Who won the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson? Final leaderboard explored

The 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson has concluded in McKinney, Texas. The tournament saw stellar performances across the leaderboard at the prestigious TPC Craig Ranch.

Scottie Scheffler has been crowned the winner of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The World No. 1 golfer posted a final round score of 8 under par 63 to total a whopping 31 under par for the week.

Erik van Rooyen claimed the second spot at the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson. He placed 8 strokes behind Scottie Scheffler with a total 23 under par score. Sam Stevens followed in third place.

Jordan Spieth impressed the golf community with his performance at the event. The American golfer posted a final round score of 9 under par 62 to vault 19 spots up the leaderboard into 4th place.

Here's a look at the top finishers at the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (via PGA Tour):

WINNER - Scottie Scheffler (-31)
2 - Erik van Rooyen (-23)
3 - Sam Stevens (-20)
4 - Jordan Spieth (-19)
T5 - Sam Burns (-17)
T5 - Mark Hubbard (-17)
T5 - Takumi Kanaya (-17)
T5 - Will Gordon (-17)
T5 - Eric Cole (-17)
T5 - Kurt Kitayama (-17)
T5 - Adam Schenk (-17)
T13 - Antoine Rozner (-16)
T13 - Jhonattan Vegas (-16)
T15 - Matt McCarty (-15)
T15 - Chris Gotterup (-15)
T15 - Max McGreevy (-15)
T15 - Chandler Phillips (-15)
T15 - Si Woo Kim (-15)
T15 - Cameron Champ (-15)
T15 - Vince Whaley (-15)
T15 - Kevin Roy (-15)
T15 - Patrick Rodgers (-15)
T15 - Andrew Putnam (-15)

John Pak finished in last place, 70th, at the tournament. He posted scores of 70, 67, 75, and 74 to total 2 over par and claim the last place by three strokes.

CJ Cup Byron Nelson Past Winners

Here's a look at a few of the past winners of the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson along with their winning scores (via PGA Tour):

2024

Player - Taylor Pendrith
Score - 23 under par
Total - 261

2023

Player - Jason Day
Score - 23 under par
Total - 261

2022

Player - K. H. Lee
Score - 26 under par
Total - 262

2021

Player - K. H. Lee
Score - 25 under par
Total - 263

2020 - Was not played due to COVID-19

2019

Player - Sung Kang
Score - 23 under par
Total - 261

2018

Player - Aaron Wise
Score - 23 under par
Total - 261

2017

Player - Billy Horschel
Score - 12 under par
Total - 268

2016

Player - Sergio Garcia
Score - 15 under par
Total - 265

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Lathika is one of the newer additions to Sportskeeda’s budding golf journalism team and has brought plenty of in-game experience to the role. Having been a golfer for over 12 years now, some of her crowning achievements include winning titles on the Indian Golf Union Ladies tour and Junior Girls Amateur tour.

She currently competes in Division 1 golf in New York, and hopes to play in the U.S. Open and Chevron Championship one day. She is set to cover the 2025 Ryder Cup as well. She is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Management, and holds a Sports Marketing certification from Northwestern University, which helped her learn to draft press releases and ultimately transition into journalism.

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Edited by Tushhita Barua