Hoge shot 66. Zach Bauchou (66) was 16 under, one shot ahead of Brooks Koepka (66) and three others. Koepka, who opened with a 63, is looking for his first win since returning to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf.
Kim, the field’s second highest-ranked player behind Scheffler at No. 24, was in position for a 59 in the second round but had a bogey at 18 that forced him to settle for 60. THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson - Final Rd The final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is underway at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
His five-shot lead was tied for the second-biggest on tour through 36 holes this season behind Rory McIlroy’s six-shot edge when he defended his Masters championship in April. It was gone by the 11th hole. Three bogeys in a span of four holes — all on putts inside 10 feet — dropped the four-time tour winner into a tie with Clark at 18 under.