Golf - Byron Nelson Championship
This event is held each May in the state of Texas, USA. Since 1968 it has been named after a former leading PGA Tour player, who was the first winner of the corresponding tournament when it was called the Texas Victory Open. Initially it was the Byron Nelson Classic. The suffix "Championship" was adopted in 2003.
It has always been staged in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The venues have been:
Lakewood (1944), Dallas Country Club (1945), Brook Hollow (1946), Preston Hollow (1956), Glen Lake (1957), Oak Cliff (1958-67), Preston Trail (1968-72), Las Colinas Sports Club (1983-85), TPC at Las Colinas (1986-2017), Trinity Forest (2018 & 2019), TPC Craig Ranch (2021-)
From 1994-2007 the first two rounds were shared with Cottonwood Valley at Las Colinas.
There was no tournament staged in 1963 due to Dallas hosting the US PGA Championship or in 2020 (Covid-19 pandemic).
It has always been staged in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
The venues have been:
Lakewood (1944), Dallas Country Club (1945), Brook Hollow (1946), Preston Hollow (1956), Glen Lake (1957), Oak Cliff (1958-67), Preston Trail (1968-72), Las Colinas Sports Club (1983-85), TPC at Las Colinas (1986-2017), Trinity Forest (2018 & 2019), TPC Craig Ranch (2021-)
From 1994-2007 the first two rounds were shared with Cottonwood Valley at Las Colinas.
There was no tournament staged in 1963 due to Dallas hosting the US PGA Championship or in 2020 (Covid-19 pandemic).
| YEAR | WINNER |
| 1944 | BYRON NELSON (USA) |
| 1945 | SAM SNEAD (USA) |
| 1946 | BEN HOGAN (USA) |
| 1947-55 | Not held |
| 1956+ | DON JANUARY (USA) |
| 1956^ | PETER THOMSON (Aus)* |
| 1957 | SAM SNEAD (USA) |
| 1958 | SAM SNEAD (USA)* |
| 1959 | JULIUS BOROS (USA) |
| 1960 | JOHNNY POTT (USA)* |
| 1961 | EARL STEWART (USA) |
| 1962 | BILLY MAXWELL (USA) |
| 1963 | Not held |
| 1964 | CHARLES COODY (USA) |
| 1965 | Not held |
| 1966 | ROBERTO DE VICENZO (Arg) |
| 1967 | BERT YANCEY (USA) |
| 1968 | MILLER BARBER (USA) |
| 1969 | BRUCE DEVLIN (Aus) |
| 1970 | JACK NICKLAUS (USA)* |
| 1971 | JACK NICKLAUS (USA) |
| 1972 | CHI-CHI RODRIGUEZ (USA)* |
| 1973 | LANNY WADKINS (USA)* |
| 1974 | BUDDY ALLIN (USA) |
| 1975 | TOM WATSON (USA) |
| 1976 | MARK HAYES (USA) |
| 1977 | RAY FLOYD (USA) |
| 1978 | TOM WATSON (USA) |
| 1979 | TOM WATSON (USA)* |
| 1980 | TOM WATSON (USA) |
| 1981 | BRUCE LIETZKE (USA)* |
| 1982 | BOB GILDER (USA) |
| 1983 | BEN CRENSHAW (USA) |
| 1984 | CRAIG STADLER (USA) |
| 1985 | BOB EASTWOOD (USA)* |
| 1986 | ANDY BEAN (USA) |
| 1987 | FRED COUPLES (USA)* |
| 1988 | BRUCE LIETZKE (USA)* |
| 1989 | JODIE MUDD (USA)* |
| 1990 | PAYNE STEWART (USA)~ |
| 1991 | NICK PRICE (Zim) |
| 1992 | BILLY RAY BROWN (USA)*~ |
| 1993 | SCOTT SIMPSON (USA) |
| 1994 | NEAL LANCASTER (USA)*# |
| 1995 | ERNIE ELS (RSA) |
| 1996 | PHIL MICKELSON (USA) |
| 1997 | TIGER WOODS (USA) |
| 1998 | JOHN COOK (USA) |
| 1999 | LOREN ROBERTS (USA)* |
| 2000 | JESPER PARNEVIK (Swe)* |
| 2001 | ROBERT DAMRON (USA)* |
| 2002 | SHIGEKI MARUYAMA (Jpn) |
| 2003 | VIJAY SINGH (Fij) |
| 2004 | SERGIO GARCIA (Esp)* |
| 2005 | TED PURDY (USA) |
| 2006 | BRETT WETTERICH (USA) |
| 2007 | SCOTT VERPLANK (USA) |
| 2008 | ADAM SCOTT (Aus)* |
| 2009 | RORY SABBATINI (RSA) |
| 2010 | JASON DAY (Aus) |
| 2011 | KEEGAN BRADLEY (USA)* |
| 2012 | JASON DUFNER (USA) |
| 2013 | SANG-MOON BAE (Kor) |
| 2014 | BRENDON TODD (USA) |
| 2015 | STEVEN BOWDITCH (Aus) |
| 2016 | SERGIO GARCIA (Esp)* |
| 2017 | BILLY HORSCHEL (USA)* |
| 2018 | AARON WISE (USA) |
| 2019 | SUNG KANG (Kor) |
| 2020 | Not held |
| 2021 | LEE KYOUNG-HOON (Kor) |
| 2022 | LEE KYOUNG-HOON (Kor) |
| 2023 | JASON DAY (Aus) |
| 2024 | TAYLOR PENDRITH (Can) |
| * Won after play-off + Played in May 1956 ^ Played in June 1956 ~ Tournament shortened to 54 holes # Tournament shortened to 36 holes
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