Extended highlights from the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic at PGA National, the first of four consecutive events on the Florida swing.
Zalatoris withdraws from Cognizant with ankle injury
Will Zalatoris is the latest big name to withdraw from the 2026 Cognizant Classic. Zalatoris, who has had multiple surgeries on his back, is missing this week's tournament with a left ankle injury. He is playing on Tour this year through a major medical exemption which means his starts are limited, Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard reports.
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The Champion Course at PGA National is known for challenging even the game's most elite players. The 3-hole stretch from 15-16-17, better know as the "Bear Trap," has changed the fate of tournaments over the years but where does it rank on Tour as the hardest run of consecutive holes? And is it even the most challenging 3-hole stretch on the course or does that honor belong to holes 5, 6 and 7? Golf Channel's Paige Mackenzie shares her insights.
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