The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
The PGA TOUR returns to the iconic Champion Course February 24-28, 2027.
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For over four decades, the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches has been a PGA TOUR tradition within the South Florida community. Since finding its home at PGA National Resort in 2007, the tournament has become synonymous with championship golf alongside the famed Bear Trap, with the 2027 edition marking the 21st year the Champion Course has played host to the Cognizant Classic.
Every February, the Cognizant Classic places Palm Beach in the global spotlight, blending world-class golf, luxury hospitality and a vibrant social scene at PGA National Resort. While showcasing the very best of The Palm Beaches, the tournament also serves as a champion for local philanthropy, supporting Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation – chaired by Barbara Nickalus, wife of golfing legend Jack Nicklaus – alongside more than 50 nonprofit organizations, collectively helping improve the lives of more than 100,000 children each year.
Nico Echavarria
2026 Cognizant Classic
This year, Nico Echavarria went bogey-less all weekend to win the Cognizant Classic, making this his third PGA TOUR win and first in the United States. Echavarria was three shots back with three holes left, shooting 5-under 66 on Sunday, finishing 17-under 267.
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 Cognizant 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 Cognizant 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 Cognizant Classic
At the 2022 event, 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 Cognizant 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 2021 edition 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 Cognizant Classic
Sungjae Im, a 21-year-old South Korean started fast and finished stronger, winning the Cognizant 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 Cognizant Classic
In 2019, Keith Mitchell made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Cognizant 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 Cognizant 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 TOUR event held at PGA National. The 2018 edition brought in a record-breaking crowd of more than 224,000 fans, with Thomas giving them a great show.
Rickie Fowler
2017 Cognizant Classic
Rickie Fowler made three long birdie putts to maintain a dwindling lead in the 2017 event 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 Cognizant Classic
The 2016 edition 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.