CJ Cup Byron Nelson 2025 is holding a Monday qualifier for final four spots

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The CJ Cup Byron Nelson has a field of 156 for this week's PGA Tour event in McKinney, Texas. On Monday, there is an 18-hole qualifier at nearby Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

This is an opportunity for four golfers to earn spots into the field.

Notables among the 63 names on the tee sheet are Kevin Tway, Nelson Ledesma, S.H. Kim, Bo Van Pelt, Eric Axley and Matt NeSmith.

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Seven PGA Tour events are losing Monday qualifiers​

There are seven events on the 2025 PGA Tour schedule that will not have a Monday qualifier starting in 2026: Sony Open in Hawaii, WM Phoenix Open, Mexico Open at Vidanta, Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, Puerto Rico Open, Corales Puntacana Championship and Myrtle Beach Championship. The last three of those are opposite-field events. Myrtle Beach (May 8-11) is the only tournament still to be played.

New PGA Tour rules going into affect for 2026 dictate that events with 120 players will no longer have Monday qualifiers. Those with 132 will go from four to two qualifiers. Events with 144 or 156 will remain at four qualifiers.

5 Monday qualifiers went on to win on PGA Tour​

Since 1980, only five Monday qualifiers went on to win later that week: Corey Conners (2019 Valero Texas Open), Arjun Atwal (2010 Wyndham Championship), Fred Wadsworth (1986 Southern Open), Kenny Knox (1986 The Honda Classic), Jeff Mitchell (1980 Phoenix Open).

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: CJ Cup Byron Nelson holding Monday qualifier for final four spots

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