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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Rain on Thursday suspended play for almost three hours at Riviera Country Club. First-round play will resume at 7 a.m. local time.
Tee times, groupings and how to watch the first round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club.
Ludvig Åberg and caddie Joe Skovron are part of a small slice of rules history. They were the first to take advantage of the 2026 rules update that allows for a damaged club to be replaced on the spot.
Tiger Woods hasn’t played on the PGA Tour since 2024. Could he return at the Masters in April. He offered a succinct answer in his Genesis Invitational press conference.
Tiger Woods said the PGA of America has reached out about his captaining the U.S. in the 2027 Ryder Cup. Here’s what he had to say regarding his response.
As the TGR Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary, Tiger Woods talks about how his mom and dad gave him both motivation and support in his career and life.
Tiger Woods gave a health update Tuesday at the Genesis Invitational. When asked if the Masters was off the table, he had a succinct answer.
Woods said Tuesday at Riviera, site of this week’s Genesis Invitational, that the PGA of America has reached out to him about the captaincy, though no decision has been made.
Collin Morikawa’s coach Rick Sessinghaus joined “Golf Today” to talk about his student’s victory at Pebble Beach and the patience it took to end a 28-month drought. He also offered up some advice to amateurs.
Todd Lewis reports from the Genesis Invitational, where he talks about this week’s weather impact and changes made to the iconic Riviera Country Club venue.