Hoey shares 19th place at CJ Cup Byron Nelson

RICO HOEY registered his strongest finish of the 2026 PGA Tour so far, sharing 19^th at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson ruled by Wyndham Clark on Sunday at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas.

The Filipino ace fired a closing three-under 68 after previous rounds of 67-66-68 to finish at 15-under 269 that enabled him to breach the Top 20 for the first time this season. Previously, Mr. Hoey’s highest for the current year was a tie for 24^th at the WM Phoenix Open last February.

The Fil-Am ace banked a cool $100,596 (around P6.17 million) for his work in the $10.3-million event.

Meanwhile, Mr. Clark sizzled with a flawless 60 in the final round highlighted by nine birdies and an eagle to win his fourth PGA Tour title and first since his last triumph at the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Mr. Clark assembled a 30-under 254 to beat Korean Kim Si Woo (257 after a 65) by three strokes.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler placed third at 261 after closing with a 65. — Olmin Leyba