If you've ever tried to line up parking for a dozen clients headed to a hospitality box at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, you already know the problem: TPC Craig Ranch does not have a lot at its front door. General parking sits blocks away at McKinney ISD Stadium, rideshare gets its own separate drop off Henneman Way, and every one of those trips ends with a shuttle ride before anyone reaches the Main Entrance. Send six cars to that same event and you've got six shuttle waits, six spots to lose someone, and six chances your group scatters before the first tee shot.
One bus fixes that in a single move. Below is exactly how a charter bus, party bus, or minibus gets your group to TPC Craig Ranch (8000 Collin McKinney Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75070) for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson — where it can drop, what general parking actually costs if you go it alone, and what changes during tournament week. THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson returns to TPC Craig Ranch April 26 – May 2, 2027, and every fact below is pulled from the tournament's own parking and directions page, not a guess.
Why Rent a Bus to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch?
A PGA TOUR stop is not one stage — it's a spread-out property with a Champions Club box near the 17th, a Choctaw Club, and general grounds access, and your group probably isn't all headed to the same spot at the same time. A charter bus or party bus keeps everyone on one schedule instead of four separate car trips converging (or not converging) on the same shuttle line.
It also solves the part nobody plans for: getting a group of clients or coworkers back together at the end of the day. With separate cars, that means texting four different people to find four different vehicles in a lot a shuttle ride away. With one bus, your group climbs aboard at a single arranged spot and rides out together.
For any company hosting clients at the tournament, that single detail is worth more than the ride itself — see the McKinney sporting event transportation page for how this works for other Collin County sporting trips.
Charter Bus & Party Bus Drop-Off at TPC Craig Ranch
TPC Craig Ranch does not publish a dedicated motorcoach gate the way a stadium does — its parking and directions page lists thirteen separate lot assignments (2A, 2B, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14), each tied to a specific credential type: valet for 1968 Club members, self-park for corporate hospitality, and Lot 14 reserved for credentialed media. Because that assignment structure shifts by credential and by week, the tournament confirms exact bus placement closer to your date rather than posting one fixed gate a year out.
What is fixed is the general layout: every lot sits along S. Hardin Blvd or Henneman Way, a short shuttle ride from the Main Entrance rather than a walk-up drop. A bus dropping your group off at that same corridor skips the part that actually costs time — parking the vehicle itself, which a private bus can do in a lot built for oversized vehicles instead of hunting a compact spot.
Rideshare Lot 12 and the Walk to the Main Entrance
The tournament's dedicated rideshare zone is Lot 12, at 8043 Henneman Way, McKinney, TX 75070, described on the tournament's own rideshare lot page as a set drop-off and pickup point near the Main Entrance. It's the closest published reference point to the gate for any vehicle that isn't parking long-term, which makes it the natural comparison for a bus drop: your group unloads there and walks in from the same spot rideshare passengers do, without the per-car fare or the wait for four different cars to show up.
TPC Craig Ranch Parking: McKinney ISD Stadium, the Cadillac Lot & the Shuttle
General parking for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is not on the golf course property at all — it's at McKinney ISD Stadium, 4201 S. Hardin Blvd, McKinney, TX 75070. Per the tournament's own FAQ page, advance parking runs $20 and day-of parking runs $30, with a free shuttle to the Main Entrance the tournament describes as "a quick, 10-minute ride." That's a real cost and a real wait built into every car your group drives separately.
Cadillac owners get a separate, complimentary option: Lot 9 at 4137 S. Hardin Blvd, with a free shuttle the tournament's Cadillac parking page says runs from 6:30 a.m. until 90 minutes after play concludes each day. Outside of that one brand-specific lot, every other car in your group is paying the same $20–$30 and riding the same shuttle as everyone else.
Run the math on a typical client group: eight people driving four separate cars pay $80–$120 in parking before anyone tees up for the pro-am, plus four separate 10-minute shuttle rides that don't necessarily land together. A charter bus or minibus through a McKinney charter bus rental replaces all four of those cars with one flat cost split across the group, and drops everyone at the same door at the same time.
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Bus Rental Prices
There's no single sticker price for a tournament-day bus rental — the quote is shaped by vehicle size, how many hours you need the bus reserved, and which day of tournament week you're attending. A Wednesday pro-am trip for a small client group prices differently than a Sunday final-round run for fifty employees. You can compare vehicles and rates for your exact date through the McKinney bus rental prices page, or call 945-224-6660 for a free quote.
A Tournament-Week Example
To give you an idea: a 22-person corporate hospitality group books a 25-passenger minibus for a full tournament day. Pickup is 8:00 a.m. from a downtown McKinney hotel, drop-off at TPC Craig Ranch by 8:30 a.m. — well ahead of morning tee times. The bus holds the group's coolers and gear during the day, and the group re-boards at an arranged spot at 5:30 p.m. after the leaders finish their rounds.
An 8-hour rental at that size might run in the neighborhood of $1,500–$1,900 — roughly $70–$85 per person, in place of 22 people splitting up into rideshares and separate parking passes.
What Size Bus Fits Your TPC Craig Ranch Group?
A foursome of clients needs a different vehicle than a full office outing, and matching the two matters more at a golf tournament than most events — you're not just moving people, you're moving coolers, chairs, and gear between hospitality stops all day.
| Vehicle | Typical seats | Best for | Key amenities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprinter van | Up to ~14 | A single foursome plus spouses or clients | Premium leather, individual climate control, USB charging |
| 18–25 passenger minibus | ~18–25 | A small office group or hospitality box party | Powerful A/C, plush reclining seats, overhead storage |
| 30–35 passenger minibus | ~30–35 | A larger client-entertaining group or country club outing | Reclining seats, climate control, ample gear storage |
| 40–56 passenger charter bus | Up to 56 | A full employee outing or multi-department trip | Onboard restroom, WiFi, power outlets, undercarriage bays |
| Party bus (15–50 passengers) | ~15–50 | A celebratory tournament-week outing | Bluetooth sound, LED lighting, wraparound seating |
For a tight client group, a McKinney Sprinter van keeps things simple and easy to park anywhere staff need it during the day. For a bigger outing, a full McKinney charter bus rental gives you undercarriage bays for coolers and gear plus an onboard restroom for the ride home, and the full vehicle lineup covers everything in between.
Getting to TPC Craig Ranch: US-75, Sam Rayburn Tollway & Tournament-Week Traffic
TPC Craig Ranch sits off US-75 at the Collin McKinney Parkway exit, with additional access from the Sam Rayburn Tollway (SH-121) for groups coming from Frisco, Plano, or the tollway corridor. That's the same exit every group uses regardless of vehicle, which means the bottleneck during arrival windows each round is the last mile — S. Hardin Blvd and Henneman Way funneling everyone toward the same handful of lots at once.
A bus doesn't remove that last-mile crunch, but it removes your group's stake in it — instead of four cars each hunting a lane in traffic, one vehicle carries everyone through it, and the search for a parking space at the end simply isn't part of the trip.
DFW & McKinney National Airport to TPC Craig Ranch
For groups flying in for tournament week, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is the closest major commercial airport, roughly 30 miles southwest of TPC Craig Ranch. Dallas Love Field sits a similar distance to the south. Either way, a single bus gathering your group at baggage claim skips the scramble of splitting a dozen coworkers across separate rideshares on arrival day — see the McKinney airport transportation page for how that pickup is arranged.
McKinney National Airport (TKI) is the closest airfield to the course itself, only a few miles from TPC Craig Ranch, and handles general aviation traffic for groups flying in privately during tournament week.
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Bag Policy & Gate Rules
Whatever your group brings has to clear the gate, and the tournament's own FAQ page and spectator information page spell out the limits plainly:
- Non-clear bags — including carrying cases, backpacks, camera bags, and chair bags — cannot exceed 6" x 6".
- Clear bags are allowed up to 12" x 6" x 12".
- Anything larger than that stays behind — which is exactly why a bus, with its own onboard and undercarriage storage, is the better place to leave coolers, folding chairs, and rain gear during the round rather than trying to carry it all through the gate.
Leaving TPC Craig Ranch After the Final Putt
The exit at a golf tournament is quieter than a stadium clearing 60,000 fans, but the shape of the problem is the same: everyone who parked at McKinney ISD Stadium is waiting on the same shuttle back, and everyone who rode in on rideshare is competing for the same cars at Lot 12. A private bus staged nearby skips both lines — your group has a set pickup time and spot agreed on in advance, so there's no standing around after the leaders finish their final holes.
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2027 Schedule: When to Book Your Bus
Tournament week for 2027 runs April 26 – May 2, and the tournament's own schedule of events lays out the shape of it: pro-am and practice-round days fall Monday through Wednesday, with the four rounds of stroke play following Thursday through Sunday. The Thursday-through-Sunday stretch draws the biggest single-day crowds, which means the McKinney ISD Stadium lot and the Lot 12 rideshare zone both see the heaviest traffic those four days.
Because the vehicle supply across McKinney and the broader Dallas–Fort Worth area is shared with everything else happening that same week, weekend-round dates are the first to book out. Locking in a vehicle as soon as your group's schedule is set is the simplest way to make sure the right size bus is still available for your day.
Groups That Rent a Party Bus to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson draws a different mix of groups than a typical stadium event, and the transportation need looks a little different for each one:
- Corporate hospitality groups. Companies hosting clients in a Champions Club or Choctaw Club box — the tournament's own tickets page lists those premium experiences starting from $400 a person — need everyone arriving together and on schedule. See the McKinney corporate transportation page for how that's arranged.
- Employee outings. A company day at the tournament works better as one bus than as a scattered group of individual transportation providers trying to regroup at day's end.
- Out-of-town guests. Golf trips built around tournament week often mix a hotel stay with multiple tournament days — the McKinney group transportation services page covers multi-stop itineraries that combine hotel pickups with each day at TPC Craig Ranch.
- Milestone and celebration groups. A tournament-week outing that doubles as a birthday or retirement celebration is an easy fit for a McKinney party bus rental, with the ride itself part of the day.
TPC Craig Ranch Bus vs. Rideshare vs. Parking Yourself
A private bus isn't the only way to get to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, and it isn't always the right call for every group size. Here's an honest look at the options.
| Option | Cost shape | Arrive together? | Best group size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private charter or party bus | One flat rate, split across the group | Yes — one vehicle, one arrival | 10–56 |
| General parking + shuttle | $20 advance / $30 day-of per car | Only if everyone catches the same shuttle | 1–4 per car |
| Rideshare to Lot 12 | Per car each way, plus post-round demand | No — separate cars, separate arrivals | 1–4 per car |
| Cadillac owner lot | Free for eligible Cadillac owners | Only if the group fits one vehicle | 1 vehicle |
For a single foursome, driving in and paying the $20–$30 lot fee is often the simplest call. The moment your group grows past a couple of cars' worth of people, the coordination cost of separate vehicles — different shuttle times, different parking receipts, and the search for everyone at day's end — tips clearly toward one bus.
Frequently Asked Questions About THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Bus Rentals
Where does a charter bus drop off at TPC Craig Ranch?
TPC Craig Ranch does not publish one fixed motorcoach gate — its parking and directions page assigns thirteen separate lots by credential type, and the exact drop point for your group is confirmed closer to your tournament date. Every published lot sits along S. Hardin Blvd or Henneman Way, the same corridor as the general parking shuttle and the Lot 12 rideshare zone.
Where do we park if we're not taking a bus?
General parking is at McKinney ISD Stadium, 4201 S. Hardin Blvd, McKinney, TX 75070 — not on the TPC Craig Ranch property. A free shuttle covers the roughly 10-minute ride to the Main Entrance.
How much does parking cost at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
Per the tournament's own FAQ page, general parking runs $20 if purchased in advance or $30 day-of. Cadillac owners get a separate complimentary lot with its own shuttle.
Is there a rideshare lot at TPC Craig Ranch?
Yes — Lot 12, at 8043 Henneman Way, McKinney, TX 75070, is the tournament's dedicated rideshare drop-off and pickup zone near the Main Entrance.
What's the bag policy for THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson?
Non-clear bags, including backpacks and chair bags, cannot exceed 6" x 6". Clear bags are allowed up to 12" x 6" x 12". Anything larger doesn't clear the gate.
How much does it cost to rent a bus to TPC Craig Ranch?
Pricing depends on vehicle size, total hours, and which day of tournament week you're attending. Compare quotes through the McKinney bus rental prices page, or call 945-224-6660 for a free quote in minutes.
What size bus do we need for a golf tournament group?
A Sprinter van comfortably fits a foursome plus a few guests; an 18–25 passenger minibus fits a small office or hospitality group; a 40–56 passenger charter bus fits a full company outing. The right pick comes down to headcount and how much gear you're hauling between hospitality stops.
When is THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson in 2027?
Tournament week runs April 26 – May 2, 2027, at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney. Pro-am and practice days fall Monday through Wednesday, with the four rounds of stroke play Thursday through Sunday.
How far is TPC Craig Ranch from DFW Airport?
Roughly 30 miles. A single bus pickup at baggage claim is the simplest way to move a group arriving together, instead of splitting everyone across separate rideshares on arrival day.
How far in advance should we book a bus for tournament week?
As early as your group's schedule is confirmed, especially for the Thursday-through-Sunday rounds when McKinney ISD Stadium parking and the Lot 12 rideshare zone both see the heaviest demand. Vehicles across the Dallas–Fort Worth area book out fastest for those peak days.
Book Your THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson Bus to TPC Craig Ranch Today
The right vehicle for your TPC Craig Ranch trip is one quote away. Whether it's a Sprinter van for a foursome, a minibus for a hospitality box group, or a full charter bus for a company outing, Mckinneyminibuscompany.com connects you to a large network of bus companies serving McKinney so you can compare vehicles and prices for tournament week. Fill out the quick form or call 945-224-6660 to get started.
Also planning a trip to a Collin County arena show? The Credit Union of Texas Event Center and Comerica Center guides cover their own drop-offs and parking.
