2009 HP Byron Nelson Championship Tournament
When: May 21-24
Where: TPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, Texas
TV: Golf Channel/CBS
The HP Byron Nelson Championship has been a premier event on the PGA TOUR since 1968. Dallas’ biggest sports attraction and most anticipated social event of the spring is also the most financially successful charity event on the PGA TOUR, raising over $107 million for area children and families. The great time moves to Memorial Day weekend in 2009 – May 18-24. The purse will be $6.5 million, and the winner will receive $1,170,000.
HP assumes the title sponsorship from EDS, which the company recently acquired. HP announced it will become the new title sponsor of the Byron Nelson Championship golf tournament, a premier PGA TOUR event held annually. The Byron Nelson is one of the top golf tournaments on the PGA Tour. The Nelson as it is commonly called by Dallas residents is named for Lord Byron Nelson, who was one of the best professional golfers of all-time. Lord Byron won 52 PGA tournaments during his career including 5 major championships (2 Masters, 2 PGA & 1 US Open). Byron Nelson picked Irving for his signature tournament because he was born nearby in Waxahachie, Texas.
PGA Tour HP Byron Nelson Championship Golf Courses:
The Byron Nelson Championship is currently hosted by the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas in the tony Las Colinas section of Irving, near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The resort's two courses, TPC Las Colinas and Cottonwood Valley Country Club, share the first two rounds, with TPC Las Colinas the site for the final two rounds.
PGA Tour HP Byron Nelson Championship Records:
* Overall record: 262 - Loren Roberts, Steve Pate, 1999
* Tournament course record: TPC Las Colinas course - 61, Billy Mayfair, 1993; Charlie Rymer, 1996; Justin Leonard, 2001. Cottonwood Valley course - 60, Arron Oberholser, 2006
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