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2018 AT&T Byron Nelson tee times, viewer's guide
Jamie Squire
The PGA Tour makes its fourth of five stops in Texas this week for the 50th anniversary of the AT&T Byron Nelson, which will be held at a new host site in 2018, Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas. This comes after a 24-year run at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas.
While the field this year is strong, the story this week will be the golf course, which promises to be one of, if not the most unique venue on tour. The treeless, links-style design from Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw resembles more of what golf fans see each year at the Open Championship rather than what they see on a week-to-week basis on tour. It should make for a fascinating, and potentially very exciting tournament that normally is not one of the must-watch weeks on the schedule.
Five of the top 30 players in the world will tee it up this week, including Dallas native Jordan Spieth, who first played in the event as a 16-year-old in 2010 after writing a convincing letter to tournament officials. Since finishing T-16 that season, the three-time major champion has made six other appearances in the event, finishing no higher than T-18. This week he'll have a distinct home-course advantage though, as he is a member at Trinity Forest.
TV Schedule
The Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET and on Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CBS will take over on the weekend beginning at 3 p.m. DirectTV customers can watch a 4K HDR broadcast of holes 16, 17 and 18 Thursday through Sunday.
Leader board
Follow all the action from Dallas on the Golf Digest PGA Tour leader board.
Thursday Tee Times (all times ET)
No. 1 Tee
8 a.m. -- Sam Saunders, Aaron Wise, Keith Mitchell
8:10 a.m. -- Alex Cejka, David Duval, Steve Marino
8:20 a.m. -- Ken Duke, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Abraham Ancer
8:30 a.m. -- Ryan Armour, Hudson Swafford, Vaughn Taylor
8:40 a.m. -- Grayson Murray, James Hahn, Sangmoon Bae
8:50 a.m. -- Cody Gribble, Billy Hurley III, Charles Howell III
9 a.m. -- Ben Crane, George McNeill, Talor Gooch
9:10 a.m. -- Stuart Appleby, Dicky Pride, Andrew Putnam
9:20 a.m. -- Robert Streb, Zac Blair, Richy Werenski
9:30 a.m. -- Geoff Ogilvy, Tommy Gainey, Kevin Na
9:40 a.m. -- Adam Schenk, Andrew Yun, Will Zalatoris
9:50 a.m. -- Corey Conners, Zecheng Dou, Maverick McNealy
10 a.m. -- Troy Matteson, Ben Silverman, Steven Ihm
1 p.m. -- Steven Bowditch, D.J. Trahan, Robert Allenby
1:10 p.m. -- Ricky Barnes, Sung Kang, Anirban Lahiri
1:20 p.m. -- Nick Taylor, Michael Thompson, David Berganio, Jr.
1:30 p.m. -- Rod Pampling, Padraig Harrington, Ernie Els
1:40 p.m. -- Scott Piercy, Marc Leishman, Adam Scott
1:50 p.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Jimmy Walker, Graeme McDowell
2 p.m. -- Ben Martin, Charlie Beljan, Mark Wilson
2:10 p.m. -- John Merrick, Eric Axley, Blayne Barber
2:20 p.m. -- J.J. Henry, Troy Merritt, Matt Jones
2:30 p.m. -- John Rollins, Shawn Stefani, Kevin Tway
2:40 p.m. -- Bronson Burgoon, Tom Lovelady, Lanto Griffin
2:50 p.m. -- Xinjun Zhang, Stephan Jaeger, Conrad Shindler
3 p.m. -- Jonathan Randolph, J.T. Poston, Oliver Goss
No. 10 Tee
8 a.m. -- Martin Laird, Cameron Tringale, David Hearn
8:10 a.m. -- Rory Sabbatini, Daniel Chopra, Steve Wheatcroft
8:20 a.m. -- J.B. Holmes, Colt Knost, Beau Hossler
8:30 a.m. -- Branden Grace, Brandt Snedeker, David Lingmerth
8:40 a.m. -- Satoshi Kodaira, Hideki Matsuyama, Matt Kuchar
8:50 a.m. -- Billy Horschel, Sergio Garcia, Ryan Palmer
9 a.m. -- Chad Campbell, Tim Herron, Kelly Kraft
9:10 a.m. -- Jonathan Byrd, Martin Flores, Kris Blanks
9:20 a.m. -- Angel Cabrera, Johnson Wagner, Dominic Bozzelli
9:30 a.m. -- John Senden, Derek Fathauer, C.T. Pan
9:40 a.m. -- Seamus Power, Sam Ryder, Joaquin Niemann
9:50 a.m. -- Kyle Thompson, Ethan Tracy, Noah Goodwin
10 a.m. -- Rob Oppenheim, Rick Lamb, Tom Whitney
1 p.m. -- Harris English, Daniel Summerhays, J.J. Spaun
1:10 p.m. -- Hunter Mahan, Brendon de Jonge, Ryan Blaum
1:20 p.m. -- Parker McLachlin, Michael Kim, Martin Piller
1:30 p.m. -- Aaron Baddeley, Greg Chalmers, Matt Every
1:40 p.m. -- Brian Stuard, Fabian Gomez, Brian Gay
1:50 p.m. -- Russell Knox, Peter Malnati, Smylie Kaufman
2 p.m. -- Bill Haas, Brendon Todd, Peter Uihlein
2:10 p.m. -- John Huh, Robert Garrigus, Brian Davis
2:20 p.m. -- Carl Pettersson, Patrick Rodgers, Cameron Percy
2:30 p.m. -- Omar Uresti, Brett Stegmaier, Matt Akins
2:40 p.m. -- Tyler Duncan, Nate Lashley, Ryan Baca
2:50 p.m. -- Joel Dahmen, Denny McCarthy, T.J. Vogel
3 p.m. -- Nicholas Lindheim, Roberto Diaz, Brian Norman