Extended highlights from the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic at PGA National, where there were several hole-outs and even some jawing with the fans.
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Nick “Fat Perez” Stubbe stopped by Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra during Round 2 play of the 2026 Cognizant Classic. FP admitted he’s watch the highlight of himself euro-stepping after sinking a long putt on the 17th hole at the Players last year more than 100 times.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy return rested for the Arnold Palmer Invitational after taking a week off following the Genesis Invitational. Here’s who will be joining them at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida.
Jimmy Stanger holed out from the fairway on the par-4 14th, his fifth hole in Round 2 of the 2026 Cognizant Classic. Watch the shot and the reax.
Ryan Gerard talked about taking an opening round approach shot shin-deep in the mud on the sixth hole during Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra. Gerard finished with a bogey on the hole Thursday but found redemption a day later by getting a birdie on the same hole -- one of four in Gerard’s bogey-free second round.
Brooks Koepka explains the adjustment he made with his putting and how it led to a 66 Friday in the second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic at PGA National. Watch highlights and hear from the five-time major champion.
Koepka’s putter came alive Friday morning at PGA National, where Koepka fired a 5-under 66, his best round in a non-major PGA Tour event in almost four years.
Jay Madara is stepping down from his role as PGA Tour chief financial officer.
Extended highlights from the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Cognizant Classic at PGA National, the first of four consecutive events on the Florida swing.
Will Zalatoris is the latest big name to withdraw from the 2026 Cognizant Classic. Zalatoris, who has had multiple surgeries on his back, is missing this week’s tournament with a left ankle injury. He is playing on Tour this year through a major medical exemption which means his starts are limited, Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard reports.
Nico Echavarria told Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard that his 2026 season on Tour has been “a lot of highlights and a lot of lowlights.” The first round at PGA National is among the former as the 31-year-old Colombian native sits one shot off the lead after firing an 8-under 63 on Thursday.