Since 2007, the event has been hosted at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens and has, surprisingly, only produced four American winners in the 11 stagings in that time.
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Only two Australians are in the field this week – Greg Chalmers and Adam Scott.
The majority of the high-quality field struggled to get to grips with the blustery conditions and a hard and fast layout at PGA National, with Noren and Webb Simpson leading the way on four under while only 20 of the 144 starters broke the par of 70 on day one.
The Honda Classic golf tournament is set for February 22-25 at the PGA National Champion course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.That means it’s time to pick your optimal DraftKings fantasy golf lineup. Water lurks right and the prevailing wind pushes balls in this direction. That would be great to know if he wasn’t already listed so short, but that’s golf betting.
Rickie FowlerFowler is a no-brainer option for anyone drafting in the first round. He seemed to haven taken away the left side, which plagued him a week ago. – William McGirt will look to get his eighth PGA Tour season back on track at this week’s Honda Classic. That is one shot better than defending champion Rickie Fowler, who carded a pair of birdies and three bogeys in his opening-round 71. – Consider it a sign of the times that Tiger Woods was ecstatic about an even-par score Thursday at the Honda Classic. His last start in the state of Florida was a T-69 finish at the Players Championship in May 2015. Here is a look at some of the most intriguing plays on the board for this week’s event. He was last in action at last week’s Genesis Open where he missed the cut.
Tiger has confirmed that he will play in this weekend’s Honda Classic.
Gary WoodlandWoodland checks a lot of boxes this week.
We run through both tournaments for you including facts, odds and picks from our own golfing expert Cliff Jackson and Betfair.
“Obviously last year Sergio (Garcia) had won a tournament beforehand, Danny Willett the year before had won a tournament, but I don’t think it’s necessary”, McIlroy told the media on Wednesday.
“It’s a reunion of sorts every time I come back”, says Wellington resident Bruce Hulin.
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Graeme McDowellMcDowell simply loves playing this event and has held tremendous success in his last seven visits here. He hasn’t missed a cut since September, and he has a pair of wins (including a victory in Perth last week) and five other top 10s during that span. Few golfers are hitting the ball as well as Stallings, as he has a top-25 finish at the Waste Management Open, a seventh place finish at Pebble Beach and a fourth place finish at the Genesis Open. Plus, he’s made three of four cut attempts at this tournament. You should be looking to target strong mid and long iron players.
