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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Akshay Bhatia shared the lead with Ryo Hisatsune after 36 holes at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. Round 3 is underway with inclement weather lingering over the 80-man field. Here’s how to watch Saturday.
Players who have won at least 25 career titles on the PGA Tour.
Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler each recorded eagles during the 2nd Round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am but sit outside of the top 10 entering the weekend. Jordan Spieth is T-10 after firing a 4-under 68 Friday. Akshay Bhatia, who remains bogey free on the tournament, shares the lead with Ryo Hisatsune.
Bhatia and Hisatsune are tied at 15 under par with Rickie Fowler and Sam Burns one back. Mother Nature, however, might her say this weekend.
Scottie Scheffler was visibly upset throughout the first nine holes at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Friday. Scheffler rallied with three birdies and an eagle on his back nine at Spyglass Hill and sets T-34 entering the weekend.
Rory McIlroy again made plenty of birdies (and an eagle) at the AT&T Pebble Beach. But a couple of hiccups has him playing catchup entering the weekend.
Jordan Spieth said during his second round in the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that he was struggling, but he managed at 68 and is in the mix entering the weekend.
Keegan Bradley and Mary Meeker were wire-to-wire winners at the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Bradley-Meeker pairing led after 18 holes and held off a slew of competitors on Friday.
NFL tight end Travis Kelce told Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis that the game helps him get away from reality a bit during a walk-and-talk interview at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Kelce said he was excited to be partnered with “Cashmere” Keith Mitchell, and said he’s just trying to learn from the PGA Tour winner’s style and swagger.
Taylor Swift boosted ticket sales to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am without even being there.