The PGA Tour is preparing for another event this weekend when the PGA Tour’s top players will descend on the TPC Craig Ranch golf course for the the next tournament of the year, the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. It is time to talk about who might be victorious this weekend and claim victory.

Some might think with the next major still weeks away the field would be rather sparce of top talent, but there are some of the game’s top players in the field. That means some of the game’s top talent will be on display in Texas this weekend.

Who will claim victory at the Byron Nelson in 2025? Can Taylor Pendrith repeat as champions?

When it comes to making predictions/picks for golf, there is a method to my madness. The first step in the process is to take a look at the course, and past winners. Let’s see what the The CJ Cup has in store for fans this weekend:

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson

TPC Craig Ranch, Par 71, 7,569 yards

Past Winners

2024: Taylor Pendrith

2023: Jason Day

2022: K.H. Lee

2021: K.H. Lee

From this point, we have to take a look at who the odds-on favorites are to win the tournament. Here are the Top 5 favorites to win, and these odds are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook:

Top 5 Odds

• Scottie Scheffler (+280)
• Jordan Spieth (+1800)
• Sunjae Im (+1800)
• Byeong Hun An (+2500)
• Taylor Pendrith (+3000)

My Picks

Every time I produce picks, I break them down in the a variety of picks. You don’t have to make these plays, but this is where I’m leaning in this week’s contest. My favorite picks are players who are less than +2000 odds, with the long shot picks greater than +2000 odds. For this week’s event, here are my Favorite and Long Shot picks:

Favorite: Scottie Scheffler (+280)

Long Shot: Will Zalatoris (+4000)

The next phase of my picks are players who are slated to finish within a certain area on the leaderboard. The Top 5, 10, 20 picks also include ties, so if a player finished T-20 and you had them as a Top 20 pick, you win. Here are my plays, and the odds, for this week’s signature event:

Top 5

Jordan Spieth (+360)

Sam Burns (+550)

Top 10

Taylor Pendrith (+260)

Stephen Jaeger (+330)

Top 20

Will Zalatoris (+160)

Jake Knapp (+210)

BONUS PICKS

Betting on golf is multi-faceted, and you can increase your odds on winning outside of the outright winner bet with different types of bonus bets. This would include the Double and Triple bets, but also different bets which can still get you plus odds. There are other specials plays, but we’ll save those for the big tournaments on the schedule. Here are my bonus plays for this week:

Group F Winner: Taylor Moore, Ryo Hisatsune, Isaiah Salinda, Matt Wallace, Alex Smalley

Alex Smalley to win the group (+350)

Winning Margin: 1 shot (+210)

Jeff Hartman is the host of the Fairways & Dreams podcast, and a complete breakdown of the above picks can be heard in the podcast player below: