The Cognizant Classic

February 25 - March 1, 2026

Founded in 1972 as Jackie Gleason’s Inverrary Classic, The Cognizant Classic is a PGA TOUR golf tournament played at PGA National Resort in late February through early March. In 1981, American Motors (AMC) backed the tournament. From 1982 to 2023, Honda took over the title sponsorship and it was known as The Honda Classic. In late 2023 Cognizant was announced as the new title sponsor.

After years of moving from course to course, the iconic golf tournament found its home in 2007, on PGA National Resort’s Champion course. The event marked a new executive director, Ken Kennerly, who oversees the tournament organizing committee. The tournament’s main beneficiary is the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation, which is chaired by Barbara Nicklaus, wife of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus.

Joe Highsmith

2025 Cognizant Classic

In 2025, Joe Highsmith had the lowest weekend score in PGA National history with a pair of 7-under 64s to win the Cognizant Classic. He is the first player in nine years to go from making the cut on the number to hoisting the trophy. Highsmith shot the lowest 72-hole score since the tournament moved to PGA National.

Austin Eckroat

2024 Cognizant Classic

Austin Eckroat got the first victory of his TOUR career, topping Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee by three shots to win the 2024 Cognizant Classic. Eckroat laid up on the par-5 18th to protect his lead and take water out of play, knowing all he had to do was avoid disaster to finish off his first TOUR win in 50 career starts. He made an easy par, sealing the win.

Chris Kirk

2023 Honda Classic

Chris Kirk waited nearly eight years to win a PGA TOUR event again after stepping away from the game in May 2019. Up until the 2023 Honda Classic, he hadn’t held a trophy since 2015. Kirk stuck his approach to the par-5 18th to tap-in range, and his birdie on the first hole of a playoff lifted him past Eric Cole for the victory.

Sepp Straka

2022 Honda Classic

At the 2022 Honda Classic, Sepp Straka matched the biggest come-from-behind wins in the season. His win marked the first time an Austrian-born golfer has won on the PGA Tour.  Straka trailed by five shots entering the final round and tapped in for birdie in the rain on the final hole to beat Shane Lowry by one He shot a 4-under 66 on Sunday to finish at 10 under and earn $1.44 million.

Matt Jones

2021 Honda Classic

When Matt Jones won his first PGA TOUR title in 2014, he needed a 45-foot birdie putt just to get into a playoff and then a 40-yard chip-in to take the victory. This win was far less dramatic, yet just as meaningful. Jones won The Honda Classic by five shots, a final round of 2-under 68 good enough to finish the week at 12-under 268 at PGA National. 

Sungjae Im

2020 Honda Classic

Sungjae Im, a 21-year-old South Korean started fast and finished stronger, winning The Honda Classic by one shot over Mackenzie Hughes and Tommy Fleetwood for his first career PGA TOUR victory in his 50th attempt. Im birdied four of his first five holes, then birdied two of the final four to finish off the victory and pick up $1.26 million.

Keith Mitchell

2019 Honda Classic

In 2019, Keith Mitchell made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win The Honda Classic for his first PGA TOUR victory. Mitchell closed with a 3-under 67 to finish at 9-under 271 at PGA National, a stroke ahead of Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler. He birdied four of his final seven holes for his first win as a pro.

Justin Thomas

2018 Honda Classic

Justin Thomas, the reigning PGA TOUR Player of the Year and at No. 4 the highest-ranked player in the field, birdied the first extra hole to beat Luke List and put a fitting exclamation point on perhaps the most memorable Honda Classic held at PGA National. The 2018 Honda Classic brought in a record-breaking crowd of more than 224,000 fans, with Thomas giving them a great show.

Rickie Fowler

2017 Honda Classic

Rickie Fowler made three long birdie putts to maintain a dwindling lead in the 2017 Honda Classic and went on for a four-shot victory over Gary Woodland and Morgan Hoffmann. To show how tough The Champion played, only six players had bogey-free rounds during the week, and there were none in the second and final rounds.

In the end, they were all chasing Rickie Fowler. And they never caught him.

Adam Scott

2016 Honda Classic

The 2016 Honda Classic attracted 202,128 confirmed spectators to PGA National Resort over seven days. Ultimately, former Master’s Champion, Adam Scott, prevailed in a day-long duel with Sergio Garcia. The victory vaulted Scott back into the Top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking at No. 9.