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“The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
— Gary Player
The 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 | - | 10 18.0 | 19 27.0 (2 apps) | +0.60▲ | D |
| Ryan Gerard | - | 25 32.5 | 17 25.0 (1 app) | +0.12▲ | F |
| Shane Lowry | - | 23 30.1 | 3 7.5 (2 apps) | -0.04▲ | F |
| Aaron Rai | - | 47 48.0 | - | -0.17▼ | F |
| Michael Brennan | - | 28 34.8 | - | -0.19▲ | D |
| Kristoffer Reitan | - | 11 20.3 | - | +0.01▲ | D |
| Sami Valimaki | - | 45 46.5 | 45 49.0 (2 apps) | -0.75▲ | F |
| Rasmus Højgaard | - | 96 53.0 | 60 50.0 (1 app) | +0.56▼ | F |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | - | 44 46.0 | 33 39.0 (1 app) | +0.24▼ | D |
| Jacob Bridgeman | - | 94 50.6 | 8 15.0 (2 apps) | +0.72▼ | D |
| Nicolai Højgaard | - | 32 38.0 | 11 18.0 (1 app) | +0.80▼ | D |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | - | 52 50.0 | - | -0.15▲ | F |
| Nico Echavarria | - | 109 61.8 | 30 35.5 (2 apps) | -1.47▼ | F |
| Johnny Keefer | - | 107 59.5 | - | -0.95▲ | F |
| Daniel Berger | - | 26 34.1 | 32 37.5 (2 apps) | +0.69▼ | D |
| Taylor Pendrith | - | 93 50.4 | 47 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.18▲ | D |
| Max McGreevy | - | 53 50.0 | 1 4.0 (1 app) | +0.27▲ | D |
| Adam Scott | - | 4 9.7 | - | +1.00▲ | D |
| Haotong Li | - | 42 42.0 | - | -0.24▼ | F |
| Rico Hoey | - | 33 39.0 | 36 40.5 (2 apps) | +0.38▲ | F |
| Garrick Higgo | - | 95 51.5 | 9 16.0 (1 app) | -1.45▲ | F |
| Dan Brown | - | 54 50.0 | - | -0.33▼ | F |
| Billy Horschel | - | 116 69.0 | 10 17.0 (2 apps) | -0.58▼ | F |
| John Parry | - | 7 14.0 | - | +0.62▲ | F |
| Adrien Saddier | - | 55 50.0 | - | -0.49● | F |
| Patrick Rodgers | - | 46 47.0 | 12 18.0 (1 app) | -1.10▲ | F |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | - | 34 39.0 | 43 46.0 (2 apps) | -0.00▲ | D |
| Jordan Smith | - | 40 41.4 | - | +0.22▼ | D |
| Matt Wallace | - | 24 31.3 | 48 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.74▼ | D |
| Chris Kirk | - | 30 36.0 | 38 42.0 (2 apps) | +0.05▲ | D |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | - | 48 49.0 | 49 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.26▲ | F |
| Davis Riley | - | 56 50.0 | 81 55.0 (2 apps) | -2.69▲ | F |
| Matti Schmid | - | - | 26 34.0 (2 apps) | -0.34▼ | F |
| Stephan Jaeger | - | 104 59.0 | 61 50.0 (1 app) | +0.44▼ | D |
| Mac Meissner | - | 18 30.0 | 59 51.5 (2 apps) | +0.26▲ | F |
| Mackenzie Hughes | - | 57 50.0 | 62 50.0 (1 app) | -0.18▼ | F |
| Kevin Yu | - | 1 7.0 | 4 9.0 (1 app) | -0.24▲ | D |
| Emiliano Grillo | - | 58 50.0 | 63 50.0 (1 app) | -1.13▲ | F |
| Davis Thompson | - | 8 14.0 | 44 48.5 (2 apps) | +0.28▲ | F |
| Andrew Putnam | - | 15 24.6 | 5 11.0 (1 app) | +0.99▼ | C |
| Tom Kim | - | 59 50.0 | 87 62.0 (1 app) | +0.04▼ | D |
| Vince Whaley | - | 98 54.0 | 24 32.0 (1 app) | -0.15▲ | D |
| Eric Cole | - | 9 14.0 | 50 50.0 (2 apps) | +0.67● | D |
| Alex Smalley | - | 3 8.2 | 27 34.0 (2 apps) | +1.12▲ | D |
| Steven Fisk | - | 14 22.5 | 64 50.0 (1 app) | +0.06▲ | F |
| Neal Shipley | - | 60 50.0 | - | -1.02▲ | D |
| Keith Mitchell | - | 101 54.2 | 14 25.5 (2 apps) | +0.31▼ | D |
| Takumi Kanaya | - | 110 62.0 | - | -0.74▲ | D |
| Austin Smotherman | - | 111 62.0 | - | -0.98▼ | F |
| Joe Highsmith | - | 41 41.5 | 15 25.5 (2 apps) | -0.38▼ | D |
| Lee Hodges | - | 61 50.0 | 65 50.0 (1 app) | -0.09▲ | F |
| Kevin Roy | - | 19 30.0 | 66 50.0 (1 app) | -0.31▲ | D |
| Mark Hubbard | - | 113 65.0 | 82 57.0 (2 apps) | -1.49▲ | F |
| Adam Schenk | - | 27 34.5 | 77 53.0 (2 apps) | -0.79▲ | F |
| Chandler Blanchet | - | 102 56.6 | - | -0.91▼ | F |
| William Mouw | - | 97 53.8 | 67 50.0 (1 app) | +0.53▼ | F |
| Erik van Rooyen | - | 105 59.0 | 2 5.5 (2 apps) | -0.74▲ | F |
| Karl Vilips | - | 31 37.3 | 34 39.0 (1 app) | -0.06▲ | D |
| Matt Kuchar | - | 62 50.0 | 78 53.0 (2 apps) | -0.83▲ | D |
| Gary Woodland | - | 16 28.0 | 51 50.0 (2 apps) | +1.80▼ | C |
| David Lipsky | - | 118 71.0 | 42 45.5 (2 apps) | -0.70▼ | F |
| Patrick Fishburn | - | 63 50.0 | 46 49.0 (2 apps) | -0.68▼ | F |
| S.H. Kim | - | 12 21.0 | 88 67.0 (1 app) | +0.20▼ | F |
| Max Homa | - | 43 42.3 | - | -0.70● | F |
| Seamus Power | - | 64 50.0 | 68 50.0 (1 app) | -0.79▲ | F |
| Beau Hossler | - | 49 49.0 | 22 30.0 (2 apps) | +0.27● | D |
| Austin Eckroat | - | 5 10.0 | 16 25.5 (2 apps) | +0.60▲ | F |
| Chad Ramey | - | 35 39.0 | 39 42.5 (2 apps) | +0.57▲ | D |
| Carson Young | - | 65 50.0 | 79 53.0 (2 apps) | +0.15▼ | D |
| Chandler Phillips | - | 2 8.0 | 52 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.04▲ | F |
| Ricky Castillo | - | 103 56.9 | 83 56.0 (1 app) | -0.20▼ | D |
| Cam Davis | - | - | - | -2.90▼ | F |
| Adrien Dumont de Chassart | - | 50 49.0 | 69 50.0 (1 app) | +1.04▼ | D |
| Jesper Svensson | - | 66 50.0 | 25 32.0 (1 app) | -1.69▼ | F |
| Kensei Hirata | - | 67 50.0 | - | -0.72▼ | F |
| Doug Ghim | - | 20 30.0 | 7 13.5 (2 apps) | +0.28● | D |
| Christo Lamprecht | - | 51 49.0 | - | -0.68▲ | D |
| Justin Lower | - | 68 50.0 | 53 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.61▼ | F |
| Zach Bauchou | - | 17 28.0 | - | -0.10● | F |
| Joel Dahmen | - | 108 60.0 | 37 41.0 (2 apps) | -1.19▼ | F |
| Zecheng Dou | - | 69 50.0 | - | -0.28▲ | D |
| Jackson Suber | - | 70 50.0 | 40 42.0 (1 app) | -1.29▲ | F |
| Taylor Moore | - | 36 39.0 | 41 42.0 (1 app) | -0.52▼ | D |
| Lanto Griffin | - | 71 50.0 | - | - | D |
| Nick Dunlap | - | 72 50.0 | 80 53.0 (1 app) | -1.89▲ | F |
| Adam Hadwin | - | - | - | - | F |
| Luke Clanton | - | 117 70.0 | 13 18.0 (1 app) | -2.24▼ | F |
| Kris Ventura | - | 73 50.0 | 84 56.0 (1 app) | -0.52▼ | F |
| Sam Ryder | - | 13 21.0 | 28 34.5 (2 apps) | +0.14▲ | F |
| Hank Lebioda | - | 99 54.0 | - | +0.03▼ | F |
| Danny Walker | - | 115 67.0 | - | -0.49▼ | D |
| Jeffrey Kang | - | 114 65.0 | - | -1.33▲ | F |
| Sudarshan Yellamaraju | - | 29 35.6 | - | +0.99▼ | D |
| Harry Higgs | - | - | 70 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| Isaiah Salinda | - | - | 35 39.0 (1 app) | -0.64▲ | D |
| Davis Chatfield | - | 74 50.0 | - | -0.71▲ | F |
| Patton Kizzire | - | 75 50.0 | 54 50.0 (2 apps) | -1.36▼ | D |
| John VanDerLaan | - | 76 50.0 | - | -0.77▼ | F |
| Chan Kim | - | 77 50.0 | 23 30.0 (2 apps) | - | D |
| Frankie Capan III | - | 78 50.0 | 71 50.0 (1 app) | - | D |
| Brooks Koepka | - | 6 12.0 | - | +0.72▼ | D |
| Paul Waring | - | 21 30.0 | 72 50.0 (1 app) | +0.35▼ | D |
| Matthieu Pavon | - | 79 50.0 | 29 35.0 (2 apps) | -0.18▼ | F |
| Alejandro Tosti | - | 80 50.0 | 86 59.0 (2 apps) | -1.94▲ | F |
| Pontus Nyholm | - | 81 50.0 | - | +0.89▲ | F |
| Brandt Snedeker | - | 37 39.0 | 55 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.07▼ | D |
| David Ford | - | 106 59.0 | - | -0.47▼ | F |
| Charley Hoffman | - | 82 50.0 | 18 25.0 (1 app) | -1.90▲ | F |
| Blades Brown | - | - | - | -0.21▲ | F |
| Adam Svensson | - | 38 39.0 | 56 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.73▲ | F |
| Brice Garnett | - | 83 50.0 | 6 11.0 (1 app) | -2.31▼ | F |
| Dylan Wu | - | 84 50.0 | 57 50.0 (2 apps) | -0.68▲ | F |
| A.J. Ewart | - | 22 30.0 | - | -0.05● | D |
| Danny Willett | - | 85 50.0 | 73 50.0 (1 app) | -0.88▲ | F |
| Rafael Campos | - | 86 50.0 | 74 50.0 (1 app) | -2.99▼ | F |
| Camilo Villegas | - | 87 50.0 | 85 58.5 (2 apps) | - | D |
| Marcelo Rozo | - | 88 50.0 | - | -2.00▲ | F |
| Webb Simpson | - | 89 50.0 | - | -0.32▲ | F |
| K.H. Lee | - | 90 50.0 | 20 27.0 (2 apps) | -2.71▼ | F |
| Kevin Streelman | - | 39 39.0 | 75 50.0 (1 app) | +0.20▼ | F |
| Peter Malnati | - | 112 63.0 | 21 29.5 (2 apps) | -0.90▼ | F |
| Brendon Todd | - | 91 50.0 | 58 50.0 (2 apps) | -4.44▲ | F |
| Gordon Sargent | - | 100 54.0 | - | -1.18▲ | C |
| Justin Hicks | - | - | 76 50.0 (1 app) | - | F |
| Jimmy Stanger | - | 92 50.0 | 31 35.0 (1 app) | -0.09▼ | F |
| Aaron Wise | - | - | - | -1.60▼ | D |