Pre-Tournament Notes – 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson

8 of the top 30 in the FedExCup standings, led by Brooks Koepka (8) and Charles Howell III (10)

3 FedExCup champions: Bill Haas (2011), Henrik Stenson (2013), Jordan Spieth (2015)

7 major champions: Ernie Els (4), Padraig Harrington (3), Brooks Koepka (3), Jordan Spieth (3), Henrik Stenson (1), Jimmy Walker (1), Patrick Reed (1)

5 past winners: Ernie Els (1995), Rory Sabbatini (2009), Sangmoon Bae (2013), Brendan Todd (2014), Aaron Wise (2018)

Rookie Aaron Wise earned his first PGA TOUR victory in his 26^th career start on TOUR

Wise became the second youngest winner of the AT&T Byron Nelson (21 years, 10 months 29 days) behind Tiger Woods who won in 1997 (21 years, 4 months, 18 days)

His 23-under par total set the tournament scoring record relative to par.

AT&T Byron Nelson is the 29^th event in the 2018-19 FedExCup season

7 of the 12 winners of the AT&T Byron Nelson in the FedExCup era have advanced to the season-ending TOUR Championship: Scott Verplank (2007), Jason Day (2010), Keegan Bradley (2011), Jason Dufner (2012), Brendon Todd (2014), Steven Bowditch (2015), Aaron Wise (2018)

Wise was the only rookie to reach the 2018 TOUR Championship, finishing 24^th in the FedExCup

Trinity Forest Golf Club hosted the AT&T Byron Nelson for the first time in 2018 after 35 years at TPC Four Season Las Colinas in Irving, Texas

AT&T Byron Nelson was the first TOUR event to be named in honor of a professional golfer

The event is the ninth-oldest, non-major on TOUR, dating back to 1944

Making his fifth start at the event, highlighted by a runner-up finish in 2016

Holds the highest FedExCup position (8) among the players in the field

Has a win (THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES) and two runner-up finishes (The Honda Classic, Masters Tournament) in 10 starts during the 2018-19 season

Has won three of the last seven majors (2017 U.S. Open, 2018 U.S. Open, 2018 PGA Championship)

Recorded his best round on TOUR in the first round of the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson with a 10-under 61, setting the course record at Trinity Forest

Finished runner-up in 2018, one of three top-threes in 10 starts in the event (2^nd/2018, T3/2014, T3/2012)

Opened the 2018-19 season with four top-five finishes in first six starts, including a win at the CIMB Classic

Leads the Presidents Cup standings for the International Team; has played on each of the last three teams and holds an overall record of 3-7-3

Became the first rookie to win the AT&T Byron Nelson since Keegan Bradley in 2011

Owns one top-10 finish (T10/Mayakoba Golf Classic) in 11 starts during the 2018-19 season

Won both the Individual and Team NCAA Championship in 2016 for the Oregon Ducks

AT&T Ambassador and Dallas native

Making ninth start at the event, with best result a T16 in 2010, where he made his TOUR debut at age 16

In search of his 12^th TOUR career victory and first since the 2017 Open Championship

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current NFL on CBS analyst accepted his third sponsor exemption on TOUR, following back-to-back invites at Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship (CUT/2018, CUT/2019)

Member at Trinity Forest Golf Club

Reached First Stage of 2018 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament after Japan’s Tomo Watanabe was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard at a pre-qualifier; Failed to reach Second Stage following a 13-over 297 to finish T72 at Firewheel at Garland Bridges

Won the 2018 Racine Tri-Course Amateur Championship at Meadowbrook Country Club in Wisconsin by nine strokes with rounds of 68-71-69

Advanced to the sectional stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open in 2010, but withdrew due to his practice schedule with the Cowboys.

18-hole scoring record: 60 (Sam Snead/R2/1957, Arron Oberholser/R2/2006, Keegan Bradley/R1/2013)

72-hole scoring record: 259 (Steven Bowditch/2015)

Youngest winner: Tiger Woods, 1997 (21 years, 4 months, 18 days)

Players to have claimed their first TOUR win at AT&T Byron Nelson: (Johnny Pott/1960, Charles Coody/1964, Mark Hayes/1976, Neal Lancaster/1994, Robert Damron/2001, Ted Purdy/2005, Brett Wetterich/2006, Jason Day/2010, Keegan Bradley/2011, Sangmoon Bae/2013, Brendan Todd/2014, Aaron Wise/2018)

Dating to 2000, there have been 10 international winners, with Sergio Garcia performing the feat twice