The PGA Tour moves from Mexico to Florida where, from February 27 to March 2, the Cognizant Classic will take place in The Palm Beaches. In Palm Beach Gardens, Francesco Molinari and Matteo Manassero will also be among the protagonists competing. Coming from 49th and 68th place respectively in Nuevo Vallarta, the two Italians, in front of Luke Donald (also in the field and among the past winners of the competition, his in 2006), captain of the Europe team at the Italian Ryder Cup in 2023 and this year's in Bethpage (New York), will try to amaze together with other big names from the Old Continent such as the Irishman Shane Lowry and the Austrian Sepp Straka (winner of the event in 2022).
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The American Austin Eckroat will defend his title, having celebrated his first exploit on the circuit last year at the PGA National Resort (Champion Course), before repeating his feat in November 2024 at the World Wide Technology Championship. With two Top 15s already in 2025, he aims to become the first golfer since Jack Nicklaus (1977-1978) to win back-to-back in the event. There are many Americans capable of making their voices heard. From Jordan Spieth to Billy Horschel, from Rickie Fowler (who won in 2017) to Gary Woodland, from Russell Henley to Daniel Berger. Without forgetting Brian Campbell, who surprisingly won the Mexico Open. The Cognizant Classic, which until 2023 was known as the Honda Classic for sponsorship reasons, will have a prize pool of $9,200,000, of which $1,656,000 will go to the winner. Furthermore, the tournament will represent the last opportunity for those who have not yet qualified to book their place in The Players Championship (March 13-16 in Florida), the highlight of the PGA Tour which this year will also boast a prize pool of $25,000,000.
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The PGA Tour is an organization that manages the major professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida. Its official name is written in all capital letters, which is "PGA TOUR".
