28-04-2025
Four golfers, including a speed trainer, are Monday qualifiers for 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Four golfers, including a speed trainer, are Monday qualifiers for 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson added the final four golfers to its 156-man field with the addition of the Monday qualifiers.
Waterchase Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas, located about 50 miles southwest of TPC Craig Ranch, host of the Byron Nelson, was the Monday qualifier site.
There were 63 names on the tee sheet when the day started and 51 scorecards were handed in at the end of the day.
Four golfers survived Monday qualifier to make Byron Nelson
Nelson Ledesma, 5-under 67
Bobby Massa (a), 5-under 67
Ross Steelman, 5-under 67
Nick Watney, 5-under 67
Andrew Loupe also shot 5-under 67 but he was odd man out after being eiminated in a 5-for-4 playoff.
If Massa's name sounds familiar, he reached the quarterfinals of the 124th U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, last summer before being eliminated by eventual champion Josele Ballester.
Massa is currently an instructor and trainer in the Dallas area who, since 2015, "has trained a number of golfers – professional and amateur – to enhance flexibility and increase their speed to add more distance," according to the USGA.
Notable names who didn't make it through Monday qualifying
William McGirt
Tag Ridings
Charles Reiter
Joseph Bramlett (WD)
Kevin Tway (WD)
Dylan Wu (WD)
5 Monday qualifiers went on to win on PGA Tour
Since 1980, only five Monday qualifiers went on to win later that week: Corey Conners (2019 Valero Texas Open), Arjun Atwal (2010 Wyndham Championship), Fred Wadsworth (1986 Southern Open), Kenny Knox (1986 The Honda Classic), Jeff Mitchell (1980 Phoenix Open).
