As the calendar turns to March, the PGA Tour heads east to begin its Florida swing at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. It’s the first of four straight weeks with events in the Sunshine State, the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Players Championship and the Valspar Championship to follow.
Austin Eckroat is back at PGA National’s Champion Course (par 71, 7,167 yards) to defend his maiden PGA Tour title. A year ago, the former Oklahoma State golfer masterfully handled the Jack Nicklaus design, shooting a 17-under 267 to beat Erik van Rooyan and Min Woo Lee by three shots. However, he returns this time to South Florida off two straight missed cuts.
Eckroat enters the week with +5000 odds, while Shane Lowry arrives as the tournament favorite. The 37-year-old Irishman has finished fourth at PGA National in 2024, fifth in 2023 and second in 2022. Other notable players in this week’s field include Jordan Spieth (making his tournament debut), Rickie Fowler (2017 winner), Russell Henley, Min Woo Lee, amateur Luke Clanton (who will earn a PGA Tour card off the PGA Tour Accelerate program if he makes the cut this week) and Billy Horschel.
The overall purse this week is $9.2 million with the winner claiming a first-place prize money payout of $1.656 million and 500 FedEx Cup points.
TV Schedule
Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 2-6 p.m. ET. On Saturday and Sunday, Golf Channel will air coverage from 1-3 p.m. with NBC/Peacock taking over from 3-6 p.m.
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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 Streaming Schedule
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will occur on ESPN+ from 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. all four days. Coverage includes four streams—main feed, featured groups, marquee groups and featured holes, plus a separate Spanish language feed.
Leaderboard
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First tee
6:45 a.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Rico Hoey, Mac Meissner
6:56 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Taylor Montgomery, Ryo Hisatsune
7:07 a.m. — Doug Ghim, Carson Young, Victor Perez
7:18 a.m. — Jake Knapp, Tom Hoge, Webb Simpson
7:29 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Nick Hardy, Zach Johnson
7:40 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Vincent Norrman, Adam Svensson
7:51 a.m. — Davis Riley, Camilo Villegas, Matt Kuchar
8:02 a.m. — Peter Malnati, Taylor Moore, Adam Schenk
8:13 a.m. — Danny Willett, Harry Higgs, Sami Valimaki
8:24 a.m. — Ryan Gerard, Jesper Svensson, Quade Cummins
8:35 a.m. — Kevin Roy, Kevin Velo, Ben Polland
8:46 a.m. — Matteo Manassero, Jackson Suber, Matthew Riedel
11:45 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Matti Schmid, Chan Kim
11:56 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, Brendon Todd, Greyson Sigg
12:07 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Keith Mitchell, Jacob Bridgeman
12:18 p.m. — Matt McCarty, Jhonattan Vegas, Mackenzie Hughes
12:29 p.m. — Austin Eckroat, Chris Kirk, Sungjae Im
12:40 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Min Woo Lee
12:51 p.m. — Brian Campbell, Davis Thompson, Byeong Hun An
1:02 p.m. — Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Nicolai Højgaard
1:13 p.m. — J.J. Spaun, C.T. Pan, Ben Martin
1:24 p.m. — Pierceson Coody, Paul Waring, Steven Fisk
1:35 p.m. — Antoine Rozner, Taylor Dickson, Braden Thornberry
1:46 p.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Will Chandler, Karl Vilips
10th tee
6:45 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Sam Ryder, Patrick Fishburn
6:56 a.m. — Michael Kim, Luke Donald, Mark Hubbard
7:07 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Max Greyserman, Luke Clanton (a)
7:18 a.m. — Rafael Campos, Brice Garnett, Lee Hodges
7:29 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Billy Horschel, Cameron Young
7:40 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Russell Henley, Jordan Spieth
7:51 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Lucas Glover, Brian Harman
8:02 a.m. — Andrew Putnam, Justin Lower, Joe Highsmith
8:13 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, Charley Hoffman, Isaiah Salinda
8:24 a.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Frankie Capan III, Tim Widing
8:35 a.m. — Kris Ventura, Thriston Lawrence, Cristobal Del Solar
8:46 a.m. — Paul Peterson, Ricky Castillo, Patrick Sheehan
11:45 a.m. — Alex Smalley, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns
11:56 a.m. — Chad Ramey, Will Gordon, Ben Silverman
12:07 p.m. — K.H. Lee, Nate Lashley, Henrik Norlander
12:18 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Luke List
12:29 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Seamus Power, Brandt Snedeker
12:40 p.m. — Patton Kizzire, Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
12:51 p.m. — Harry Hall, Matt Wallace, Francesco Molinari
1:02 p.m. — Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Ben Kohles
1:13 p.m. — Trey Mullinax, David Lipsky, Ryan Fox
1:24 p.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, William Mouw, Thomas Rosenmueller
1:35 p.m. — Dylan Wu, Niklas Norgaard, Bo Hoag
1:46 p.m. — Max McGreevy, Rikuya Hoshino, Justin Hicks
FRIDAY/SECOND ROUND
First tee
6:45 a.m. — Alex Smalley, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns
6:56 a.m. — Chad Ramey, Will Gordon, Ben Silverman
7:07 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Nate Lashley, Henrik Norlander
7:18 a.m. — Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Luke List
7:29 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Seamus Power, Brandt Snedeker
7:40 a.m. — Patton Kizzire, Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
7:51 a.m. — Harry Hall, Matt Wallace, Francesco Molinari
8:02 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Ben Kohles
8:13 a.m. — Trey Mullinax, David Lipsky, Ryan Fox
8:24 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, William Mouw, Thomas Rosenmueller
8:35 a.m. — Dylan Wu, Niklas Norgaard, Bo Hoag
8:46 a.m. — Max McGreevy, Rikuya Hoshino, Justin Hicks
11:45 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Sam Ryder, Patrick Fishburn
11:56 a.m. — Michael Kim, Luke Donald, Mark Hubbard
12:07 p.m. — Daniel Berger, Max Greyserman, Luke Clanton (a)
12:18 p.m. — Rafael Campos, Brice Garnett, Lee Hodges
12:29 p.m. — Sepp Straka, Billy Horschel, Cameron Young
12:40 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Russell Henley, Jordan Spieth
12:51 p.m. — Nico Echavarria, Lucas Glover, Brian Harman
1:02 p.m. — Andrew Putnam, Justin Lower, Joe Highsmith
1:13 p.m. — Ryan Palmer, Charley Hoffman, Isaiah Salinda
1:24 p.m. — Michael Thorbjornsen, Frankie Capan III, Tim Widing
1:35 p.m. — Kris Ventura, Thriston Lawrence, Cristobal Del Solar
1:46 p.m. — Paul Peterson, Ricky Castillo, Patrick Sheehan
10th tee
6:45 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Matti Schmid, Chan Kim
6:56 a.m. — Kevin Kisner, Brendon Todd, Greyson Sigg
7:07 a.m. — Joel Dahmen, Keith Mitchell, Jacob Bridgeman
7:18 a.m. — Matt McCarty, Jhonattan Vegas, Mackenzie Hughes
7:29 a.m. — Austin Eckroat, Chris Kirk, Sungjae Im
7:40 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Min Woo Lee
7:51 a.m. — Brian Campbell, Davis Thompson, Byeong Hun An
8:02 a.m. — Eric Cole, Ben Griffin, Nicolai Højgaard
8:13 a.m. — J.J. Spaun, C.T. Pan, Ben Martin
8:24 a.m. — Pierceson Coody, Paul Waring, Steven Fisk
8:35 a.m. — Antoine Rozner, Taylor Dickson, Braden Thornberry
8:46 a.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Will Chandler, Karl Vilips
11:45 a.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Rico Hoey, Mac Meissner
11:56 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Taylor Montgomery, Ryo Hisatsune
12:07 p.m. — Doug Ghim, Carson Young, Victor Perez
12:18 p.m. — Jake Knapp, Tom Hoge, Webb Simpson
12:29 p.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Nick Hardy, Zach Johnson
12:40 p.m. — Erik van Rooyen, Vincent Norrman, Adam Svensson
12:51 p.m. — Davis Riley, Camilo Villegas, Matt Kuchar
1:02 p.m. — Peter Malnati, Taylor Moore, Adam Schenk
1:13 p.m. — Danny Willett, Harry Higgs, Sami Valimaki
1:24 p.m. — Ryan Gerard, Jesper Svensson, Quade Cummins
1:35 p.m. — Kevin Roy, Kevin Velo, Ben Polland
1:46 p.m. — Matteo Manassero, Jackson Suber, Matthew Riedel
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