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.
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra will be playing on exemption at next week’s Puerto Rico Open. Chacarra, who left the LIV Golf circuit, played college golf at Wake Forest and Oklahoma State.
Tom D’Angelo, who has been covering sports in Florida since 1981 for The Palm Beach Post, talks with Golf Channel’s Steve Burkowski and Ryan Lavner about the history of the Cognizant Classic, what it has meant to generations of fans, and its current place in the hierarchy of professional golf.
As the PGA Tour hits the Sunshine State, we look back at some of the best moments from December’s Golf Channel Games in South Florida, courtesy The Curetivity Foundation. The Curetivity Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to create hope and cure kids by raising funds and awareness in the fight against childhood cancer.
Luke Clanton talks about the start of the 2026 PGA Tour season, and what he learned during the West Coast swing. Clanton, who finished T-18 at the 2025 Cognizant Classic, said he looks forward to playing in his home state of Florida.
The PGA Tour held a players meeting for the second consecutive week at PGA National ahead of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard reports. Schedule changes are expected to happen through a slow and steady process.
Brooks Koepka takes the course at PGA National on Thursday in a grouping with Daniel Berger and Will Zalatoris. Koepka, who last played at the Cognizant Classic in 2022, tells Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard why he’s excited to make a return to his hometown event and why he feels more comfortable than he did at Torrey Pines and TPC Scottsdale earlier this year.
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The tournament announced that the par-4 17th hole will be extended 10 yards, from 440 to 450, increasing the total course yardage to 7,565 yards.
As part of its California Rises initiative, the Tour is re-launching its Birdies for Good campaign this week at Riviera.
The TGR Foundation is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. A proud Tiger Woods says the foundation is literally “changing the world,” more so than anything he could do on the course.
Jeeno Thitikul is competing this week in the Honda LPGA Thailand, her home country. Charley Hull, meanwhile, won last week in Saudi Arabia to add to her new trophy case. Beth Ann Nichols joins “Golf Today” with some LPGA news and notes.
The PGA Tour is looking for a way to take advantage of bigger markets and the summer schedule. The “Golf Today” team weighs in on what the Tour is eyeing and changes that could be coming.
Collin Morikawa won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a 22 under total. One noted instructor believes Pebble Beach might be too easy for the pros. The “Golf Today” team discusses.
Collin Morikawa led the field in SG: Approach at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which led to his first victory in more than two years. See the numbers in this Penske Performance recap.
Was Anthony Kim’s win at LIV Adelaide the best thing that could happen for the circuit? Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discus in the Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav.
Anthony Kim has moved up from No. 847 to No. 203 on the Official World Golf Ranking after his win at LIV Golf Adelaide.
Collin Morikawa had gone 28 months since his last win, and he was reminded Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am why it’s never easy.