Scottie Scheffler gets real about teary-eyed speech after CJ Cup Byron Nelson triumph: "I never really got this far"

Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson at the TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. The victory felt even more special as this is his home state, and this was his first start on the PGA Tour while in high school.

In the post-round interview, the 14-time PGA Tour winner was emotional while addressing the fans. He explained the reason why he became teary-eyed:

"When I think about the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, I think about a lot of different stuff. I grew up coming to watch it. This was my first start on the PGA TOUR when I was in high school. The girl I was dating at the time is now my wife. We have one son. My sister was caddying for me at the time. She was here today. She has two kids."

Scheffler said his family was here, bringing back plenty of special memories, and it all came back to him at once.

"I never really got this far, to be honest with you. I always just dreamed of playing golf on the PGA Tour. I would come out on the driving range and watch these guys practice, hitting their brand-new range balls. That's all I wanted to do was come out here and play a golf course that was in great shape and compete on the best golf courses in the world against the best players."

Scottie Scheffler carded -31 and won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson by eight strokes. Erik Van Rooyen finished second with -23.