Preview | The Honda Classic
COURSE: PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Champion Course)
ARCHITECT: Tom Fazio
YARDS/PAR: 7,125 yards/Par 70
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $8,000,000/$1.440,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Matt Jones
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @TheHondaClassic
TV COVERAGE: First two rounds (Feb 24-25) are scheduled for coverage from 2:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. Then, Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on NBC.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING on ESPN+: Streaming coverage will be featured on ESPN-Plus Thursday and Friday with Main Feed, Featured Hole and Featured Groups from 6:45am to 6:00pm (ET). Weekend times TBA, depending on tee times.
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live radio coverage of The Honda Classic with Thursday and Friday broadcasts from 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET). Saturday coverage on Sirius XM Radio runs from 1:00pm to 6:00pm and Sunday from 1:00 to 6:00pm (ET). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
The Honda Classic | Tournament Preview
PALM BEACH GARDENS - There’s a mixed bag of talent and snubs at this Year’s Honda classic, resulting in what will be called a weaker field come Thursday. Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa and Patrick Cantlay, the top three players in the World Golf Rankings are all passing on the Honda.
Brooks Koepka, Daniel Berger, Sungai Im and last week’s (The Genesis) winner Joaquin Niemann lead the field while an influx of international golfers provides new depth and fresh faces at Palm Beach Garden’s PGA National.
Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Martin Kaymer, Ian Poulter, Henrik Stenson, Lee Westwood, and Padraig Harrington all make their 2022 PGA Tour debut.
The players will be adjusting to Bermuda greens.
The Bear Trap, holes 15/16/17 on PGA National, gets lots of attention and its own dedicated TV feed, and the numbers always prove how tough that three-hole stretch plays. But, PGA National’s holes 5/6/7 have played equally tough, dating back to 2007. Only Quail Hollow, Pebble Beach and Muirfield have tougher stretches of land.
That stated, 1,604 balls have been hit into the water at the Bear Trap since 2007.
The Basics:
The Honda Classic Tee Times start Thursday at 6:50am (ET) and go to 1:46pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday’s forecast for the opening round is for breezy conditions with winds 10-20 mph and gusts to 25 mph. Temps 68-81 degrees. There will be a 20% chance of rain (link). Partly cloudy with passing showers expected all weekend.
PGA Tour Brunch will post at 6:00AM (ET) on Thursday.
Next Week: Arnold Palmer Invitational and Puerto Rico Open
The Honda Classic - Field and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Update: Tyler Duncan (out) / Chase Seiffert (in)
Tee Times: (link)
Monday Qualifiers: (link)
Odds for The Honda Classic:
Source: CBS Sportsline
Sungjae Im +1400
Daniel Berger +1600
Joaquin Niemann +1800
Brooks Koepka +2000
Louis Oosthuizen +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2200
Billy Horschel +2200
Shane Lowry +2500
Matthew Wolff +3300
Keith Mitchell +3300
Matt Jones +3300
Alex Noren +3500
Mito Pereira +4000
Brian Harman +4000
Patrick Reed +4000
Aaron Wise +5000
Denny McCarthy +5000
Taylor Moore +5000
Kyoung-Hoon Lee +5000
Mackenzie Hughes +5000
Jhonattan Vegas +5000
Gary Woodland +5000
Cameron Young +5000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +5000
Nicolai Hojgaard +5000
Russell Knox +5500
Ryan Palmer +6000
C.T. Pan +6000
Lee Westwood +6600
Ian Poulter +6600
Lucas Glover +6600
Chris Kirk +6600
Martin Kaymer +6600
Rickie Fowler +6600
Brendan Steele +8000
Aaron Rai +8000
Zach Johnson +8000
Lucas Herbert +8000
Charles Howell +8000
Michael Thompson +8000
Brendon Todd +8000
Taylor Pendrith +9000
Sam Ryder +9000
Dylan Frittelli +10000
Greyson Sigg +10000
Kevin Streelman +10000
Hudson Swafford +10000
Adam Svensson +10000
Stewart Cink +10000
Sepp Straka +10000
Garrick Higgo +10000
Nick Taylor +10000
Beau Hossler +10000
Padraig Harrington +12500
Charl Schwartzel +12500
Camilo Villegas +12500
Matthew NeSmith +12500
Mark Hubbard +12500
Henrik Stenson +12500
Patrick Rodgers +12500
Davis Riley +12500
Harry Higgs +12500
Chad Ramey +12500
Matthias Schwab +12500
Alex Smalley +12500
Satoshi Kodaira +15000
Adam Schenk +15000
Lee Hodges +15000
Hayden Buckley +15000
J.T. Poston +15000
Doug Ghim +15000
Kramer Hickok +15000
Doc Redman +15000
J.J. Spaun +15000
John Huh +15000
Rory Sabbatini +15000
Nate Lashley +15000
Danny Willett +15000
Vincent Whaley +17500
Stephan Jaeger +20000
Nick Hardy +20000
Brandon Hagy +20000
Sung-Hoon Kang +20000
Austin Smotherman +20000
Ryan Armour +20000
Robert Streb +20000
Trey Mullinax +20000
Kyle Stanley +20000
David Lipsky +20000
Hank Lebioda +20000
Kiradech Aphibarnrat +25000
Brian Gay +25000
Roger Sloan +25000
Peter Uihlein +25000
Andrew Novak +25000
Tyler Duncan +25000
Dylan Wu +25000
Brian Stuard +25000
Jason Dufner +25000
Jimmy Walker +25000
Brice Garnett +25000
Kevin Tway +30000
Nick Watney +30000
Anirban Lahiri +30000
Luke Donald +30000
Austin Cook +30000
Wesley Bryan +30000
Paul Barjon +30000
Bill Haas +30000
Brandon Wu +30000
Justin Lower +30000
Bronson Burgoon +30000
Jared Wolfe +30000
Tyler McCumber +30000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: This week at The Honda Classic at PGA National, Tee Els’ PGA Fantasy game foursome (and two reserves) will be: Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry and Daniel Berger. TL bench players will be: Brooks Koepka and Matt Jones. For my One and Done, I’m going with Horschel.
What They’re Saying:
Four of Top 10 Snub Honda Classic (Golf Week/USA Today)
Inside the Field at The Honda Classic (PGATourCom)
First Look at The Honda (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings for The Honda (PGATourCom)
Monday Qualifiers (PGATourCom)
Mickelson “Deeply Sorry” for Remarks (ESPNCom)
FedExCup Standings (PGATourCom)
Industry News, #Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy News
Complicated Comeback for Tiger (ESPNCom)
Report: Zach Johnson to captain USA Ryder Cup (Associated Press/ESPNCom)
Picks and Predictions for The Honda Classic (Action Net)
Fantasy by Draft Kings (PGATourCom)
Expert Picks for The Honda Classic - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for Honda - (PGATourCom)
Thomas, Spieth Join Ryder Cup Committee (ESPNCom)
On This Day in Golf History:
February 23, 2014 - Jason Day finally defeated Victor Dubuisson on the fifth hole of an 18-hole final match at the World Golf Championship-AccentureMatch Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona. it was Day’s second PGA Tour title. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt:
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