It's a windfall. World No. 1 and the best star, Scheffler, CJ Cup, has been confirmed early. Why?
Mar 15, 2025
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Scottie Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player, has confirmed his participation in the PGA Tour's The CJ Cup Byron Nelson (hereinafter referred to as the CJ Cup).
CJ Group officially announced on the 14th that Scheffler will participate in the CJ Cup.
Schaeffler is an overwhelming talent who won the FedExCom Championship with seven wins in last year's tour. He also became the world's No. 1 gold medalist at the Paris Olympics. He had the best season of his life last year.
This season, he missed the early tournament due to a hand injury just before the opening, but he is imprinting his presence on the tour again after recovering. And he is determined to continue his upward momentum last year at the CJ Cup.
There is a reason why Scheffler is attached to the CJ Cup. Scheffler grew up in the Dallas area of the United States and still resides there. He played his junior career in Dallas and Texas, and has frequently expressed his admiration for Dallas-based golf legend Byron Nelson. He also made his first career PGA Tour appearance as an amateur guest player at the Byron Nelson Championship in 2014. At that time, he passed the cut at the age of 17 and finished the tournament tied for 22nd place, and also recorded a hole-in-one in the third round, drawing attention from the golf world. He often expressed his special affection for this competition.
Scheffler said in reference to the Byron Nelson contest that "this contest is special to me. I've been connected to this competition since I was in high school. Of course, the venue is different from then, but it is still a pleasant challenge and competition is expected. Competitions where you can spend time at home are especially better. The big advantage is that I can spend time in my bed, my house after the game. I have a lot of special memories here, so participating in the Byron Nelson tournament is always a good memory."
CJ Group has made a new leap forward by joining hands with the Byron Nelson competition since last year. The competition will be held for 10 years from last year. Scheffler unfortunately canceled his participation last year due to the birth of his child, but this year, he confirmed his participation unusually quickly, showing high interest and affection for the tournament.
A CJ Group official said, `We are very pleased with the confirmation of world No. 1 Scheffler's participation""Last year's first competition was successfully held, laying the groundwork for developing the CJ Cup into a sports content platform that introduces K-culture to the world beyond simple golf competitions." We will do our best to hold a more wonderful competition this year."
Meanwhile, the CJ Cup is a regular PGA Tour tournament sponsored by CJ Group, and it is a global sports event with CJ Group's Dallas Salesman Club and Byron Nelson Foundation. Kim Si-woo, Lim Sung-jae, Ahn Byung-hoon and Lee Kyung-hoon, who represent Korea and have been sponsored by CJ Group since their promising days, will participate in the competition. In particular, Lee Kyung-hoon won two games in the main competition, and Ahn Byung-hoon tied for fourth in last year's competition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
