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2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson picks: Scottie Scheffler is a heavy favorite at TPC Craig Ranch

Nypost · · 459 words · By Michael Leboff
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“He is still the World No. 1”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Scottie Scheffler is the World No. 1 in 2026, including Wikipedia (as of May 3, 2026), ESPN, and Nypost.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Open Championship, officially the 153rd Open Championship, was a golf tournament played from 17 to 20 July 2025 at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The third Open …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Open_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 PGA Championship was the 108th edition of the PGA Championship, the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament took place on May 14–17 at Aronimink Golf Cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler
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“has a win and six top-5 finishes in 10 PGA Tour starts this season”
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The claim states one win and six top-5s in 10 starts. However, Yahoo Sports reports he has one win in nine starts, and The Mirror US reports six top-10 finishes in nine events. The specific 'six top-5s in 10 starts' is not consistently supported across the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 PGA Championship was the 107th edition of the PGA Championship and the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was held on May 15–18 at the Quail Hollow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 PGA Championship was the 108th edition of the PGA Championship, the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament took place on May 14–17 at Aronimink Golf Cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler
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“he was coming off a year that saw him win six trophies and land in the top-10 in 17 of his 24 outings”
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While evidence confirms he won the 2025 Open Championship and had success in 2026, there is no specific data in the provided evidence confirming he won exactly six trophies and had 17 top-10s in 24 outings in 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Masters Tournament was the 88th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2024. The tournament was played from April 11–14 at Augusta …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Masters_Tournament
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 PGA Championship was the 108th edition of the PGA Championship, the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament took place on May 14–17 at Aronimink Golf Cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler
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“Scheffler’s first triumph in 2025 didn’t come until May 1 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in his home state of Texas”
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Multiple sources confirm Scheffler won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas in May 2025. One source specifically mentions May 4, 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 PGA Championship was the 107th edition of the PGA Championship and the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was held on May 15–18 at the Quail Hollow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 PGA Tour was the 110th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 57th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 19th edition…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PGA_Tour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler
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“Scheffler... is a ridiculous +170 favorite at DraftKings to repeat as champion”
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The provided search results for DraftKings and betting do not mention the specific +170 odds for Scheffler for the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In American television in 2025, notable events included television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing or adding their network affil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_American_television
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web search NEUTRAL — Video of Scottie Scheffler being arrested for allegedly not following police orders during a pedestrian fatality investigation not involving the golfer. Scheffler has since been released. Full story o…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/what-happened-to-the-golfer
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler reaffirmed his dominance by winning The American Express by four shots. Theegala carded a bogey-free 7-under 65 on the final day, steadily climbing the leaderb…
https://ianslive.in/theegala-breaks-top-10-drought-as-scheff…
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“Si Woo Kim and Jordan Spieth are the only other players inside of 20/1”
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The search results for this claim returned information about Sports Illustrated swimsuit models, which is irrelevant to golf betting odds for Si Woo Kim and Jordan Spieth.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_Illustrated
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 · Sports Illustrated Swimsuit has tapped Alix Earle, Tiffany Haddish, Hilary Duff and Nicole Williams English as cover models for its 2026 issue. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get …
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/sports-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 · The Sports Illustrated 2026 Swimsuit Issue is now live, with FOUR new cover stars! See who's joining pop superstar Hilary Duff on the covers this year…
https://www.hellomagazine.com/us/901091/sports-illustrated-s…
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“Scheffler did shoot 31-under here last year”
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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, PGA Tour betting profile, and others) explicitly state that Scheffler shot 31-under par to win the event in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Taylor Moore missed the cut at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in 2025 after shooting 3-over.Moore's best finish at this event came in 2022, when he finished tied for 32nd at 16-under. Scottie Scheffler won t…
https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/betting-profile/2026/th…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scheffler shot a closing 63 to finish on 31-under par 253 for his first regular Tour win since last June. McIlroy revealed he had been inspired to raise his game this year after Scheffler won eight ti…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/golf/scottie-scheffler-rory-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Scottie Scheffler produced an outstanding performance to win The CJ CUP Byron Nelson for the first time in his career. The world number one finished 31 under par for the week to win by eight at TPC Cr…
https://www.thegolfinggazette.com/news/scottie-scheffler-pra…
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“Koepka has finished inside the top 20 in half of his 10 starts this season”
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The claim states Koepka finished in the top 20 in half of his 10 starts. However, evidence from a web search states that in the two PGA Tour events he played so far in 2026, he had one T-56 and one missed cut, directly contradicting the claim of 5 top-20s in 10 starts.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the two PGA Tour events that Koepka has played so far in 2026, he has a T-56 finish and a missed cut to his name. He has a lot of work to do if he’s to make the cut at the Cognizant Classic as well…
https://www.thegolfinggazette.com/features/i-have-worked-out…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brooks Koepka poses with the Wanamaker Trophy in the Media Center during his press conference after winning the 2019 PGA Championship at New York's Bethpage Black golf course.In January 2026, it was a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Koepka
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web search NEUTRAL — Brooks Koepka has been slowly improving since his return to the PGA Tour but he has two glaring issues ahead of The Masters.Koepka made a dramatic return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf in January, but …
https://www.hitc.com/brooks-koepka-has-two-alarming-issues-h…
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“The 23-year-old has started percolating, making 13 of 14 cuts and compiling four top-10 finishes and a runner-up already this season”
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No evidence was found for Ryo Hisatsune's 2026 stats or age in the provided search results.
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“Riley’s lone PGA Tour win (excluding team events) was sandwiched between a T66 and a missed cut in 2024”
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No evidence was found regarding Davis Riley's 2024 win or subsequent finishes in the provided search results.
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“his T2 at last year’s PGA Championship was bookended by missed cuts”
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