This Week on the PGA Tour – 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson is widely considered one of the all-time great golfers. He won 52 times on the PGA Tour, 64 times as a professional, including an incredible 11 straight wins in 1945. He won the Masters twice (1937, 1942), the PGA Championship twice (1940, 1945), and the U.S. Open once in 1939.
One of Byron Nelson’s wins was the Texas Victory Open in 1944, a tournament he won by 10 strokes. The tournament would go by multiple names over the years, until 1968 when it became the Byron Nelson Classic. The tournament has had many different sponsors over the years and has been played on many different courses, but the name Byron Nelson is still attached to it to this day and is currently known as the AT&T Byron Nelson.
The Salesmanship Club of Dallas is the tournament host and 100% of the tournament proceeds go to the Momentous Institute, an organization founded by the Salesmanship Club of Dallas which provides mental health services, education, and professional training supporting children and families.
The AT&T Byron Nelson is the most financially successful charity fundraiser on the PGA Tour, raising $180 million dollars for mental health since 1968. Check out the volunteer opportunities and make a difference at the 2024 AT&T Byron Nelson!
Like many long-running tournaments, the AT&T Byron Nelson has been won by many of golf’s greats, including Tom Watson, the only 4-time winner and the only player to three-peat. Lee Kyoung-hoon had a chance to three-peat this year but this year’s champion was Jason Day.
Jason’s Sunday 62 tied for the low final round of the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson, propelling him to a final score of -23 and a one-shot victory over runner-up finishers Si Woo Kim and Austin Eckroat. It was Jason’s 13th win on the PGA Tour. His first win was at the same tournament, the 2010 HP Byron Nelson Championship.
It was also Jason Day’s first win in over five years. Back issues forced him to change the swing that won a major championship and catapulted him to number one in the world in 2015. Swing changes are difficult and take time, but you could see by his play in many tournaments this year that he was on the verge of winning again.
Jason Day persevered through this while continuing to serve others. Jason and his wife Ellie started the Brighter Days Foundation in 2015. Its beneficiaries include many impactful organizations serving children and families in central Ohio, where the Days call home.
Hebrews tells us that we should all persevere in confident trust in the Lord.