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Austin Smotherman entered the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches fully rested after having the last two weeks off. He put it to good use during Thursday’s opening round, making six straight birdies on his way to a 9-under 62.
David Ford’s opening round at PGA National went sideways after he found himself caught in the Bear Trap on the 17th hole. Ford finished with a quadruple bogey after a few strokes without a shoe went nowhere. Meanwhile the Golf Channel booth recalled Bill Haas finding bottom of the same hole 15 years prior on his way to winning the 2011 Tour Championship.
Gary Woodland opened his back nine at PGA National with back-to-back birdies thanks to this long putt on 11. A moment later, Patton Kizzire saw his tee shot almost sink in for an ace. The lipout around the cup forced Kizzire to settle for a birdie putt of his own. Both players getting back to even on the first round.
Austin Smotherman entered the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches fully rested after having the last two weeks off. He put it to good use during Thursday’s opening round, making six straight birdies on his way to a 9-under 62.
American Auston Kim birdied two of her final three holes for a 66 and a one-stroke lead over China’s Yan Liu in the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday. Five players were tied for third with 68s, including No. 12-ranked Haeran Ryu.
There’s a four-way tie atop the leaderboard at Stellenbosch Golf Course in South Africa, including Joe Dean, Alejandro Del Rey, Dean Burmester, and Oliver Lindell. Burmester, a South African native who formerly played on the PGA Tour, has status on both the DP World Tour and LIV Golf.
Zalatoris was a last-minute withdrawal from the Cognizant Classic on Thursday, citing a left-ankle injury.
The 36-year-old Pavan was hospitalized with multiple injuries after he fell down an elevator shaft ahead of this week’s DP World Tour event in South Africa.
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes.
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.