The PGA Tour’s Florida Swing is set to begin this week with the newly renamed Cognizant Classic at PGA National. The tournament will feature Chris Kirk looking to repeat his heart-warming 2023 victory. No one has been a back-to-back champion in this event since Jack Nicklaus in 1977-78, but Kirk certainly has positive momentum at this course. Not only did he win, but that win kickstarted a 2023 campaign that eventually earned Kirk, who stepped away from the tour in May 2019 to address alcohol issues and depression, the PGA Tour Courage Award.
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Kirk’s comeback after an eight-year drought required extra hole to get past Eric Cole. The 2023 PGA Tour rookie of the year will return to Palm Beach Gardens to finish the job. Along with Cole, we’re set to see World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Cameron Young, Sepp Straka and Matthieu Pavon compete on the Nicklaus-designed Champion Course. Florida resident Rickie Fowler will be back after missing the event last season for the first time in 13 years. He won at PGA National back in 2017.
Quite a few pros not yet in the tour’s next signature event, next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational, still have a chance to sneak in due to the Aon Swing 5, which will culminate at the Cognizant. The top five FedEx Cup points earners from the Mexico Open at Vidanta and the Cognizant Classic will get a bid to Bay Hill with Sami Valimaki currently leading the way. Stephan Jaeger, Justin Lower, C.T. Pan and Robert MacIntyre round out the top five.
The winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.62 million share of the $9 million purse.
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One of five courses at PGA National, the Champion Course hosts the Honda Classic every year. Originally designed by Tom and George Fazio for tournament play, Jack Nicklaus redesigned the course in 2014, creating the infamous three-hole stretch aptly named “The Bear Trap.” Routinely one of the toughest courses on Tour, The Champion is a true ball-striking test. View Course TV Schedule
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First tee
6:45 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Callum Tarren, Dylan Wu
6:56 a.m. — Tyler Duncan, Ryan Palmer, Jhonattan Vegas
7:07 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Mark Hubbard, Sam Stevens
7:18 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey, Keith Mitchell
7:29 a.m. — Nick Hardy, Kevin Kisner, J.B. Holmes
7:40 a.m. — J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker
7:51 a.m. — Davis Riley, Ryan Brehm, Zach Johnson
8:02 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Sam Ryder, Doug Ghim
8:13 a.m. — Garrick Higgo, Matt NeSmith, Matti Schmid
8:24 a.m. — Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh, Ben Kohles
8:35 a.m. — Chan Kim, Chandler Phillips, Tyler Collet
8:46 a.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Rico Hoey, Chase Johnson
11:45 a.m. — Greyson Sigg, S.H. Kim, Ryan Fox
11:56 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Kevin Streelman, Tyson Alexander
12:07 p.m. — Lanto Griffin, Denny McCarthy, Min Woo Lee
12:18 p.m. — Tom Hoge, Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar
12:29 p.m. — Russell Henley, Daniel Berger, Eric Cole
12:40 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
12:51 p.m. — Tom Kim, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
1:02 p.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Padraig Harrington, Justin Lower
1:13 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Joseph Bramlett, Ben Taylor
1:24 p.m. — Paul Barjon, Patrick Fishburn, Fred Biondi
1:35 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Pierceson Coody, Norman Xiong
1:46 p.m. — Victor Perez, Alejandro Tosti, Rasmus Højgaard
10th tee
6:45 a.m. — Ben Martin, Maverick McNealy, Andrew Novak
6:56 a.m. — Ryan Moore, Austin Eckroat, Harry Hall
7:07 a.m. — Alex Smalley, Hayden Buckley, Davis Thompson
7:18 a.m. — Corey Conners, Matt Wallace, Billy Horschel
7:29 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas, Shane Lowry
7:40 a.m. — Jake Knapp, Chris Kirk, Rory McIlroy
7:51 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young
8:02 a.m. — Michael Kim, Stephan Jaeger, Thomas Detry
8:13 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Bud Cauley, Brandon Wu
8:24 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Jimmy Stanger, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
8:35 a.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Jorge Campillo, Max Greyserman
8:46 a.m. — Alexander Björk, Parker Coody, Michael Gligic
11:45 a.m. — Martin Laird, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Ben Griffin
11:56 a.m. — Robby Shelton, Taylor Montgomery, David Lipsky
12:07 p.m. — Troy Merritt, Jeff Overton, Zac Blair
12:18 p.m. — Luke List, Lee Hodges, Joel Dahmen
12:29 p.m. — Lucas Glover, Adam Svensson, Gary Woodland
12:40 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Nico Echavarria, Adam Schenk
12:51 p.m. — Vincent Norrman, Cameron Champ, Scott Stallings
1:02 p.m. — Alex Noren, Kevin Yu, Carl Yuan
1:13 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Robert Garrigus, Carson Young
1:24 p.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Chris Gotterup, David Skinns
1:35 p.m. — Joe Highsmith, Mac Meissner, Chris Crawford
1:46 p.m. — Ben Silverman, Nicholas Lindheim, Braden Shattuck
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First tee
6:45 a.m. — Martin Laird, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Ben Griffin
6:56 a.m. — Robby Shelton, Taylor Montgomery, David Lipsky
7:07 a.m. — Troy Merritt, Jeff Overton, Zac Blair
7:18 a.m. — Luke List, Lee Hodges, Joel Dahmen
7:29 a.m. — Lucas Glover, Adam Svensson, Gary Woodland
7:40 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Nico Echavarria, Adam Schenk
7:51 a.m. — Vincent Norrman, Cameron Champ, Scott Stallings
8:02 a.m. — Alex Noren, Kevin Yu, Carl Yuan
8:13 a.m. — Nate Lashley, Robert Garrigus, Carson Young
8:24 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Chris Gotterup, David Skinns
8:35 a.m. — Joe Highsmith, Mac Meissner, Chris Crawford
8:46 a.m. — Ben Silverman, Nicholas Lindheim, Braden Shattuck
11:45 a.m. — Ben Martin, Maverick McNealy, Andrew Novak
11:56 a.m. — Ryan Moore, Austin Eckroat, Harry Hall
12:07 p.m. — Alex Smalley, Hayden Buckley, Davis Thompson
12:18 p.m. — Corey Conners, Matt Wallace, Billy Horschel
12:29 p.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Camilo Villegas, Shane Lowry
12:40 p.m. — Jake Knapp, Chris Kirk, Rory McIlroy
12:51 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young
1:02 p.m. — Michael Kim, Stephan Jaeger, Thomas Detry
1:13 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Bud Cauley, Brandon Wu
1:24 p.m. — Sami Valimaki, Jimmy Stanger, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
1:35 p.m. — Ryo Hisatsune, Jorge Campillo, Max Greyserman
1:46 p.m. — Alexander Björk, Parker Coody, Michael Gligic
10th tee
6:45 a.m. — Greyson Sigg, S.H. Kim, Ryan Fox
6:56 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Kevin Streelman, Tyson Alexander
7:07 a.m. — Lanto Griffin, Denny McCarthy, Min Woo Lee
7:18 a.m. — Tom Hoge, Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar
7:29 a.m. — Russell Henley, Daniel Berger, Eric Cole
7:40 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
7:51 a.m. — Tom Kim, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
8:02 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Padraig Harrington, Justin Lower
8:13 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Joseph Bramlett, Ben Taylor
8:24 a.m. — Paul Barjon, Patrick Fishburn, Fred Biondi
8:35 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Pierceson Coody, Norman Xiong
8:46 a.m. — Victor Perez, Alejandro Tosti, Rasmus Højgaard
11:45 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Callum Tarren, Dylan Wu
11:56 a.m. — Tyler Duncan, Ryan Palmer, Jhonattan Vegas
12:07 p.m. — C.T. Pan, Mark Hubbard, Sam Stevens
12:18 p.m. — K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey, Keith Mitchell
12:29 p.m. — Nick Hardy, Kevin Kisner, J.B. Holmes
12:40 p.m. — J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker
12:51 p.m. — Davis Riley, Ryan Brehm, Zach Johnson
1:02 p.m. — Beau Hossler, Sam Ryder, Doug Ghim
1:13 p.m. — Garrick Higgo, Matt NeSmith, Matti Schmid
1:24 p.m. — Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh, Ben Kohles
1:35 p.m. — Chan Kim, Chandler Phillips, Tyler Collet
1:46 p.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Rico Hoey, Chase Johnson
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