Cognizant Classic
Tournament Info
Date – 29th – 3rd March 2024
Format – Stroke Play
Purse – $9,000,000
Tour – PGA Tour
Established – 1972
Current Champion – Austin Eckroat
Course Info
Course – PGA National (Champion Course)
Par – 71
Length – 7,147 yards
Par 3’s – 4
Par 4’s – 11
Par 5’s – 3
*This tournament was previously known as The Honda Classic
Winner Trends
Age – 9 of the last 12 winners were aged 35 or younger
World Ranking – 7 of the last 12 winners were ranked in the top 101 in the Official World Golf Rankings
Position After Round 1 – 10/12 winners were in the top 27 after Round 1
Position After Round 2 – 12/12 winners were in the top 9 after Round 2
Position After Round 3 – 11/12 winners were in the top 2 after Round 3
Career Events – 8/12 winners had at least 100 previous career starts
Career Wins – 9/12 winners had at least 1 previous career win, 8/12 winners had at least 3 previous career wins
Winners Tournament/Course Trends
Previous Starts – 12/12 winners had played in at least 1 previous Cognizant Classic, 7/12 winners had played in at least 3 previous Honda Classics
Previous Wins – 1/12 winners had at least 1 previous Cognizant Classic win
Previous Top 5s – 3/12 winners had at least 1 previous Cognizant Classic top 5 finish
Previous Top 10s – 5/12 winners had at least 1 previous Cognizant Classic top 10 finish
Previous Best Finish – 7/12 winners had finished 13th or higher in a previous Cognizant Classic
Winners Season Trends
Season Events – 9/12 winners had played in at least 7 previous events that season
Season Wins – 3/12 winners had at least 1 previous tournament win that season
Season Top 5s – 7/12 winners had at least 1 previous top 5 finish that season
Season Top 10s – 7/12 winners had at least 1 previous top 10 finish that season, 6/12 winners had at least 2 previous top 10 finishes that season
Previous Event – 8/12 winners finished 56th or higher on their last start before the Cognizant Classic
Next Event – 5/11 winners played in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on their next start after the Cognizant Classic