2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Pre-Tournament & Broadcast
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2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 & FedExCup Storylines 1st Bryson DeChambeau moved from Second to No. 1 in the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with a T9 finish last week at the Wells Fargo Championship 20 Total weeks Bryson DeChambeau has ranked No. 1 in the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 in his career, third-most over the last five PGA TOUR seasons (Justin Thomas/40, Dustin Johnson/28) 3 Three players are currently inside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with 12 weeks left in the FedExCup Regular season who were in the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with 12 weeks remaining last season (Justin Thomas, Cameron Smith & Hideki Matsuyama) 4 Since 2009, four players outside the top-50 of the FedExCup finished the FedExCup Regular season inside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 5 Last season, five of the players inside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with 12 weeks left in the FedExCup Regular season finished the regular season inside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 2,788 Since 2013, Jordan Spieth (2015 FedExCup champion) has earned 2,788 total FedExCup points in the state of Texas, most of any player in this time frame 7 Since 2007, seven of 13 AT&T Byron Nelson champions have qualified for the TOUR Championship 13 All 13 winners of this event have qualified for the BMW Championship in the same season (Top 70) 2 Jordan Spieth (8th) and Hideki Matsuyama (9th) are the only two players who can overtake current FedExCup leader Bryson DeChambeau with a victory this week 12 12 players currently outside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 can move inside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with a victory this week. 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Lowest FedExCup Rank w/ 12 Weeks Left in Regular Season Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 Leader to Finish in Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 Since 2009 With 12 Weeks Left in FEC Regular Season Since 2009 Rank End of Reg Season Rank 2017-18 Francesco Molinari 120th 8th 2019-20 Justin Thomas 1st 2019-20 Daniel Berger 61st 7th 2018-19 Matt Kuchar 3rd 2013 Jordan Spieth 57th 8th 2017-18 Justin Thomas 2nd 2014-15 Danny Lee 51st 10th 2016-17 Dustin Johnson 4th 2015-16 Jason Day 1st Most Weeks Ranked No. 1 - Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 st Last 5 PGA TOUR Seasons 2014-15 Jordan Spieth 1 nd # of Weeks 2013-14 Jimmy Walker 2 st Justin Thomas 40 2013 Tiger Woods 1 nd Dustin Johnson 38 2012 Jason Dufner 2 2011 Bubba Watson 8th Bryson DeChambeau 20 2010 Ernie Els 1st Matt Kuchar 17 2009 Zach Johnson 3rd Players Inside Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with 12 weeks Left Last 2 PGA TOUR Seasons Last Season This Season Justin Thomas 1st 2nd Hideki Matsuyama 8th 9th Cameron Smith 10th 5th Most FedExCup Points FedExCup Finishes Earned in Texas Since 2013 AT&T Byron Nelson Champions Since 2007 # of Points Jordan Spieth 2,788 2019 Sung Kang 45th Charley Hoffman 2,242 2018 Aaron Wise 24th Matt Kuchar 1,654 2017 Billy Horschel 42nd Jimmy Walker 1,528 2016 Sergio Garcia 32nd Billy Horschel 1,367 2015 Steven Bowditch 20th 2014 Brendon Todd 27th Move Inside Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 th with AT&T Byron Nelson Victory 2013 Sangmoon Bae 69 th Current Rank 2012 Jason Dufner 14 Jon Rahm 12th 2011 Keegan Bradley 20th Sam Burns 16th 2010 Jason Day 8th Harris English 19th 2009 Rory Sabbatini 34th Daniel Berger 23rd 2008 Adam Scott 47th Brooks Koepka 27th 2007 Scott Verplank 14th Si Woo Kim 28th Carlos Ortiz 30th Scottie Scheffler 31st Marc Leishman 32nd Sergio Garcia 35th Lee Westwood 38th Ryan Palmer 40th 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Broadcast Window Notes 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson (featured groups) Jordan Spieth 2015 FedExCup champion Jordan Spieth is set to make his 10th start at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Spieth currently ranks eighth in the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with six top 10s (including win at Valero Texas Open) this season. Fast Facts on Jordan Spieth: 9 Total starts in this event without a top-10 finish, most starts in an event without a top 10 in his PGA TOUR career 34.1% Spieth’s top-10 percentage on TOUR (70 of 205) 1st & 3rd Since 2010 in Texas, Jordan Spieth has the best cumulative score to par (-169), most rounds in the 60s (63), most times inside the top-10 of the leaderboard (45), most rounds of five under or better and his 486 Total Birdies is Third-most in this time frame. Performance in Texas PGA TOUR Since 2010 Rank Score to Par -169 1st Rounds in the 60s 63 1st Inside Top-10 of Leaderboard 45 1st st Rds -5 or Better 21 1 Total Birdies 486 3rd Most Rounds -5 or Better in Texas Most Under Par in Texas Most Rounds in the 60s in Texas PGA TOUR Since 2010 PGA TOUR Since 2010 PGA TOUR Since 2010 # of Rds Score to Par # of Rds Jordan Spieth 21 Jordan Spieth -169 Jordan Spieth 63 Charley Hoffman 15 Charley Hoffman -157 Charley Hoffman 58 Matt Kuchar 14 Matt Kuchar -148 Ryan Palmer 57 Brooks Koepka 12 Russell Henley -87 Matt Kuchar 56 Most Starts in an Event Without Top 10 PGA TOUR Career # of Starts AT&T Byron Nelson 9 WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession 7 Farmers Insurance Open 6 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD 2 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Scottie Scheffler Scottie Scheffler is set to make his third AT&T Byron Nelson with a T22 (2014) and T35 (2019) in his first two starts at this event. Scheffler is a combined 33 under in the Opening Round on TOUR this season, 18 strokes better than his cumulative 15-under par in Round 2. Fast Facts on Scottie Scheffler: 4 One of four players to finish T22 or better as an amateur at the AT&T Byron Nelson since 1970 31st Scottie Scheffler currently ranks 31st in the FedExCup with four top 10s and nine top-25 finishes this season. Scheffler can move inside the Comcast Business TOUR Top 10 with a victory this week 22 Scheffler is one of six players with 22 or more top-25 finishes since the start of last season Most Top 25s Best Amateur Finishes Performance in First 2 Rounds Last 2 PGA TOUR Seasons AT&T Byron Nelson Since 1970 PGA TOUR This Season Total Evt Finish Rd 1 Rd 2 Xander Schauffele 27 2010 Jordan Spieth T16 Total Rds 16 16 Justin Thomas 24 1986 Scott Verplank T19 Score to Par -33 -15 Corey Conners 23 2014 Scottie Scheffler T22 Rds Under Par 12 10 Scottie Scheffler 22 1970 Steve Melnyk T22 Rds in the 60s 8 7 Hideki Matsuyama 22 Scoring Average 69.63 70.75 Jon Rahm 22 Will Zalatoris Will Zalatoris is set to make his third start at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Fast Facts on Will Zalatoris: +0.897 Fourth-best SG: Approach-the-Green performance of any player this season. Zalatoris outperforms the TOUR by +0.897 strokes per round on his approach performance 76.19% percentage of rounds better than the field in SG: Approach-the-Green, third-highest percentage of any player this season (min 10 measured rds) SG: Approach-the-Green Leaders Highest PCT of Rds better Than Field in SG: Approach-the-Green PGA TOUR This Season PGA TOUR This Season (min 10 measured Rds) Average PCT Rds better Tot. measured rds Collin Morikawa +1.311 Justin Thomas 81.58 31 38 Justin Thomas +1.123 Collin Morikawa 77.78 28 36 Matt Wallace +0.910 Will Zalatoris 76.19 32 42 Will Zalatoris +0.897 Matt Wallace 76.00 19 25 Russell Henley +0.830 Matthew NeSmith 75.00 42 56 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Sung Kang 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson champion Sung Kang is set to make his seventh start at this event. Kang has played 15 of his last 16 rounds par or better at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Currently 184th in the FedExCup standings, Sung Kang is seeking to get back to the FedExCup playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. Fast Facts on Sung Kang: 5 Has qualified for the FedExCup playoffs in each of the last five PGA TOUR seasons, finished a career best 45th the same year where he won the AT&T Byron Nelson. -23 Sung Kang’s 23-under par total en route to victory at the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson was his career best score in relation to par in an PGA TOUR event and the fifth event to record multiple rounds of 65 or better. -43 Sung Kang is a combined 43-under par at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Since 2016, he is the most under par at this event. FedExCup Finishes Most Under Par Lowest Score in Relation to Par Last 5 PGA TOUR Seasons AT&T Byron Nelson Since 2016 PGA TOUR Career Rank Score to Par Evt. Finish Last Season 72nd Sung Kang -43 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson -23 WIN 2018-19 45th Brooks Koepka -35 2011 Sanderson Farms Champ. -19 T7 2017-18 111th Scott Piercy -34 2017 Houston Open -17 2nd 2016-17 59th Aaron Wise -32 2017 CIMB Classic -17 T3 2015-16 96th Bud Cauley -30 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson Broadcast Window & Pre-Tournament Notes Hideki Matsuyama Hideki Matsuyama is set to make his third start at the AT&T Byron Nelson (2018/T16 & 2019/T23).