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HP Byron Nelson nurtures local talent

Tournament known to provide springboard for area golfers, so who will emerge?

Updated: May 16, 2012, 1:06 PM ET
By Richard Durrett | ESPNDallas.com

IRVING, Texas -- The HP Byron Nelson Championship has one of its better fields in years this week.

Matt Kuchar, fresh off winning The Players Championship, is here. So is Phil Mickelson, making his first appearance in five years. Other major winners such as Ernie Els, defending champion Keegan Bradley, Y.E. Yang and Vijay Singh will tee it up at TPC Four Seasons Resort & Club in Las Colinas this week.

But the Nelson seems to be a place for young golfers to emerge. Bradley battled ...

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