Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2024 (*** NO LIV DISCUSSIONS ***)

[MattyO1984]

Roll off the tongue it does not but the Cognizat Classis in The Palm Beaches provides the stop in what is week 9 of the 2024 PGA Tour season. Whilst the name is new (and hopefully one they can find a spiffier title for in due course) the event itself is not. In old money this is the Honda Classic and PGA National is once again the host venue. The field is undeniably stronger than that which presented itself last week and we see the return of some bigger names as the countdown to an event in Georgia really begins to tick into gear. Last time around Chris Kirk marked his return to the winners circle after an 8 year hiatus by birding the first playoff hole against Eric Cole who went on to claim rookie of the year honours. Kirk is back in the field but will have to contend with a decent field which will feature a number of guys including McIlroy who will be hoping to make the most of sleeping in their own beds to get over the line and claim spoils.

 

Defending Champion:-

Chris Kirk

 

Notables in the Field:-

Rory McIlroy

Matt Fitzpatrick

Tom Kim

Cameron Young

Shane Lowry

Justin Rose

Matthieu Pavon

Russell Henley

Rickie Fowler

Sunjae Im

Jake Knapp

 

Course:-

PGA National (Champion Course) 

Par 71 (up from 70 previously)

7,147 yards

 

 

 

Edited March 3 by 1t2golf

[Titleist99]

2 hours ago, MattyO1984 said:

Roll off the tongue it does not but the Cognizat Classis in The Palm Beaches provides the stop in what is week 9 of the 2024 PGA Tour season. Whilst the name is new (and hopefully one they can find a spiffier title for in due course) the event itself is not. In old money this is the Honda Classic and PGA National is once again the host venue. The field is undeniably stronger than that which presented itself last week and we see the return of some bigger names as the countdown to an event in Georgia really begins to tick into gear. Last time around Chris Kirk marked his return to the winners circle after an 8 year hiatus by birding the first playoff hole against Eric Cole who went on to claim rookie of the year honours. Kirk is back in the field but will have to contend with a decent field which will feature a number of guys including McIlroy who will be hoping to make the most of sleeping in their own beds to get over the line and claim spoils.

 

Defending Champion:-

Chris Kirk

 

Notables in the Field:-

Rory McIlroy

Matt Fitzpatrick

Tom Kim

Cameron Young

Shane Lowry

Justin Rose

Matthieu Pavon

Russell Henley

Rickie Fowler

Sunjae Im

Jake Knapp

 

Course:-

PGA National (Champion Course) 

Par 71 (up from 70 previously)

7,147 yards

 

 

 

Another opportunity for Eric Cole and Brendon Todd to exert their dominance.

 

Lets Go!

[gvogel]

Rory is playing, so I will be watching.

 

Having said that, I really did enjoy watching Jake hold off Sami last week.  It's fun to see an unknown do well, and then almost choke it away, before coming through in the end.  Good story.

 

I wish they could just call this the Palm Beach Classic.  The announcers could then mention that the tournament is run thanks to the sponsorship of Cognizant; and maybe explain exactly what Cognizant is/does.  They could do that once an hour and Cognizant would get just as much PR as having their name in the title.

[ThinkingPlus]

20 minutes ago, gvogel said:

Rory is playing, so I will be watching.

 

Having said that, I really did enjoy watching Jake hold off Sami last week.  It's fun to see an unknown do well, and then almost choke it away, before coming through in the end.  Good story.

 

I wish they could just call this the Palm Beach Classic.  The announcers could then mention that the tournament is run thanks to the sponsorship of Cognizant; and maybe explain exactly what Cognizant is/does.  They could do that once an hour and Cognizant would get just as much PR as having their name in the title.

It could have been worse. How about "The Cognizant Classic in the Gardens of the Palm Beaches"...LOL!

Edited February 27 by ThinkingPlus
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[woahnelly]

47 minutes ago, Titleist99 said:

Another opportunity for Eric Cole and Brendon Todd to exert their dominance.

 

Lets Go!

 

PXG gang I like Cole this week too. Between him, prime Luke List, and bouncer turned winner Jake Knapp, they must have nice irons 👀 Time to upgrade! 😂. Justin Lower also coming off career best week too. 

[Titleist99]

39 minutes ago, woahnelly said:

 

PXG gang I like Cole this week too. Between him, prime Luke List, and bouncer turned winner Jake Knapp, they must have nice irons 👀 Time to upgrade! 😂. Justin Lower also coming off career best week too. 

LOL! When Knapp won I immediately went to his hat and said that those PXG clubs must not be that bad.🤣 How many champions do they have to date?

[Creedo77]

1 hour ago, Titleist99 said:

LOL! When Knapp won I immediately went to his hat and said that those PXG clubs must not be that bad.🤣 How many champions do they have to date?

Knapp, Nico Echavarria, Luke List off the top of my head 

 

Their mini driver just hit the conforming list on Monday. My guy has it in the bag and loves it. Can’t wait to see Knapp hit it 

[Titleist99]

Before people start whining about the field remember that someone has to play while the big names take four months off. This is what happens when you get rid of the wraparound season. IMO😆 

[jimecherry]

1 hour ago, Titleist99 said:

Before people start whining about the field remember that someone has to play while the big names take four months off. This is what happens when you get rid of the wraparound season. IMO😆 

how can anyone complain about this field its considerably stronger than 2023's field at this event only 7 players inside the top 50 played 2023's honda classic compared to 19 this year.

[Titleist99]

28 minutes ago, jimecherry said:

how can anyone complain about this field its considerably stronger than 2023's field at this event only 7 players inside the top 50 played 2023's honda classic compared to 19 this year.

I know, but they'll complain anyway. 🙂 just my way of lobbying for the return of the wraparound season though. 😆

[SnowbirdTom]

The new winners are back in play and having their way with the course.

[Maine Golfer]

Do rookies default to PXG clubs? Do you just get a full bag with a tour card?

 

Anyway im happy Rory is playing 

[jaffabell]

I used to love this event when it was a full field event back in the day. Hopefully some well known names get in to a back 9 dual to wet the chops for the next few weeks

[GG43]

Will be interesting to see if Pavon cools off or picks right back up.  

[idrive]

Course looks fantastic. Love seeing Knapp off to a great start. Playing with Rory doesn't seem to have distracted him which could easily happen when playing with the best of the best.

[idrive]

Long way to go today still but what do you think it means for Knapp if he beats Rory head-to-head today?  (They're in the same group) 

 

ATM it's entirely possible.

[grm24]

1 hour ago, jaffabell said:

I used to love this event when it was a full field event back in the day. 

It is a full field. 144 players. It's not a limited field signature event.

[jaffabell]

27 minutes ago, grm24 said:

It is a full field. 144 players. It's not a limited field signature event.

Sorry I meant to say when it was a full field of top players, when they all used to turn up to here.... whereas now you only get a small handful making the trip due to where it sits in the schedule.

[SnowbirdTom]

2 minutes ago, jaffabell said:

Sorry I meant to say when it was a full field of top players, when they all used to turn up to here.... whereas now you only get a small handful making the trip due to where it sits in the schedule.

Just because you don’t see the old guard from past years doesn’t mean this current crop can’t play.  Lots of top 5 finishers for 2024 in the list here.

[Golfinfloridaafter40]

I got to play this course last year in an FSGA one day event.  It is so much more difficult than the yardage and slope rating suggest!!! The bunkers and water are perfectly positioned in fairways to keep you from taking advantage of the shorter distance and the wind just does not stop.  Every hole required complicated calculations on approach shots because of wind and because the greens are so damn fast that you can't ever be above the hole.  The greens here are faster than anywhere I have played in Florida, by a lot. 

 

Glad to see a few big names coming because usually they don't.

[grm24]

8 minutes ago, jaffabell said:

Sorry I meant to say when it was a full field of top players, 

When did that happen? Many tour events get a few of the top players like this one. Rarely if ever did the Honda Classic get a full field of top players. Unlike the API, Doral, Players, etc.

[MattyO1984]

1 hour ago, idrive said:

Long way to go today still but what do you think it means for Knapp if he beats Rory head-to-head today?  (They're in the same group) 

 

ATM it's entirely possible.

 

It means that there would need to be an asterisk next to Knapp's win because Talor Gooch is not in the field.  

[Maine Golfer]

rooting for Chris Kirk, every time I read or see something about him i like him even more. 

[bcjim]

Tough day for Kisner. Apparently 4-putted from 5 feet on 16.

[Peak]

Guess I’ll get to watch someone else than Välimäki this week 😢

[Creedo77]

6 hours ago, Maine Golfer said:

Do rookies default to PXG clubs? Do you just get a full bag with a tour card?

 

Anyway im happy Rory is playing 

they have the best club contract of any of the manufacturers out there. Most contracts, you only have to play eight clubs and you can play whatever else you want after that. 

[Creedo77]

19 minutes ago, Peak said:

Guess I’ll get to watch someone else than Välimäki this week 😢

Changed his caddie this week, has Dufner’s guy now 

[Peak]

4 minutes ago, Creedo77 said:

Changed his caddie this week, has Dufner’s guy now 

Did he? Surprised our local golf media hasn’t picked up on it yet.

 

He parted with his long time caddie about a month ago so probably still exploring his options.

[PedronNiall]

Eagles galore, but the water is very hungry today. Wind is working with it to take some people apart. Looking like most of the peeps who got out earlier had a better time of it. 

[SnowbirdTom]

They inspired me to get off the recliner and play 9 holes.  🙂