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Mar 2, 2024; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Jake Knapp plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 2, 2024; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Jake Knapp plays his shot from the fourth tee during the third round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Cut day at CJ Cup Byron Nelson once again opened the doors for a longshot winner. Round three will kickstart without a few usual names including the highest-ranked player in the field. Jake Knapp is once again leading the field in his rookie season. The former nightclub bouncer shot his second consecutive 7-under 64 to move one shot ahead of opening-round leader Matt Wallace.
Scoring has been low in soft Bentgrass greens. The third round kick starts at 8.20 AM EDT on Saturday. Check out the full tee times and pairings for the moving day at TPC Craig Ranch.
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Saturday pairings and tee times
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Tom Kim and Jason Day, a two-time champion tee off at 8.40 AM EDT. Kris Kim, the 16-year-old amateur from over the pond, has been paired with Carson Young. The Englishman, son of former LPGA Tour Pro Ji-Hyun Suh, moved up 17 spots on the leaderboard, tying for 36th at the end of Friday.
| TIME | TEE | PLAYERS |
| 8:20 AM EDT | 1 | Chris Gotterup
Ryan McCormick |
| 8:30 AM EDT | 1 | Mark Hubbard
Ben Martin |
| 8:40 AM EDT | 1 | Tom Kim
Jason Day |
| 8:50 AM EDT | 1 | Luke List
Henrik Norlander |
| 9:00 AM EDT | 1 | Sam Stevens
Joel Dahmen |
| 9:10 AM EDT | 1 | Dylan Wu
Sung Kang |
| 9:20 AM EDT | 1 | Kris Kim (a)
Carson Young |
| 9:30 AM EDT | 1 | Aaron Baddeley
Ryo Hisatsune |
| 9:40 AM EDT | 1 | S.Y. Noh
Nico Echavarria |
| 9:55 AM EDT | 1 | Tom Hoge
Mackenzie Hughes |
| 10:05 AM EDT | 1 | Scott Piercy
Patton Kizzire |
| 10:15 AM EDT | 1 | Justin Lower
Kevin Chappell |
| 10:25 AM EDT | 1 | Tyson Alexander
Tom Whitney |
| 10:35 AM EDT | 1 | Kevin Tway
Andrew Novak |
| 10:45 AM EDT | 1 | Hayden Buckley
Brandt Snedeker |
| 10:55 AM EDT | 1 | Maverick McNealy
Beau Hossler |
| 11:05 AM EDT | 1 | David Skinns
Daniel Berger |
| 11:20 AM EDT | 1 | Rafael Campos
Kevin Dougherty |
| 11:30 AM EDT | 1 | Austin Cook
Adrien Dumont de Chassart |
| 11:40 AM EDT | 1 | Adam Scott
Min Woo Lee |
| 11:50 AM EDT | 1 | Alex Smalley
Stephan Jaeger |
| 12:00 PM EDT | 1 | Ben Griffin
Max McGreevy |
| 12:10 PM EDT | 1 | Harrison Endycott
Jorge Campillo |
| 12:20 PM EDT | 1 | Martin Laird
Vince Whaley |
| 12:30 PM EDT | 1 | Si Woo Kim
K.H. Lee |
| 12:45 PM EDT | 1 | Byeong Hun An
Zach Johnson |
| 12:55 PM EDT | 1 | Adam Schenk
Nick Dunlap |
| 1:05 PM EDT | 1 | Taiga Semikawa
Alex Noren |
| 1:15 PM EDT | 1 | Aaron Rai
S.H. Kim |
| 1:25 PM EDT | 1 | Keith Mitchell
Ben Kohles |
| 1:35 PM EDT | 1 | Davis Riley
Taylor Pendrith |
| 1:45 PM EDT | 1 | Matt Wallace
Kelly Kraft |
| 1:55 PM EDT | 1 | Jake Knapp
Troy Merritt |
The $9.5M purse tournament is effectively the penultimate event before the PGA Championship as the Myrtle Beach Classic, and the Signature event, Wells Fargo Championship coalesce next weekend. Aside from the $1.71M winner’s payout, the eventual winner will also earn 500 FedEx Cup points. But a few big names will be missing from the list.
Jordan Spieth’s woeful form continued at hometown
Jordan Spieth couldn’t find the reset button he was looking for at TPC Craig Ranch. The three-time Major champion, who made his PGA Tour debut at HP Byron Nelson in 2010, bowed out unceremoniously carding 4-under 138. The highlight of his second round was when his ball ricocheted off a spectator’s elbow on the 16th. Since THE PLAYERS, Spieth has missed four cuts. Not the ideal practice for a golfer standing two weeks away from a career grand slam.
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Matt Kuchar, another Byron Nelson regular missed the cut for the second time in his 15th appearance. Kevin Kisner, who is making more headlines with his hot mic than his irons, failed to book the weekend spot for the eighth time in his last ten starts.
Amidst all this, Kris Kim, the English sensation shot 4-under 67 dotted with six birdies and two bogeys. Risk-free golf rewarded his game as the 16-year-old became the youngest player since Kyle Suppa to make the cut at any PGA Tour event. Scottie Scheffler was 17 when he did so seven years back at the very same tournament.
The opportunity of a lifetime for 16-year-old Kris Kim.
Get to know the decorated amateur making his PGA TOUR debut @CJByronNelson. pic.twitter.com/4abgLweTxN
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 2, 2024
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Golf Channel will broadcast the final round from 1-3 PM. Whereas, CBS takes over the mantle from 3-6 PM. You can also stream the tournament live on ESPN+. Mother Nature will once again come into play on the moving day. The weather forecast spells thunderstorms with slight traces of rain on Saturday. Wind speed will hover between 12 MPH and 16 MPH.
