Who’s going to win the AT&T Byron Nelson? Will Tony Romo make the cut? Our predictions ...

The PGA Tour is making its first stop in the Metroplex for this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson.

Heavy rain wiped out Wednesday’s Pro-Am and course conditions will be interesting early on, but storylines abound from Tony Romo receiving a sponsor’s exemption to Brooks Koepka using it for preparation for next week’s PGA Championship.

Here’s five predictions for the tournament that starts Thursday --

1. Romo misses cut by 10 strokes. This isn’t too bold of a prediction considering Romo hasn’t fared too well in his two previous PGA Tour events. Romo is a member at Trinity Forest Golf Club and knows the course as well as anyone, but that won’t matter when tournament play begins.

Romo’s putting remains a question mark, as he’s gone to a hockey-stick grip. He won’t make enough putts to be playing on the weekend, shooting 77-74.

North Texas star Jordan Spieth even joked about Romo’s new putting grip, saying: “Last time I saw him he was putting normal. He’s a good putter, too. Next thing I see he’s like trying some kind of sidesaddle thing. I’ll need to talk to him about that.”

2. Brooks Koepka finishes Top 5. Koepka is the best player in the field, ranked No. 3 in the world. In fact, he’s the highest-rated player by far followed by 2018 Masters champion Patrick Reed (No. 19). Koepka will play well but, for him, it’s more about fine-tuning his game in preparation for next week’s PGA Championship. That’s why we have Koepka finishing Top 5.

3. Spieth posts first Top 10 finish. Spieth, the fan favorite, has been struggling of late, but starts to get things turned around on a course he is familiar with by posting his first Top 10 finish of the season. Spieth will win this tournament in the coming years, but his game isn’t where it needs to be to get it done now.

4. Rory Sabbatini gets in hunt. Sabbatini, the 2009 Nelson champion, has made eight consecutive cuts and looks like his old self. Expect Sabbatini to be in the mix on the weekend, as he finished T13th at this event a year ago.

5. The winner is … Marc Leishman. Leishman failed to go wire-to-wire last year, as Aaron Wise ended up winning by three strokes. But Leishman is one of the highest-ranked players in the field at No. 22 in the world rankings, and fired a 61 in the opening round last year. A 61. The Australian will close the deal this year for his second win of the season.