The final tune-up for the 2023 PGA Championship is here as the PGA Tour is in McKinney, Texas, for the AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch.
Jordan Spieth, one of the biggest names in the field and the solo runner-up to K.H. Lee at this event last season, withdrew on Monday citing “severe pain” is his left wrist.
While that Texan won’t be teeing it up on Thursday, world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler is making his first start since the RBC Heritage (T-11). The University of Texas star tied for 15th at TPC Craig Ranch in 2022.
This will be the third Byron Nelson played on the Tom Weiskopf design with Lee winning the first two.
Golf course
TPC Craig Ranch | Par 72 | 7,414 yards
Course history
TPC Craig Ranch – Course History for the #ATTByronNelson – aka "K.H. Lee Open"
Includes finish position and Strokes Gained per round from the two events here in 2021 and 2022.
*Past Winners/Odds
2022 – K.H. Lee (-26) +10000
2021 – K.H. Lee (-25) +15000Also, great to see… pic.twitter.com/GDImkNVQNC
— Ron Klos (@PGASplits101) May 8, 2023
Betting preview
Odds
| Player | Odds | Player | Odds |
| Scottie Scheffler | (+360) | Taylor Montgomery | (+4000) |
| Tyrrell Hatton | (+1400) | Stephan Jaeger | (+4000) |
| Jason Day | (+1400) | Seamus Power | (+4000) |
| Tom Kim | (+1600) | Min Woo Lee | (+4500) |
| Hideki Matsuyama | (+2000) | J.J. Spaun | (+4500) |
| K.H. Lee | (+2200) | Maverick McNealy | (+5000) |
| Matt Kuchar | (+2800) | Davis Riley | (+5000) |
| Adam Scott | (+3000) | Brandon Wu | (+5000) |
| Si Woo Kim | (+3500) | Adam Hadwin | (+5000) |
| Tom Hoge | (+4000) | Michael Kim | (+5500) |
Tom Kim (16/1)
Kim is coming off a T-23 performance at the Wells Fargo Championship and before missing the cut at the RBC Heritage tied for 16th at the Masters.
The 20-year-old grabbed a top-20 finish (T-17) at TPC Craig Ranch last year.
With low scores needed to win here — 25 under won in ’21 while 26 under got it done in ’21 — Kim is ninth in scoring average this season and 52nd in birdie average.
Matt Kuchar (28/1)
Kuchar has found some form since missing the cut at the Players. He’s tied for third at the Valero Texas Open, finished T-19 at the RBC Heritage and grabbed T-23 at the Wells Fargo Championship.
In two appearances at TPC Craig Ranch, Kuch has finished T-12 (2022) and T-17 (2021).
Seamus Power (40/1)
After missing the weekend at Harbour Town Golf Links, Power tied for 18th at the Wells Fargo Championship. He’s had success at TPC Craig Ranch over the last few seasons, tying for 17th in 2022 and for 9th in ’21.
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