Cognizant classic

February 28th, 2026

Brooks Koepka quietly makes equipment change that’s turning heads

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February 27th, 2026

Ryan Gerard appears to hit bird (!) with tee shot, still manages to hit the green as well

One of the strangest shots of the season unfolded when Ryan Gerard appeared to clip a bird mid-flight with his tee shot during the opening round of the Cognizant Classic at PGA National.

February 26th, 2026

The overrated Bear Trap, Brooks’ Florida return and Lowry’s curse: 10 things for the Cognizant Classic

A rogue $1 Friday morning PGA Tour pool, a reality check on the Cognizant Classic field, Brooks Koepka’s cameo, Shane Lowry’s “curse” and a takedown of the Bear Trap. It’s another chaotic edition of Golfpocalypse.

March 3rd, 2025

Joe Highsmith did something that hadn’t been done in 9 years in winning the Cognizant Classic

Riding a career-defining weekend performance and benefiting from his rivals’ timely stumbles, Joe Highsmith accomplished something truly remarkable – becoming the first PGA Tour player since Brandt Snedeker in 2016 to make the cut on the number then surge all the way to victory.

March 3rd, 2025

The clubs Joe Highsmith used to win the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches

The solid-swinging lefty won in just his 34th start as a pro and did so with a combination that works well at PGA National’s Champion course – solid driving, a nervy short game and reliable putting.

March 1st, 2025

Watch Shane Lowry hole back-to-back chips then hit Min Woo Lee with his own celebration

February 28th, 2025

Watch Billy Horschel tangle with an alligator at PGA National – and win

Horschel took matters into his own hands, prodding the alligator back into the water with nothing more than a lob wedge to protect himself.

February 28th, 2025

Jake Knapp shoots 59 at PGA National, narrowly misses equalling PGA Tour scoring record

Jake Knapp narrowly missed matching the PGA Tour single-round scoring record on the opening day of the Cognizant Classic. He happily settled for just the 15th sub-60 score in tour history.

February 28th, 2025

Major winner attends PGA Tour event, is shocked by alcohol prices: ‘This spectating s–t ain’t cheap’

The scores are low at PGA National in Florida so far, but the beer and wine prices sky high, according to past Open and Australian Open champion, Mark Calcavecchia.

February 28th, 2025

Palm tree totally screws Daniel Berger at Cognizant Classic, but he saves par anyway

The trees giveth, and they taketh away. It’s true for both hackers and tour pros alike.

WATCH: All the Aussie highlights from the Cognizant Classic

Austin Eckroat continues his rapid ascent with victory over Min Woo Lee at the Cognizant Classic

Erik van Rooyen’s all-time round (including an opening-nine 28) doused by bad weather at the Cognizant Classic

PGA Tour pro suffers brutal SIX-PUTT(!) at the Cognizant Classic

Watch Justin Rose hit a shot from under a mesh fence and still make par

Charlie Woods struggles in first PGA Tour pre-qualifier

February 22nd, 2024

Charlie Woods is going to try to qualify for this PGA Tour event

The younger Woods is playing in one of four pre-qualifiers for the event. Approximately 25 players and ties will advance to Monday’s qualifier. There, four spots will be available into the PGA Tour event, which starts next Thursday.

January 27th, 2024

Rory McIlroy will return to a PGA Tour venue he hasn’t played in five years

Rory McIlroy has committed to the Cognizant Classic, formerly known as the Honda Classic, an event the Northern Irishman won in 2012.

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Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Sungjae Im	-9	12	2
T2	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-5	12	2
T2	Jake Knapp	-5	9	2
T2	Chris Gotterup	-5	8	2
T2	Michael Kim	-5	1	2
T2	Michael Thorbjornsen	-5	-	2
T2	Jordan Spieth	-5	-	2
T2	Kurt Kitayama	-5	-	2
T9	Keith Mitchell	-4	11	2
T9	Patrick Cantlay	-4	9	2
T9	Min Woo Lee	-4	8	2
T9	Bud Cauley	-4	4	2
T9	Adam Scott	-4	3	2
T9	Xander Schauffele	-4	2	2
T9	Tommy Fleetwood	-4	-	2
T9	Gary Woodland	-4	-	2
T9	Hideki Matsuyama	-4	-	2
T18	Wyndham Clark	-3	6	2
T18	Sam Burns	-3	2	2
T18	Patrick Rodgers	-3	-	2
T21	Shane Lowry	-2	13	2
T21	Alex Fitzpatrick	-2	5	2
T21	Harris English	-2	-	2
T21	Maverick McNealy	-2	-	2
T21	Nico Echavarria	-2	-	2
T21	Sepp Straka	-2	-	2
T21	Ludvig Åberg	-2	-	2
T21	Scottie Scheffler	-2	-	2
T21	Alex Smalley	-2	-	2
T21	Rickie Fowler	-2	-	2
T21	Viktor Hovland	-2	-	2
T32	J.J. Spaun	-1	5	2
T32	Cam Young	-1	2	2
T32	Nick Taylor	-1	1	2
T32	Sam Stevens	-1	-	2
T32	Ryo Hisatsune	-1	-	2
T32	Tom Kim	-1	-	2
T38	Max Homa	E	13	2
T38	Sahith Theegala	E	10	2
T38	Matt Fitzpatrick	E	6	2
T38	Collin Morikawa	E	2	2
T38	Ryan Gerard	E	-	2
T38	Justin Thomas	E	-	2
T38	S.W. Kim	E	-	2
T38	Brian Harman	E	-	2
T46	Harry Hall	+1	14	2
T46	Corey Conners	+1	14	2
T46	Michael Brennan	+1	7	2
T46	Akshay Bhatia	+1	4	2
T46	Jacob Bridgeman	+1	4	2
T46	Aaron Rai	+1	4	2
T46	Jackson Koivun	+1	-	2
T46	Pi Coody	+1	-	2
T46	Alex Noren	+1	-	2
T46	J.T. Poston	+1	-	2
T46	Russell Henley	+1	-	2
T46	Jordan Smith	+1	-	2
T46	Aldrich Potgieter	+1	-	2
T59	Ben Griffin	+2	9	2
T59	Eric Cole	+2	-	2
T59	Kristoffer Reitan	+2	-	2
T59	Ricky Castillo	+2	-	2
T63	Justin Rose	+3	7	2
T63	Nicolai Højgaard	+3	-	2
T63	Matti Schmid	+3	-	2
T66	Ryan Fox	+4	3	2
T66	Rory McIlroy	+4	-	2
68	Matt McCarty	+7	11	2
WD	Robert MacIntyre	-	-

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Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Joaquin Niemann	-16	18	4
2	Harold Varner III	-13	18	4
T3	Scott Vincent	-9	18	4
T3	Lee Westwood	-9	18	4
5	Byeong Hun An	-7	18	4
T6	Paul Casey	-6	18	4
T6	Thomas Pieters	-6	18	4
T6	Tom McKibbin	-6	18	4
T9	Branden Grace	-4	18	4
T9	Younghan Song	-4	18	4
T11	Laurie Canter	-3	18	4
T11	Richard T. Lee	-3	18	4
T11	Sergio Garcia	-3	18	4
14	Danny Lee	-2	18	4
T15	Peter Uihlein	E	18	4
T15	Caleb Surratt	E	18	4
T17	Brendan Steele	+1	18	4
T17	Thomas Detry	+1	18	4
T17	Marc Leishman	+1	18	4
T17	Anirban Lahiri	+1	18	4
T17	Richard Bland	+1	18	4
T22	Victor Perez	+2	18	4
T22	David Puig	+2	18	4
T22	Charl Schwartzel	+2	18	4
T22	Yosuke Asaji	+2	18	4
T22	Lucas Herbert	+2	18	4
27	Talor Gooch	+3	18	4
T28	Cameron Smith	+4	18	4
T28	Charles Howell III	+4	18	4
T28	Dustin Johnson	+4	18	4
T28	Ian Poulter	+4	18	4
T32	Martin Vorster	+5	18	4
T32	Josele Ballester	+5	18	4
T32	Michael La Sasso	+5	18	4
T32	Abraham Ancer	+5	18	4
T36	Tyrrell Hatton	+6	18	4
T36	Björn Hellgren	+6	18	4
T38	Bryson DeChambeau	+7	18	4
T38	Carlos Ortiz	+7	18	4
T38	Travis Smyth	+7	18	4
T41	Adrian Meronk	+8	18	4
T41	Matthew Wolff	+8	18	4
T41	Dean Burmester	+8	18	4
T41	Jon Rahm	+8	18	4
T45	Do-Yeob Mun	+10	18	4
T45	Miguel Tabuena	+10	18	4
47	Minkyu Kim	+11	18	4
T48	Cameron Tringale	+12	18	4
T48	Sebastian Muñoz	+12	18	4
50	Bubba Watson	+14	18	4
51	Anthony Kim	+16	18	4
T52	Jason Kokrak	+17	18	4
T52	Martin Kaymer	+17	18	4
54	Sam Horsfield	+18	18	4
55	Luis Masaveu	+24	18	4
56	Graeme McDowell	+26	18	4
	Ben Campbell	+13		4

Cognizant classic

Brooks Koepka quietly makes equipment change that’s turning heads

Ryan Gerard appears to hit bird (!) with tee shot, still manages to hit the green as well

The overrated Bear Trap, Brooks’ Florida return and Lowry’s curse: 10 things for the Cognizant Classic

Joe Highsmith did something that hadn’t been done in 9 years in winning the Cognizant Classic

The clubs Joe Highsmith used to win the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches

Watch Shane Lowry hole back-to-back chips then hit Min Woo Lee with his own celebration

Watch Billy Horschel tangle with an alligator at PGA National – and win

Jake Knapp shoots 59 at PGA National, narrowly misses equalling PGA Tour scoring record

Major winner attends PGA Tour event, is shocked by alcohol prices: ‘This spectating s–t ain’t cheap’

Palm tree totally screws Daniel Berger at Cognizant Classic, but he saves par anyway

WATCH: All the Aussie highlights from the Cognizant Classic

Austin Eckroat continues his rapid ascent with victory over Min Woo Lee at the Cognizant Classic

Erik van Rooyen’s all-time round (including an opening-nine 28) doused by bad weather at the Cognizant Classic

PGA Tour pro suffers brutal SIX-PUTT(!) at the Cognizant Classic

Watch Justin Rose hit a shot from under a mesh fence and still make par

Charlie Woods struggles in first PGA Tour pre-qualifier

Charlie Woods is going to try to qualify for this PGA Tour event

Rory McIlroy will return to a PGA Tour venue he hasn’t played in five years

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Pos	Team	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	CRUSHERS GC	+6	18	4
T2	LEGION XIII	+8	18	4
T2	TORQUE GC	+8	18	4
4	HYFLYERS GC	+9	18	4
T5	KOREAN GOLF CLUB	+10	18	4
T5	MAJESTICKS GC	+10	18	4
7	SOUTHERN GUARDS GC	+11	18	4
8	RIPPER GC	+14	18	4
9	4ACES GC	+15	18	4
T10	FIREBALLS GC	+28	18	4
T10	CLEEKS GOLF CLUB	+28	18	4
12	OKGC	+33	18	4
13	RANGEGOATS GC	+37	18	4