Scottie Scheffler ties PGA Tour record to claim first victory of 2025 at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Scottie Scheffler tied a PGA Tour record to claim his first victory of 2025 with a blistering win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on Sunday.

Scottie Scheffler tied a PGA Tour record to claim his first victory of 2025 with a blistering win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, on Sunday. The world No. 1 equaled the PGA Tour’s 72-hole scoring record of 253, matching the mark set by Justin Thomas at the 2017 Sony Open and Ludvig Åberg at the 2023 RSM Classic. He also broke the CJ Cup 72-hole record of 259 set by Steven Bowditch in 2015. Scheffler closed out his victory with a final-round 63 to finished at 31-under for the tournament, eight shots clear of second-placed Erik van Rooyen. The American called the dominant victory “very special,” explaining afterwards that he grew up coming to watch the tournament and even made his PGA Tour debut at the CJ Cup. “This is a golf course where you can kind of make a run, and I knew that I couldn’t just coast to the finish line today,” the 28-year-old told reporters afterwards. “I knew I had to put together a good round. “Let’s say I played super safe today and shot even par, Erik would have chased me down there. I knew I had to get out and make some birdies. Did a good job on the front nine and was able to play some consistent golf here. I made the mistake on 3, but responded really well with a bunch of birdies after that. All together, a good week.”