PGA Tour Brunch | Honda Classic | Preview
PGA Tour Brunch | Honda Classic | Preview
PGA Tour Brunch Previews the 2023 Honda Classic from Palm Beach Gardens
By TERRY LYONS
PALM BEACH GARDENS - Beginning with this week's Honda Classic, the PGA Tour will be staging its tournaments in Florida during the next four weeks: The Honda Classic, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, THE PLAYERS Championship and Valspar Championship.
The 2022 Honda Classic winner Sepp Straka became the first player from Austria to win on the Tour. With a win Sunday, Straka would become the first repeat winner at The Honda Classic since Jack Nicklaus in 1977-78.
PGA National's 15th, 16th and 17th holes make up one of the most difficult three-hole stretches on the PGA Tour, known as the “Bear Trap.” Among non-major courses that have been played in at least seven seasons since the event moved to PGA National in 2007, "The Bear Trap" ranks as the fourth-toughest stretch (+0.63 on average).
Honda Classic | Tournament Facts
COURSE: PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
YARDS/PAR: 7,125 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECTS: Tom Fazio
PRIZE Money - Purse: $8,400,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Sepp Straka
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheHondaClassic
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Honda Classic | The Basics
The Tee Times at the Honda Classic will run from 6:50am (ET) to 1:46pm (ET) Thursday.
Weather: East Coast weather reports begin with a Thursday forecast for 85-degrees and partly sunny, 12 mph winds, humidity at 64% and a 6% chance of rain. There’s a similar forecast for all four days of the tournament.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Info: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 6:00am (ET) Thursday as the Tour came East and there’s early Tee Times.
Honda Classic: Field, Tee Times, Updates and Leaderboard
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Updates:
Sunday:
Sam Ryder (out) / Scott Brown (in)
David Lipsky (out) / Greg Chalmers (in)
Tuesday:
Danny Lee (out) / Geoff Ogilvy (in)
Austin Smotherman (out) / Kevin Chappell (in)
Alex Noren (out) / Grayson Murray (in)
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
Honda Classic Invitational | Tournament Odds
Source: CBS Sportsline
Sungjae Im +850
Shane Lowry +1400
Aaron Wise +2200
Min Woo Lee +2500
Chris Kirk +2500
Matt Kuchar +2800
Denny McCarthy +2800
Billy Horschel +3000
Thomas Detry +3500
Taylor Pendrith +3500
Sepp Straka +3500
J.T. Poston +3500
Adam Svensson +3500
Harris English +4000
Cam Davis +4000
Adrian Meronk +4000
Jhonattan Vegas +4500
Lee Hodges +5000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000
Will Gordon +5500
Robby Shelton +5500
Patrick Rodgers +5500
Nick Hardy +5500
Garrick Higgo +5500
Ben Griffin +5500
Ryan Palmer +6000
Justin Suh +6000
Danny Willett +6000
Byeong Hun An +6000
Stephan Jaeger +6500
Padraig Harrington +6500
Joseph Bramlett +6500
Hayden Buckley +6500
Aaron Rai +6500
Webb Simpson +7000
Lanto Griffin +7000
Davis Riley +7500
S.H. Kim +8000
Erik Van Rooyen +8000
Russell Knox +9000
Harry Hall +9000
Charley Hoffman +9000
Brandon Wu +9000
Ben Taylor +9000
Callum Tarren +10000
Matthias Schwab +11000
Matt Wallace +11000
Mark Hubbard +11000
Greyson Sigg +11000
Aaron Baddeley +11000
Zach Johnson +13000
Pierceson Coody +13000
MJ Daffue +13000
Michael Kim +13000
Kramer Hickok +13000
Dylan Frittelli +13000
Chesson Hadley +13000
Carl Yuan +13000
Ben Martin +13000
Adam Schenk +13000
Adam Long +13000
Sam Stevens +15000
Peter Malnati +15000
Matti Schmid +15000
Luke Donald +15000
Harry Higgs +15000
Eric Cole +15000
Danny Lee +15000
Austin Eckroat +15000
Akshay Bhatia +15000
Zecheng Dou +18000
Erik Barnes +18000
Dylan Wu +18000
David Lingmerth +18000
Satoshi Kodaira +20000
Ryan Moore +20000
Ryan Armour +20000
Kevin Tway +20000
Vincent Norrman +25000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: The picks for this week - a week with a weaker field than usual: Harris English, Sungai Im, Erik Van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee. The two reserves: Aaron Rai and Taylor Pendrith.
For the Tour One and Done? Harris English
What They’re Saying
First Look at The Honda (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings for Honda Classic (PGATourCom)
Five Things to Know from The West Coast Swing (PGATourCom)
Monday Qualifying for Honda (Golf Week/UsA Today)
How to Watch The Honda Classic R-1 (PGATourCom)
PGA Tour Adds Saudi Investment Group to Lawsuit (ESPNCom)
New LPGA - PGA Tour Mixed Event (ESPNCom)
R&A Confirms LIV Players to Play at The Open (Reuters)
Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy
Best Bets, Strategies at PGA National - (Action Net)
Expert Picks for Honda - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for Honda - (PGATourCom)
Horses for the Course at Honda- (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
February 22, 1938 - “Lighthouse” Harry Cooper won the Crescent City Open in New Orleans by four strokes over Harold “Jugs” McSpaden. Cooper cashed $1,200 for his efforts.
Parting Putt
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