Day 2 of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024 ended with Jake Knapp in the lead. The PGA Tour rookie carded a second consecutive 7-under 64 on Friday to finish 14-under 128 after 36 holes. The 29-year-old golfer sat one stroke ahead of Troy Merritt (62) and first-round leader Matt Wallace (66).
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024 will continue on Saturday. The event’s third round will begin at 8:20 AM ET at TPC Craig Ranch. The pairing of Chris Gotterup and Ryan McCormick will take the first tee. Mark Hubbard and Ben Martin will follow suit at 8:30 AM ET. Event leader Knapp will take the last tee-off at 1:55 PM ET alongside Merritt.
Day 1 leader Wallace will take the first tee on Saturday at 1:45 PM ET. Solo fourth-placed Kelly Kraft will join him.
Notably, The CJ Cup Byron Nelson underwent the traditional 36-hole cut on Friday. Hometown favorite Jordan Spieth was among the big names who failed to make the cut. The World No. 20 golfer shot a 70 to finish at 4-under 138, missing the cut by two strokes.
The event’s defending champion Jason Day made the cut. The Aussie closed the second round with a 35-foot par putt for a 70. He carded a 6-under 136 to just make the cut line.
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson Round 3 tee times
Listed below are the complete Saturday tee times for the PGA Tour event (All times ET):
- 8:20 AM – Chris Gotterup, Ryan McCormick
- 8:30 AM – Mark Hubbard, Ben Martin
- 8:40 AM – Tom Kim, Jason Day
- 8:50 AM – Luke List, Henrik Norlander
- 9:00 AM – Sam Stevens, Joel Dahmen
- 9:10 AM – Dylan Wu, Sung Kang
- 9:20 AM – Kris Kim (a), Carson Young
- 9:30 AM – Aaron Baddeley, Ryo Hisatsune
- 9:40 AM – S.Y. Noh, Nico Echavarria
- 9:55 AM – Tom Hoge, Mackenzie Hughes
- 10:05 AM – Scott Piercy, Patton Kizzire
- 10:15 AM – Justin Lower, Kevin Chappell
- 10:25 AM – Tyson Alexander, Tom Whitney
- 10:35 AM – Kevin Tway, Andrew Novak
- 10:45 AM – Hayden Buckley, Brandt Snedeker
- 10:55 AM – Maverick McNealy, Beau Hossler
- 11:05 AM – David Skinns, Daniel Berger
- 11:20 AM – Rafael Campos, Kevin Dougherty
- 11:30 AM – Austin Cook, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
- 11:40 AM – Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee
- 11:50 AM – Alex Smalley, Stephan Jaeger
- 12:00 PM – Ben Griffin, Max McGreevy
- 12:10 PM – Harrison Endycott, Jorge Campillo
- 12:20 PM – Martin Laird, Vince Whaley
- 12:30 PM – Si Woo Kim, K.H. Lee
- 12:45 PM – Byeong Hun An, Zach Johnson
- 12:55 PM – Adam Schenk, Nick Dunlap
- 1:05 PM – Taiga Semikawa, Alex Noren
- 1:15 PM – Aaron Rai, S.H. Kim
- 1:25 PM – Keith Mitchell, Ben Kohles
- 1:35 PM – Davis Riley, Taylor Pendrith
- 1:45 PM – Matt Wallace, Kelly Kraft
- 1:55 PM – Jake Knapp, Troy Merritt
Final round tee times for The CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2024 will be updated after Round 3’s play.
