With the ‘West Coast Swing’ in the books the PGA Tour makes its way to another warm weather state for this week’s Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, FL kicking off the Florida Swing. This is the first of four straight tournaments in the Sunshine State. Lacking Signature event status, the field of players takes a drop. Shane Lowry and Ryan Gerard are the only players with shorter than 20/1 PGA golf odds on the early board.
What Is The Cognizant Classic?
Established in 1972 and held under various names over the years, the Cognizant Classic is a key tournament on the PGA Tour’s ‘Florida Swing’ getting the stretch of events held in Florida started for a fourth consecutive year. The tournament benefits the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and has been played at PGA National Resort since 2007.
Where Is The Cognizant Classic Played?
Since 2007 PGA National Resort has hosted the tournament on the 7,223-yard, par-71 Champion Course. The track will look different this year with around 100 additional yards added. It is Florida and water is in play on 15 holes, including the iconic “Bear Trap” stretch from holes 15 to 17. The property has hosted the Ryder Cup, PGA Championships and the Senior PGA Championship.
The Cognizant Classic Schedule
The tournament will be contested over 4 days from Feb. 26 to Mar. 1, 2026. More than 120 players are scheduled to compete with the format featuring 72-holes of stroke play with a cut after 36 holes. The top 65 players and ties will advance to the weekend.
How to Watch The Cognizant Classic
Fans can watch the Cognizant Classic on Golf Channel and NBC with streaming available on Peacock and ESPN+. Early round coverage is on Golf Channel with weekend play split between Golf Channel and NBC. Live streams of featured groups and holes are available on ESPN+.
The Cognizant Classic Betting Odds & Markets
With some of the sport's bigger names taking the week off after consecutive Signature events, the field is wide open with Shane Lowry the early outright favorite according to the PGA golf odds. Lowry is looking for his first solo win since the BMW PGA Championship in 2022, though he did share a title at the 2024 Zurich Classic.
- Shane Lowry +1651
- Ryan Gerard +1751
- Nicolai Hojgaard +2051
- Rasmus Hojgaard +2501
- Michael Thorbjornsen +2801
- Keith Mitchell +2901
- Daniel Berger +3401
- Brooks Koepka +3601
- Thorbjorn Olesen +3701
- Alex Smalley +3701
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +3801
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout +3801
- All Other Golfers Listed at +4000 or Higher
It’s back to a full-field and a cut line so players better come out stroking. Brooks Koepka is back in action looking to get his return to the PGA Tour started. Koepka opened with a T56 at the Farmers before a MC in the Phoenix Open. He’s attacked the course eight times in his career with a best finish of T2 in 2019.
Following two limited field tournaments it’s back to a free-for-all with numerous players pegging it up for the first time in several weeks. Second favorite Ryan Gerard is the top-ranked player in the FedExCup standings and the highest ranked in the OWGR at No. 26. Resources for a favorable golf betting experience are available.
The Cognizant Classic Leaderboard
For all things related to the PGA Tour visit their website for updated player profiles and a live leaderboard. Tournament scores are tracked in real time giving fans and bettors the feeling of being on the course. With a full field back in play the cut line is the top 65 and ties.
Who Won the 2025 Cognizant Classic?
A birdie putt in Friday’s second round allowed Joe Highsmith to make the cut on the number. He was on fire over the weekend with a pair of 7-under 64s moving him up the leaderboard and into the winners circle. The lowest weekend score in PGA National Resort history allowed Highsmith to rally from 8 shots down at the midway point for his first career PGA Tour win.
J.J. Spaun and Jacob Bridgeman finished 2-shots back of the lead. Jake Knapp was trying to become the first wire-to-wire winner in this event and looked the part with an opening 59. After winning the tournament in 2024 Austin Eckroat missed the cut last year
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