The PGA Tour’s annual Florida Swing kicks off this week with the 48th edition of The Honda Classic.
Contested at PGA National’s Champions Course in Palm Beach Gardens, The Honda will be headlined by a trio of top-ranked stars in Justin Thomas (No. 3), Brooks Koepka (No. 4), and Rickie Fowler (No. 9).
Adam Scott, Webb Simpson, and Sergio Garcia are a few of the other big names in the field.
Thomas, the defending champion, will be paired with 2017 Honda winner Fowler, and Billy Horschel in one of the marquee groups, while Koepka will be joined by Gary Woodland and Jhonattan Vegas in another.
With 144 players in the field, tee times for the opening two rounds will be in two waves (morning and afternoon) and from both sets of tees.
THE SKINNY
Tournament: The Honda Classic
Dates:Â Feb 28 – Mar 3, 2019
Where: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Course:Â PGA National (Champions)
Distance: Par 70/7140 yards
Architect: George and Tom Fazio (1980)
Redesign: Jack Nicklaus (1990, 2002)
Format: 72-holes, stroke play, 36-hole cut
Purse: $6,800,000
Winning Share: $1,224,000
Points: 500 (FedExCup), 48 (OWGR)
Hashtag: #HondaClassic
Defending Champion:Â Justin Thomas
TV & ONLINE
Rd 1: Thu 3-6:00 pm (GOLF)
Rd 2: Fri 3-6:00 pm (GOLF)
Rd 3: Sat 1-2:45 pm (GOLF), 3-6 pm (NBC)
Rd 4: Sun 1-2:45 pm (GOLF), 3-6 pm (NBC)
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ROUND-1 TEE TIMES
Hole No. 1
6:45 am – Robert Streb, Harold Varner III, Talor Gooch
6:55 am – Bud Cauley, Morgan Hoffmann, Shawn Stefani
7:05 am – J.J. Henry, Danny Lee, Matt Wallace
7:15 am – Satoshi Kodaira, Kyle Stanley, Zach Johnson
7:25 am – Grayson Murray, Hudson Swafford, Rod Pampling
7:35 am – Mackenzie Hughes, Cody Gribble, Jim Furyk
7:45 am – Martin Trainer, Jonas Blixt, Russell Henley
7:55 am – Jason Kokrak, Brandon Hagy, Blayne Barber
8:05 am – Charl Schwartzel, Ben Crane, Anirban Lahiri
8:15 am – Brian Stuard, John Huh, Scott Langley
8:25 am – Dylan Frittelli, Wyndham Clark, Drew Nesbitt
8:35 am – Max Homa, Sam Burns, Curtis Luck
11:35 am – Harris English, Rory Sabbatini, Roberto Castro
11:45 am – Alex Cejka, Ryan Palmer, Cameron Tringale
11:55 am – Graeme McDowell, Chesson Hadley, J.T. Poston
12:05 pm – Austin Cook, Daniel Berger, Brian Harman
12:15 pm – Kevin Tway, Andrew Landry, Brice Garnett
12:25 pm – Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer
12:35 pm – Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Billy Horschel
12:45 pm – Peter Malnati, Matt Jones, Keith Mitchell
12:55 pm – Michael Thompson, Sam Saunders, Trey Mullinax
1:05 pm – Stephan Jaeger, Kyle Jones, Lucas Bjerregaard
1:15 pm – Denny McCarthy, Julian Etulain, Kramer Hickok
1:25 pm – Adam Svensson, Sepp Straka, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
Hole No. 10
6:45 am – Sung Kang, Kelly Kraft, Seamus Power
6:55 am – Hunter Mahan, Johnson Wagner, C.T. Pan
7:05 am – Byeong Hun An, Alex Prugh, Tyler Duncan
7:15 am – Ryan Armour, Emiliano Grillo, Vijay Singh
7:25 am – Brady Schnell, D.A. Points, Stewart Cink
7:35 am – Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
7:45 am – Brooks Koepka, Gary Woodland, Jhonattan Vegas
7:55 am – Luke List, Patrick Rodgers, Alex Noren
8:05 am – Bill Haas, Nick Taylor, Ryan Blaum
8:15 am – Ben Silverman, Anders Albertson, Jim Knous
8:25 am – Sebastian Munoz, Seth Reeves, Hank Lebioda
8:35 am – Adam Schenk, Jose de Jesus Rodriguez
11:35 am – Nick Watney, Ollie Schniederjans, Sungjae Im
11:45 am – Bronson Burgoon, Joel Dahmen, Brandon Harkins
11:55 am – Vaughn Taylor, Freddie Jacobson, Tom Hoge
12:05 pm – Adam Long, Brendan Steele, Cameron Smith
12:15 pm – Patton Kizzire, Russell Knox, Jim Herman
12:25 pm – Scott Piercy, Jason Dufner, Jimmy Walker
12:35 pm – Kevin Streelman, Brian Gay, Richy Werenski
12:45 pm – Scott Brown, Peter Uihlein, Joaquin Niemann
12:55 pm – Chris Kirk, Lucas Glover, Whee Kim
1:05 pm – Roger Sloan, Cameron Davis, David Pastore
1:15 pm – Chase Wright, Joey Garber, Austen Truslow
1:25 pm – Carlos Ortiz, Roberto Diaz, Andrew Filbert