Here’s what You Oughta Know heading into this week’s Honda Classic. Stats provided by the Golf Channel editorial research unit.
Bear Trap Stats
• PGA National is always one of the toughest courses on Tour, in part because of “The Bear Trap” - holes 15 (par 3, 179 yards), 16 (par 4, 434 yards) and 17 (par 3, 190 yards)
• In the history of “The Bear Trap,” no player has a better cumulative score to par than Russell Knox:
Russell Knox: -7
Adam Hadwin: -6
Daniel Berger: -5
Scott Pinckney: -5
• Player with the highest score on “The Bear Trap” is Ryan Palmer:
Ryan Palmer: +38
Briny Baird: +29
John Senden: +25
Woody Austin: +24
Chris DiMarco: +24
• Player to gain the most strokes against the field at “The Bear Trap” is Freddie Jacobson:
Freddie Jacobson: +19.5
Luke Donald: +15.0
Padraig Harrington: +14.4
Russell Knox: +13.2
• Palmer has also lost the most strokes to the field on “The Bear Trap” all-time:
Ryan Palmer: -22.9
Adam Scott: -16.3
Chris DiMarco: -14.7
Briny Baird: -13.9
• Padraig Harrington has the most birdies/eagles on 15-17 of any player:
Padraig Harrington: 17
Freddie Jacobson: 16
Jason Dufner: 15
Camilo Villegas: 14
Adam Scott
• The defending champion has recorded six consecutive top-15 finishes worldwide dating to 2016
• Has 13 top-20 finishes in last 15 events dating back to 2016 U.S. Open
• Best scoring average at PGA National over last five years (minimum eight rounds played):
Adam Scott: 68.4
Tiger Woods: 69.0
Russell Knox: 69.1
Sergio Garcia: 69.2
Rory McIlroy: 69.3
Rickie Fowler
• Last year in this event, he was bogey-free through 36 holes, but PGA National got the better of him on the weekend:
| Rounds 1 and 2 | Rounds 3 and 4 | |
| Score to par | -8 | +5 |
| Bogeys | 0 | 8 |
| Scrambling | 9/9 | 7/14 |
| Approaches inside 15 feet | 10 | 0 |
• Currently ranks sixth on the PGA Tour in scoring average:
2013-14: 70.17 (30th)
2014-15: 70.23 (21st)
2015-16: 70.19 (14th)
2016-17: 69.34 (6th)
Justin Thomas
• Missed cut, T-39 in two starts since winning consecutive events in Hawaii
• Finished T-3 last year at The Honda Classic (shot in 60s all four rounds)
• One of five players last 30 years with four PGA Tour wins before age 24