HP Byron Nelson Championship
May 15 – 18, 2014
TPC Four Seasons Resort
Irving, Texas
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,166
Purse: $6.9 million
with $1,242,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Sang-Moon Bae

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 14 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with two players from the top-ten #5 Matt Kuchar and #8 Jordan Spieth.The other top 50 players are #14 Dustin Johnson, #18 Charl Schwartzel, #20 Jason Duner, #21 Keegan Bradley, #24 Patrick Reed, #27 Brandt Snedeker, #28 Martin Kaymer, #32 Graham DeLaet, #38 Ryan Moore, #39 Louis Oosthuizen, #41 Harris English and #45 Gary Woodland.
The field includes 12 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2014. Those players are #1 Jimmy Walker, #3 Matt Kuchar, #4 Patrick Reed, #5 Dustin Johnson, #6 Jordan Spieth, #7 Harris English, #13 Ryan Moore, #15 John Senden, #18 Martin Kaymer, #20 Brian Stuard, #22 Gary Woodland and #24 Graham DeLaet.
The field includes 11 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #2 Jimmy Walker, #3 Dustin Johnson, #4 Matt Kuchar, #5 Jordan Spieth, #6 Patrick Reed, #8 Harris English, #11 Martin Kaymer, #12 Ryan Moore, #19 Gary Woodland, #20 John Senden and #23 Graham DeLaet.
The field includes 9 players that have won 12 events on the PGA Tour this year: Jimmy Walker (Frys.com Open, Sony Open & AT&T Pebble), Ryan Moore (CIMB Classic), Dustin Johnson (WGC-HSBC Champions), Harris English (Mayakoba), Patrick Reed (Humana Challenge & WGC-Cadillac); John Senden (Valspar), Steven Bowditch (Valero Texas Open), Matt Kuchar (RBC Heritage) and Martin Kaymer (The Players).
The field includes five past champions: Sang-Moon Bae (2013), Jason Dufner (2012), Keegan Bradley (2011), Rory Sabbatini (2009) and Vijay Singh (2003).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the HP Byron Nelson field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the HP Byron Nelson in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the HP Byron Nelson.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
Check early Sunday morning for a look at who should win the HP Byron Nelson Classic.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the HP Byron Nelson Championship
Player | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Volvo China | RBC Heritage | Valero Texas | Maybank Malaysian | Masters | Shell Houston | Arnold Palmer | Valspar Champ. | WGC Cadillac | Puerto Rico |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matt Kuchar (346.67 pts) |
T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | T5 (93.33) |
2 (66.67) |
DNP | T38 (4) |
T13 (18.5) |
DNP |
Jordan Spieth (303.33 pts) |
T4 (120) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
10 (13.33) |
DNP | T2 (133.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T34 (8) |
DNP |
Martin Kaymer (266.67 pts) |
Win (198) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (25.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP |
Jimmy Walker (187.83 pts) |
T6 (90) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | T8 (66.67) |
T24 (17.33) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP |
John Senden (170.33 pts) |
T26 (36) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | T8 (66.67) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP |
Gary Woodland (166.17 pts) |
T11 (58.5) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T26 (32) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
T8 (16.67) |
T16 (17) |
DNP |
Erik Compton (147 pts) |
T34 (24) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP |
Robert Streb (139 pts) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (12) |
Martin Flores (133.33 pts) |
T48 (3) |
3 (90) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | T17 (22) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T19 (10.33) |
Rory Sabbatini (129.33 pts) |
T38 (18) |
T8 (50) |
T17 (33) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-1.67) |
T70 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Andrew Svoboda (122.67 pts) |
DNP | T44 (6) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
Brendon De Jonge (80.67 pts) |
70 (0) |
T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T36 (4.67) |
DNP | T37 (17.33) |
T37 (8.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T54 (0) |
DNP |
Louis Oosthuizen (80 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
25 (33.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T40 (5) |
DNP |
Justin Hicks (79.83 pts) |
T17 (49.5) |
T69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
15 (11.67) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
T74 (0) |
T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP |
Brian Stuard (78.5 pts) |
T17 (49.5) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T60 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T43 (2.33) |
Robert Garrigus (78.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | 73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Kevin Kisner (77.67 pts) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
T34 (16) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | 68 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T49 (0.33) |
Freddie Jacobson (76.33 pts) |
64 (0) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (11.33) |
DNP | DNP | T19 (20.67) |
T10 (13.33) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP |
Retief Goosen (74.67 pts) |
T48 (3) |
T50 (1) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
T31 (6.33) |
T44 (2) |
DNP | DNP |
Jeff Overton (70.33 pts) |
82 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
WD (-1.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Ryan Moore (67.17 pts) |
T26 (36) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | T25 (12.5) |
DNP |
Steven Bowditch (66.67 pts) |
T48 (3) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Win (44) |
DNP | T26 (32) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
Ryo Ishikawa (66 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (21.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T31 (12.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
T25 (8.33) |
DNP | T19 (10.33) |
David Toms (63.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | T53 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T37 (8.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T4 (26.67) |
Jonathan Byrd (63 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
T14 (36) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (20.67) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | T12 (12.67) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the HP Byron Nelson Championship
Player | The Players | Wells Fargo | Zurich Classic | Volvo China | RBC Heritage | Valero Texas | Maybank Malaysian | Masters | Shell Houston | Arnold Palmer | Valspar Champ. | WGC Cadillac | Puerto Rico |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D.A. Points (-51.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T62 (0) |
DNP |
John Peterson (-36.67 pts) |
T59 (0) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
James Driscoll (-36.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
Ben Crane (-34.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
CUT (-10) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | T43 (4.67) |
DNP | T32 (6) |
DNP | DNP |
Ken Duke (-30.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | T75 (0) |
DNP | T48 (1.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T82 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Bryce Molder (-28.33 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T35 (5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
D.H. Lee (-27.5 pts) |
WD (-7.5) |
CUT (-10) |
T75 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Tim Clark (-27 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T82 (0) |
DNP | T78 (0) |
Johnson Wagner (-27 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Aaron Baddeley (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T67 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T35 (5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the HP Byron Nelson Championship
Best Bets:
Keegan Bradley
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | T24 | Win |
Great record in this event, yes he missed the cut at the Players but he did that last year and finished 2nd at the Nelson, then in 2011 finished 72nd at the Players and won the Nelson. Look for a good week from him.
Jordan Spieth
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T68 | T32 | T16 |
Has been great all year and you have to think he is close to a win, could be this week.
Jimmy Walker
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T27 | T29 | CUT | T53 | T23 | T35 | T73 |
He is long overdue to play well in this event, has played well in his last two starts.
Best of the rest:
Martin Kaymer
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Reason he is playing this week, was T5th in his only Nelson start last year, he has the patience and skill level to win two in a row.
Angel Cabrera
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 |
Started well last week at the Players, also played well in this event in his first start last year.
Charl Schwartzel
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
A good course for him, showed it last year finishing 3rd in his only start.
Graham DeLaet
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 | T41 | CUT |
Close to time for him to win, could it be this week?
Solid contenders
Matt Kuchar
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | T15 | T6 | T39 | T42 | T39 |
Playing well, just doesn’t seem to play well on this course. Have to think that he knows what he is doing playing here every year.
Ryan Palmer
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | T9 | 2 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T73 | CUT | CUT |
Was T9th last year and 2nd in 2012 at the Nelson.
Jason Dufner
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T33 | Win | T8 | CUT | CUT |
Is long overdue to play well again.
Gary Woodland
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T48 | T24 | T49 | T32 | CUT |
Has the distance to do well and has been playing well of late.
Long shots that could come through:
Ryo Ishikawa
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T10 |
Was T10th last year, he needs to get going and this could be a good spot for him.
Marc Leishman
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T3 | CUT | T12 | T8 |
Looking to get hot again like he was at the beginning of the year, finished T3rd in 2012 and T12th at Nelson.
Morgan Hoffmann
2013 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 | ’02 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 |
Finished T5th last year plus good finish at the Players.
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