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CoursesNewsThe Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches is an annual PGA Tour event held at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America. The 2026 edition takes place Feb 26 - Mar 1 with a prize fund of $9.6m.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches is played at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), a par 71 course measuring 7,167 yards. Designed by Tom Fazio, the course opened in 1981. Located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America.
The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches is contested annually during the PGA Tour season. The 2026 edition was held Feb 26 - Mar 1.
The greens at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) are Tifeagle Bermudagrass, with 419 Hybrid Bermudagrass fairways and Overseeded Bermudagrass rough. Bermudagrass is common at warm-climate venues and tends to produce a firm, fast surface.
Historically, players who contend at The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches gain the most strokes on the greens (+0.81 SG/round) and on approach (+0.71 SG/round). Off the tee also matters, with top-10 finishers averaging +0.47 SG/round.
In 2025, The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches was won by Joe Highsmith at -19.
| Pos | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Highsmith | -19 |
| T2 | Jacob Bridgeman | -17 |
| T2 | J.J. Spaun | -17 |
| T4 | Max McGreevy | -16 |
| T4 | Ben Griffin | -16 |
| Year | Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joe Highsmith | -19 |
| 2024 | Austin Eckroat | -17 |
Multi-factor analysis — form, course history, SG trending, tournament fit
| Player⇅ | Value▼ | Form⇅ | Course⇅ | Trending SG⇅ | Fit⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Griffin | - | 8 27.9 | 19 27.0 (2 apps) | +0.87▲ | D |
| Ryan Gerard | - | 1 13.5 | 17 25.0 (1 app) | +0.96▲ | C |
| Shane Lowry | - | 7 27.7 | 3 7.5 (2 apps) | +0.89▼ | F |
| Aaron Rai | - | 12 32.7 | - | +1.59▼ | D |
| Michael Brennan | - | 29 40.8 | - | -0.04▲ | D |
| Kristoffer Reitan | - | 21 36.8 | - | +1.52▼ | C |
| Sami Valimaki | - | 58 60.0 | 45 49.0 (2 apps) | -0.14▼ | F |
| Rasmus Højgaard | - | 53 56.5 | 60 50.0 (1 app) | -0.17▼ | D |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | - | 33 42.5 | 33 39.0 (1 app) | -0.10▲ | F |
| Jacob Bridgeman | - | 3 24.1 | 8 15.0 (2 apps) | +0.10▲ | F |
| Nicolai Højgaard | - | 45 49.4 | 11 18.0 (1 app) | +0.44▼ | F |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | - | 24 39.5 | - | +0.54▲ | D |
| Nico Echavarria | - | 10 28.5 | 30 35.5 (2 apps) | -0.28▲ | F |
| Johnny Keefer | - | 31 41.5 | - | +0.54▼ | D |
| Daniel Berger | - | 41 47.0 | 32 37.5 (2 apps) | -0.02▲ | F |
| Taylor Pendrith | - | 22 37.9 | 47 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.32▼ | D |
| Max McGreevy | - | 40 46.4 | 1 4.0 (1 app) | -0.09▲ | D |
| Adam Scott | - | 2 19.6 | - | +0.67▲ | D |
| Haotong Li | - | 50 53.2 | - | -0.16▼ | F |
| Rico Hoey | - | 19 36.3 | 36 40.5 (2 apps) | +0.59● | D |
| Garrick Higgo | - | 25 39.5 | 9 16.0 (1 app) | +0.27▲ | F |
| Dan Brown | - | 48 51.7 | - | -0.79▲ | F |
| Billy Horschel | - | 20 36.7 | 10 17.0 (2 apps) | -0.29▲ | F |
| John Parry | - | 47 51.3 | - | -0.72▼ | D |
| Adrien Saddier | - | 34 42.7 | - | -0.49▲ | F |
| Patrick Rodgers | - | 49 52.0 | 12 18.0 (1 app) | -0.52▼ | F |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | - | 38 45.5 | 43 46.0 (2 apps) | +0.65▼ | C |
| Jordan Smith | - | 32 41.5 | - | -0.43▲ | F |
| Matt Wallace | - | 44 49.0 | 48 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.25▲ | F |
| Chris Kirk | - | 39 46.0 | 38 42.0 (2 apps) | +0.17▼ | D |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | - | 55 57.5 | 49 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.09▼ | F |
| Davis Riley | - | 52 55.7 | 81 55.0 (2 apps) | -1.14● | F |
| Matti Schmid | - | 36 44.3 | 26 34.0 (2 apps) | -0.04▲ | F |
| Stephan Jaeger | - | 27 39.6 | 61 50.0 (1 app) | -0.92▼ | D |
| Mac Meissner | - | 18 36.1 | 59 51.5 (2 apps) | +0.59▼ | D |
| Mackenzie Hughes | - | 30 41.2 | 62 50.0 (1 app) | -0.17▲ | D |
| Kevin Yu | - | 17 35.0 | 4 9.0 (1 app) | +0.80▲ | D |
| Emiliano Grillo | - | 11 32.0 | 63 50.0 (1 app) | +0.35▲ | D |
| Davis Thompson | - | 35 43.0 | 44 48.5 (2 apps) | +0.55▼ | D |
| Andrew Putnam | - | 26 39.6 | 5 11.0 (1 app) | +0.22▼ | D |
| Tom Kim | - | 15 34.5 | 87 62.0 (1 app) | +1.06▼ | C |
| Vince Whaley | - | 56 57.5 | 24 32.0 (1 app) | -0.71▼ | F |
| Eric Cole | - | 4 25.0 | 50 50.0 (2 apps) | +1.90▲ | C |
| Alex Smalley | - | 5 26.4 | 27 34.0 (2 apps) | +0.81▼ | F |
| Steven Fisk | - | 13 33.5 | 64 50.0 (1 app) | +0.46▲ | D |
| Neal Shipley | - | 43 48.5 | - | +0.08● | D |
| Keith Mitchell | - | 14 33.6 | 14 25.5 (2 apps) | +0.98▲ | D |
| Takumi Kanaya | - | 28 40.7 | - | -0.13▲ | D |
| Austin Smotherman | - | 42 47.3 | - | -0.35▼ | F |
| Joe Highsmith | - | 57 59.1 | 15 25.5 (2 apps) | -1.87▼ | F |
| Lee Hodges | - | 37 45.5 | 65 50.0 (1 app) | -0.56▲ | F |
| Kevin Roy | - | 59 67.7 | 66 50.0 (1 app) | -0.82▼ | F |
| Mark Hubbard | - | 60 NaN | 82 57.0 (2 apps) | +0.39▼ | D |
| Adam Schenk | - | 54 56.5 | 77 53.0 (2 apps) | -1.55▼ | F |
| Chandler Blanchet | - | 51 55.0 | - | -0.48▼ | F |
| William Mouw | - | 23 38.2 | 67 50.0 (1 app) | -0.06▲ | F |
| Erik van Rooyen | - | 16 34.8 | 2 5.5 (2 apps) | +0.56▼ | D |
| Karl Vilips | - | 46 50.0 | 34 39.0 (1 app) | -0.50▼ | F |
| Matt Kuchar | - | 9 28.2 | 78 53.0 (2 apps) | +0.40▲ | D |
| Gary Woodland | - | 6 26.5 | 51 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.28▲ | D |
| David Lipsky | - | 91 50.0 | 42 45.5 (2 apps) | -1.08▼ | F |
| Patrick Fishburn | - | 75 40.1 | 46 49.0 (2 apps) | +0.68▼ | F |
| S.H. Kim | - | - | 88 67.0 (1 app) | +0.20▼ | F |
| Max Homa | - | 67 24.0 | - | -0.06▲ | F |
| Seamus Power | - | 82 45.0 | 68 50.0 (1 app) | +0.10▼ | F |
| Beau Hossler | - | 85 47.5 | 22 30.0 (2 apps) | +0.64▼ | F |
| Austin Eckroat | - | 119 64.6 | 16 25.5 (2 apps) | -0.26▼ | F |
| Chad Ramey | - | 111 51.8 | 39 42.5 (2 apps) | -0.54▼ | F |
| Carson Young | - | 92 50.0 | 79 53.0 (2 apps) | -0.42▼ | F |
| Chandler Phillips | - | 70 32.5 | 52 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.41▲ | D |
| Ricky Castillo | - | 81 44.6 | 83 56.0 (1 app) | -0.37▲ | D |
| Cam Davis | - | 93 50.0 | - | -2.24▲ | F |
| Adrien Dumont de Chassart | - | 94 50.0 | 69 50.0 (1 app) | +0.09▼ | D |
| Jesper Svensson | - | 61 5.4 | 25 32.0 (1 app) | +0.05▲ | D |
| Kensei Hirata | - | 116 54.3 | - | -0.42▼ | D |
| Doug Ghim | - | 64 22.1 | 7 13.5 (2 apps) | +1.24▲ | C |
| Christo Lamprecht | - | 95 50.0 | - | -1.17▼ | D |
| Justin Lower | - | 89 49.1 | 53 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.33▲ | F |
| Zach Bauchou | - | 71 32.8 | - | +1.03▼ | D |
| Joel Dahmen | - | 87 47.6 | 37 41.0 (2 apps) | -1.46▲ | F |
| Zecheng Dou | - | 96 50.0 | - | +0.05▼ | D |
| Jackson Suber | - | 65 22.9 | 40 42.0 (1 app) | +1.56▼ | C |
| Taylor Moore | - | 76 40.8 | 41 42.0 (1 app) | +0.99▼ | C |
| Lanto Griffin | - | 113 53.0 | - | +0.18▼ | F |
| Nick Dunlap | - | 114 53.0 | 80 53.0 (1 app) | -0.57▼ | D |
| Adam Hadwin | - | 79 42.9 | - | -0.56▲ | F |
| Luke Clanton | - | 90 49.4 | 13 18.0 (1 app) | +0.18▼ | D |
| Kris Ventura | - | 97 50.0 | 84 56.0 (1 app) | -1.11▲ | F |
| Sam Ryder | - | 80 43.7 | 28 34.5 (2 apps) | +0.58▼ | D |
| Hank Lebioda | - | 112 52.4 | - | -0.82▼ | F |
| Danny Walker | - | 98 50.0 | - | -1.16▲ | F |
| Jeffrey Kang | - | 120 NaN | - | -0.47▲ | F |
| Sudarshan Yellamaraju | - | 69 30.8 | - | +0.13▲ | D |
| Harry Higgs | - | 99 50.0 | 70 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| Isaiah Salinda | - | - | 35 39.0 (1 app) | -0.64▲ | D |
| Davis Chatfield | - | 100 50.0 | - | -0.86▼ | F |
| Patton Kizzire | - | 101 50.0 | 54 50.0 (2 apps) | -2.75▼ | D |
| John VanDerLaan | - | 115 53.4 | - | -1.42▼ | F |
| Chan Kim | - | 74 38.0 | 23 30.0 (2 apps) | -0.54▲ | D |
| Frankie Capan III | - | - | 71 50.0 (1 app) | - | D |
| Brooks Koepka | - | 78 41.6 | - | +1.39▼ | D |
| Paul Waring | - | 102 50.0 | 72 50.0 (1 app) | +0.31● | D |
| Matthieu Pavon | - | 72 33.0 | 29 35.0 (2 apps) | -0.02▲ | F |
| Alejandro Tosti | - | 83 45.0 | 86 59.0 (2 apps) | -0.80▲ | D |
| Pontus Nyholm | - | 103 50.0 | - | -0.20▼ | F |
| Brandt Snedeker | - | 73 34.8 | 55 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.94▼ | C |
| David Ford | - | - | - | -0.47▼ | F |
| Charley Hoffman | - | 110 50.8 | 18 25.0 (1 app) | -1.64▼ | F |
| Blades Brown | - | 62 14.0 | - | +1.59▲ | D |
| Adam Svensson | - | 118 55.8 | 56 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.30▼ | F |
| Brice Garnett | - | 63 18.6 | 6 11.0 (1 app) | +0.24▲ | F |
| Dylan Wu | - | 86 47.5 | 57 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.68▲ | F |
| A.J. Ewart | - | 66 23.4 | - | +0.92▲ | C |
| Danny Willett | - | 117 55.7 | 73 50.0 (1 app) | -0.69▼ | D |
| Rafael Campos | - | 104 50.0 | 74 50.0 (1 app) | -2.82▲ | F |
| Camilo Villegas | - | 88 48.0 | 85 58.5 (2 apps) | -0.37▼ | D |
| Marcelo Rozo | - | 105 50.0 | - | -0.63▼ | D |
| Webb Simpson | - | 106 50.0 | - | -0.81▼ | F |
| K.H. Lee | - | 107 50.0 | 20 27.0 (2 apps) | -2.71● | F |
| Kevin Streelman | - | 84 45.2 | 75 50.0 (1 app) | -0.38▼ | F |
| Peter Malnati | - | 77 41.1 | 21 29.5 (2 apps) | -0.74▼ | D |
| Brendon Todd | - | - | 58 50.0 (2 apps) | -3.56▲ | D |
| Gordon Sargent | - | 108 50.0 | - | -1.94▼ | D |
| Justin Hicks | - | - | 76 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| Jimmy Stanger | - | 68 27.0 | 31 35.0 (1 app) | -0.08▲ | D |
| Aaron Wise | - | 109 50.0 | - | -1.74▲ | D |