Veteran PGA Tour pro Jonathan Byrd and son Jackson are playing together in a PGA Tour event for the first time at the Myrtle Beach Classic.
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FanslookingattheOneflightMyrtleBeachClassicfieldthisweekmaythinkthereisanerrorinthepairingswithtwoplayerslistedunderthelastnameByrdbuttheyaren’tseeingdouble.That’sbecauseveteranproJonathanByrdandsonJacksonareplayingtogetherinaPGAToureventforthefirsttime.
“Thisisabucketlistitemforme,”Jonathan,47,afive-timeTourwinnersaidofplayingwithhis17-year-oldson,oneofthetopjuniorplayersinthecountry.“Probablythree,fouryearsagowhenIstartedtoseehimdevelopandbecomequiteagoodplayeraselitejuniorplayerandwintournamentsandrepresenthiscountryintheJuniorRyderCupandJuniorPresidentsCup,itstartedtobecomeapparenttomethatthiskidisprobablygoingtohaveanopportunitytoturnpro.”
Jacksonisathree-timeAmericanJuniorGolfAssociationAll-American,includingafirst-teamselectionin2024.Heisthesecond-rankedjuniorgolferinthecountryaccordingtotheAJGA.He’llbeafreshmaninthefallatClemson,hisfather’salm
