McKinney | June 2025

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BY COLBY FARR

TPC Craig Ranch to host CJ Cup Byron Nelson through 2030

according to TPC Craig Ranch’s website. Quote of note

The CJ Cup Byron Nelson golf tournament will remain at TPC Craig Ranch for another ve years after stakeholders reached a new deal, according to a news release. Invited Clubs, which owns TPC Craig Ranch, and the city of McKinney announced the extension in June, which will see the PGA Tour event returning each year through 2030. The announcement comes as a $22 million reinvestment project gets underway at TPC Craig Ranch. The details Renovations are being led by World Golf Hall of Famer Lanny Wadkins and will be the golf course’s rst since it opened in 2004, according to the news release. The project will completely overhaul the existing course with turf enhancements, a complete redesign and repositioning of bunkers, and more. The project is already underway, and the golf course is expected to reopen in November,

In a statement, former McKinney Mayor George Fuller said extension of the tournament was “tre- mendous news” for McKinney. The tournament has delivered economic benets to McKinney while oering a chance to showcase the city to a global audience, he said. The context The Byron Nelson tournament has been played at TPC Craig Ranch each year since 2021. The tournament held in May 2025 was its second year with CJ Group as its title sponsor. The tournament is ocially hosted by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas and exists to raise money for the Momentous Institute, a mental health organization that oers support for children and families across the U.S. and the globe.

Golfers stand on the putting green at hole 17 at the TPC Craig Ranch golf course in McKinney on April 29.

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