Perhaps all that was missing in Scottie Scheffler's game was a little home cooking. Entering the CJ Cup Byron Nelson -- the midway point of the 2025 PGA Tour season -- without a victory this year, Scheffler surged to the top of the Round 1 leaderboard Thursday afternoon at TPC Craig Ranch.

The purse at this week's PGA Tour event, the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, is $9.9 million, with $1.782 million going to the winner. There are also 500 FedEx Cup points up for grabs for this week's champ.

Scottie Scheffler, the World No. 1, has dominated through three rounds of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch, sitting at 23 under with an eight-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round. Reuters reported that Scheffler opted to bypass the Truist Championship,