Si Woo’s Rollercoaster & Scheffler’s Tiger Chase - May 24th, 2026

On Saturday at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Si Woo Kim recovered from a mid-round collapse to maintain a two-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark, setting the stage for a massive Sunday birdie fest.THE LEADERSSi Woo Kim watched a massive five-shot lead evaporate on Moving Day but rallied late to post a 68, holding a two-shot advantage over world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is eyeing a historic title defense.Scheffler suffered his first bogey of the week on the 4th hole but noted he is looking forward to the challenge of chasing down his friend Kim to match Tiger Woods' 2007 title defense record.Kim admitted he was thinking too much about scoring, telling reporters he had to dig deep to "get the mojo back" after his mid-round stumble.THE CHASERSWyndham Clark fired a 65 to tie Scheffler at 19-under, setting up a Sunday birdie fest with Stephan Jaeger, Tom Hoge, and Sungjae Im lurking, while hometown favorite Jordan Spieth collapsed with a disappointing 73.Frank Nobilo praised Clark’s elite bunker save on the 12th ("See how he keeps his level"), which perfectly complemented his 143 mph ball speed eagle on the 8th.Clark battled through a bizarre bloody nose caused by wiping a cut, shrugging off the distraction to say he loves the "heat" of a birdie shootout.ROOKIES & HIGHLIGHTSNineteen-year-old amateur Blades Brown fired a 65 to chase Special Temporary Membership, while rookie Zachary Bauchou gave a raw interview to Amanda Balionis about finding his driving game after a brutal slump.Brown remained unfazed by the massive stakes, claiming he was "just focused on the execution" during his stellar round, while Bauchou expressed how "grateful" he was to finally play well.Brooks Koepka provided the shot of the day with a wild holed-out par on the first hole that a CBS commentator noted "completely minimized" the damage of a terrible start.Quick HitsSunday features preferred lies and tee times moved to 9:30 AM CT in threesomes due to storms • The field participated in a Green Out for Mental Health Awareness Month supporting the Momentous Institute • Kensei Hirata drained a 53-foot eagle putt while Taylor Moore suffered a water-bound triple bogey on 15. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.