Chandler Blanchet shot an 8-under 64 Thursday and leads at Grand Reserve Golf Club after 18 holes. John Daly II made his Tour debut, finishing with a 2-unde 70 thanks to a spectacular chip-in for birdie on the 16th hole. The University of Arkansas senior spoke to media after the opening round in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
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17-time PGA Tour winner, Jim Furyk, will join Golf Channel announcer Terry Gannon at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship in the booth as the lead analyst. A serious player, Furyk looks to add more personality to his booth role.
Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis discussed the return of Justin Thomas and Sungjae Im to the PGA Tour and their upcoming season debut at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
It’s no surprise that players get a little anxious when playing the Bear Trap at PGA National. Whoop showed that to be the case at the 2026 Cognizant Classic.
The PGA Tour is promoting “scarcity.” What does that mean for a tournament like the Cognizant Classic? Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner discuss on “Golf Today.”
Homa spoke with Golf Channel as part of a sponsor’s campaign to raise awareness for seb derm, a condition that has plagued Homa since his teenage years.
Ryan Gerard joined Smylie Kaufman to talk about his adventurous Cognizant Classic, from mud pits to bird scares. Fat Perez also joined to provide some extra entertainment. Check out the best moments from this “Happy Hour with Smylie presented by Michelob Ultra.”
In this “Golf Channel Podcast with Rex & Lav,” Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner give praise to Shane Lowry, who faced the media after a crushing defeat at the Cognizant Classic.
The field for this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational signature event was finalized after the Cognizant Classic.
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Shane Lowry’s consecutive double bogeys on the 16th and 17th hole at PGA National opened the door for a surprise victory. Nico Echavarria won on Tour for the third time in his career, seizing the moment and capturing the Cognizant Classic crown. Max Homa, Brooks Koepka and Max McGreevy all contributed to a highlight-filled Sunday in South Florida. McGreevy’s albatross on 3 stunned the field early in the day.