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After Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry took home the title at the Zurich Classic on Sunday, the PGA Tour’s only team event, players will get back to competing individually at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson this week. The 1st round from TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Tex., begins on Thursday morning.
Below, we look at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.
Texas’ own Jordan Spieth is the betting favorite at +1400, followed closely by Si Woo Kim (+1800) and 2023 champion Jason Day at +2000. Will Zalatoris (+2200) is another big name in the field this week, while K.H. Lee is trying to win this tournament for the 3rd time in 4 years; his odds are +5000.
TPC Craig Ranch is one of the easier courses on the PGA Tour. The winning score has been between 23-under and 26-under par in each of the last 3 years. It’s a par-72 and 7,414 yards with wide-open fairways and very few hazards throughout the course.
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CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Expert picks
Odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 5:02 p.m. ET.
Alex Noren (+2200)
Noren has finished 21st and 12th in his last 2 starts at this event. In his last 5 starts overall this season, he hasn’t finished worse than T-23, and while he doesn’t have a win in that span, he’s playing well enough to be crowned a champion soon.
Tom Hoge (+3300)
Hoge is one of the best pure ball strikers in the field this week, mostly because Scottie Scheffler isn’t teeing it up. TPC Craig Ranch can turn into a putting contest with how easy it is from tee-to-green, and that could work in Hoge’s favor because he ranks 30th in SG: putting this season.
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CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks – Contenders
Seamus Power (+5000)
Power has played this event in each of the last 3 years and finished 19th, 17th and 9th. He’s really struggled putting this season, ranking 134th in SG: putting, but he’s finished top-26 in 3 of his last 5 starts, including a T-12 in his most recent start at the RBC Heritage.
Keith Mitchell (+4000)
Like Hoge, Mitchell is a terrific ball striker who’s poised to win sometime soon. He doesn’t have any course history here, but his game plays at any venue because of how well he hits his irons.
CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks – Long shots
C.T. Pan (+10000)
In his 1st start at TPC Craig Ranch last year, he finished 4th. He’s made the cut in each of his last 6 starts, including a T-28 finish at the Zurich Classic last week.
Nate Lashley (+9000)
Lashley missed the cut here in 2021, but he bounced back with with a 17th-place finish in 2022 and 23rd in 2023. He finished T-3 at Torrey Pines earlier this year and T-13 at the Players Championship, so he’s finished near the top of the leaderboard twice already.
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