THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson prize money
Every CJ CUP Byron Nelson champion on record here, what the win paid and the year it was won. Wyndham Clark took $1,854,000 in 2026, which is the most winning it has paid in 28 editions here.
The same tournament has run as AT&T Byron Nelson, Byron Nelson Golf Classic, EDS Byron Nelson Championship, GTE Byron Nelson Classic, GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, HP Byron Nelson Championship, Verizon Byron Nelson Classic. Those years are counted here, under the name it carries now.
Every THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson winner
Newest first. The year opens that edition's full payout ladder.
| YEAR | WINNER | COUNTRY | WHAT IT PAID | PLAYERS PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyndham Clark | USA | $1,854,000$1.9m | 70 |
| 2025 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | $1,782,000$1.8m | 70 |
| 2024 | Taylor Pendrith | CAN | $1,710,000$1.7m | 65 |
| 2023 | Jason Day | AUS | $1,710,000$1.7m | 84 |
| 2022 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | $1,638,000$1.6m | 84 |
| 2021 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | KOR | $1,458,000$1.5m | 72 |
| 2019 | Sung Kang | KOR | $1,422,000$1.4m | 83 |
| 2018 | Aaron Wise | USA | $1,386,000$1.4m | 75 |
| 2017 | Billy Horschel | USA | $1,350,000$1.4m | 74 |
| 2016 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | $1,314,000 | 76 |
| 2015 | Steven Bowditch | AUS | $1,278,000 | 77 |
| 2014 | Brendon Todd | USA | $1,242,000 | 74 |
| 2013 | Sangmoon Bae | KOR | $1,206,000 | 65 |
| 2012 | Jason Dufner | USA | $1,170,000 | 59 |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley | USA | $1,170,000 | 49 |
| 2010 | Jason Day | AUS | $1,170,000 | 40 |
| 2009 | Rory Sabbatini | SVK | $1,170,000 | 43 |
| 2008 | Adam Scott | AUS | $1,152,000 | 37 |
| 2007 | no first place held | - | 40 | |
| 2006 | no first place held | - | 42 | |
| 2005 | Ted Purdy | USA | $1,116,000 | 39 |
| 2004 | Sergio Garcia | ESP | $1,044,000 | 36 |
| 2003 | Vijay Singh | FIJ | $1,008,000 | 28 |
| 2002 | no first place held | - | 21 | |
| 2001 | no first place held | - | 23 | |
| 2000 | no first place held | - | 13 | |
| 1999 | no first place held | - | 11 | |
| 1998 | no first place held | - | 14 |
We hold no first place for seven of these 28 years, and those rows show a dash rather than a name. Every other figure in the row is held in full. Two names in a row is a pairs event, and both halves were paid the same cheque.
Won it more than once
Three players have taken the CJ CUP Byron Nelson at least twice
| PLAYER | WINS | YEARS | PAID FOR THOSE WINS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Day | 2 | 2023, 2010 | $2,880,000$2.9m |
| Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 2 | 2022, 2021 | $3,096,000$3.1m |
| Sergio Garcia | 2 | 2016, 2004 | $2,358,000$2.4m |
The last column is the sum of the cheques we hold for exactly the years beside it, and nothing else. It is not a career total: what these players earned across the rest of their seasons is on their own pages.
What winning it has paid
The champion's cheque, 2004 to 2026
The twenty most recent editions we hold a winner's cheque for. The other one are in the table above, back to 2003.
The 2026 top ten
24 May 2026
| PLACE | PLAYER | COUNTRY | TO PAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyndham Clark | USA | -30 | $1,854,000$1.9m |
| 2 | Si Woo Kim | KOR | -27 | $1,122,700 |
| 3 | Scottie Scheffler | USA | -25 | $710,700 |
| 4 | Jackson Suber | USA | -23 | $504,700 |
| 5 | Keith Mitchell | USA | -22 | $422,300 |
| T6 | Tom Hoge | USA | -20 | $347,625 |
| T6 | Tony Finau | USA | -20 | $347,625 |
| T6 | Zach Bauchou | USA | -20 | $347,625 |
| T9 | Jesper Svensson | SE | -19 | $260,075 |
| T9 | John Keefer | -19 | $260,075 |
Frequently asked questions
Who won the CJ CUP Byron Nelson in 2026?
Wyndham Clark, on 24 May 2026. The win was worth $1,854,000.
How much does the CJ CUP Byron Nelson winner get?
The 2026 champion took $1,854,000. The biggest winner's cheque across the 28 editions on this page is $1,854,000, which Wyndham Clark collected in 2026.
Who has won the CJ CUP Byron Nelson most often?
Jason Day, twice: 2010, 2023. Those wins paid $2,880,000 between them.
How far back does THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson prize money go here?
To 1998. This page carries 28 editions and 1,464 individual payouts across them, and we hold no first place for seven of those years.
Where to next
The rest of the golf money
Golf tournament prize money carries the roll of honour for every event we hold, and golf earnings ranks the players themselves by what they have won across their careers. For the tournaments closest to this one, see Truist Championship, WM Phoenix Open, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, The Open Championship, Baycurrent Classic, THE CJ CUP, World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession, Rocket Classic, Charles Schwab Challenge, Texas Children's Houston Open, RBC Canadian Open and Valero Texas Open. Where a field is paid for every round it survives rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for a single event that pays a whole field on one night, World Championship darts prize money.