9 LPGA wins Nordqvist, head of European team for next year's Solheim Cup
9 LPGA wins Nordqvist, head of European team for next year's Solheim Cup
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The PGA Tour Cognizant Classic (total prize money of $9.2 million) will be held for four days from the 27th at the PGA National Resort Champions Course (par 71, 7,167 yards) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
The competition, which was held under the name Honda Classic until 2023, has changed its title sponsor since last year and the name of the competition has also changed to Cognizant Classic.
The PGA Tour will host four tournaments in a row in Florida, from the Cognizant Classic to the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, the Players Championship, and the Balspar Championship.
During this period, only the Puerto Rico Open, a tournament for players who are not eligible for the Players Championship, will be held outside Florida.
Lim Sung-jae, Ahn Byung-hoon and Lee Kyung-hoon will participate in this year's Cognizant Classic as Korean players.
Im Sung-jae won the title in 2020, when the event was held as the Honda Classic. Although the competition has been renamed, the competition has been running on the same course since 2007.
Im Sung-jae posted two "top five" performances this year, including third place in The Sentry and fourth place in the Farmers Insurance Open.
Lee Kyung-hoon has good memories of tying for fourth place in the competition last year.
Lee Kyung-hoon, who failed to make the cut at the Mexican Open last week, tied for ninth in this year's Farmers Insurance Open.
Jordan Spieth and Ricky Fowler of the U.S. will participate in this year's tournament, and Brian Campbell of the U.S., who enjoyed his first win at his 187th tournament at the Mexican Open last week, will also play.
Austin Eckrot of the U.S., who won the championship last year, is aiming for his second consecutive victory in the tournament for the first time in 47 years since Jack Nicklaus of the U.S. in 1977 and 1978.
The 10th hole, which was changed from a par-4 hole to a par-5 hole last year, has been extended by 20 yards this year to 550 yards. 메이저놀이터
The 15th and 17th holes of the course are "high-level courses" nicknamed "bear traps."
The 179-yard 15th hole (par 3) has to target the semi-island green. It is not a long par 3 hole, but there is a burden on the water hazard depending on the location of the pin.
Hole 16 (par 4) is a right-winging Dogg Hole, and Hole 17 is 175 yards and also a three-par hole. All three holes are filled with water, and wind variables should be included in the calculation.