Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed are among the big names in the 156-player field for the AT&T Byron Nelson, which is in year two at the unique Coore/Crenshaw-designed Trinity Forest Golf Club.
Eight of the top 30 in the FedExCup will tee it up in Dallas, including defending champion Aaron Wise, who, at 21 years and 10 months was younger than all previous AT&T Byron Nelson winners, besides Tiger Woods (21 years, 4 months in 1997).
Reed will make his first start at Trinity, while FedExCup No 8 Koepka will look to build early momentum for his PGA Championship title defense next week. This will mark Spieth’s ninth start in his hometown event; his best finish remains the T16 he recorded in his first appearance in 2010, when he was a sponsor exemption.
This time around, the most notable exemption is Dallas Cowboys quarterback-turned-CBS-broadcaster Tony Romo.
Playing in alongside Romo is Dylan Frittelli, one of five South Africans in the field. The two-time European Tour winner has missed four of 13 cuts this season as he looks to play his way to another PGA TOUR card after earning his rights this season via the Web.com finals.
Branden Grace joins his Zurich Classic partner Justin Harding in the field, with Tyrone van Aswegen and Ernie Els completing the local angle.
