Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2025: Odds, Past Winners, Best Course History

Shane Lowry, of Ireland, reacts after making a birdie putt on the 17th green during the second round of the Honda Classic golf tournament, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
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  • The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches is Feb. 27-March 2.
  • Russell Henley and Shane Lowry have the best odds to win at +2000.
  • Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka and Sungjae Im have some of the best course history.

The PGA Tour will kick off the Florida Swing, Feb. 27-March 2, with the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.

The event, formerly the Honda Classic held at PGA National, is in its second year of existence under the new sponsor.

Although not a PGA Tour signature event, there are a few solid names in the field, including Jordan Spieth, Russell Henley and Shane Lowry.

Henley and Lowry have the best odds to win at +2000.

Austin Eckroat is the defending champion.

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Odds

GolferOdds to Win
Russell Henley+2000
Shane Lowry+2000
Sepp Straka+2200
Daniel Berger+2500
Sungjae Im+2500
Min Woo Lee+3000
Taylor Pendrith+3000
Denny McCarthy+3300
Keith Mitchell+3300
Ben Grifffin+4000
Davis Thompson+4000
Byeong Hun An+4500
Cameron Young+4500
Jordan Spieth+4500
Kurt Kitayama+4500
Max Greyserman+4500

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches Past Winners

YearWinnerScore
2024Austin Eckroat-17
2023Chris Kirk-14
2022Sepp Straka-10
2021Matt Jones-12
2020Sungjae Im-6
2019Keith Mitchell-9
2018Justin Thomas-8
2017Rickie Fowler-12
2016Adam Scott-9
2015Padraig Harrington-6

*For 2015-2023 the event was called the Honda Classic.

Who Has the Best PGA National Course History For the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?

Shane Lowry, Sepp Straka and Sungjae Im have the best course history at PGA National.

Shane Lowry

Lowry has gained the most strokes at this event over the last five years. Even though he hasn’t won the event, he has three straight top-5 finishes.

Sepp Straka

Straka has gained the second most strokes here over the last five editions, which includes a win in 2022. He followed that up with a T-5 in 2023 but missed the cut last year.

Sungjae Im

Im won here in 2020 and finished T-8 the following year, but he doesn’t have a finish better than T-42 in his last three tries at PGA National.

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Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, โ€œThe Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.โ€

Ryan Hannable is a Content Managing Editor on the Web Content Team for BetMGM. Previously, he was a New England Patriots beat writer for WEEI in Boston. He also has published a golf book, โ€œThe Ultimate Book of Golf Trivia: 600 Questions and Answers.โ€