PGA First Look: The Honda Classic
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We have had some terrific golf tournaments over the last month and if all goes as planned, we should see another one this week at the Honda Classic. We have 13 of the top 25 players in the world in the field, so it will be a star-studded event. PGA National is a Par-70 that measures around 7,150 yards. This is a course that requires precision off the tee, as there are an incredible amount of water hazards on this course. This course also features the famous “Bear Trap” that is one of the toughest three-hole stretches in all of golf.
Cut Rule: Top 70 and ties after the second round.
Recent Winners of this Event: Padraig Harrington (2015), Russell Henley (2014), Michael Thompson (2013), Rory McIlroy (2012), Rory Sabbatini (2011)
Weather: It’s going to be a windy week of golf. It looks like there will be winds of around 18 MPH on Thursday, 12 MPH on Friday, and 8-9 MPH on the weekend. This could be a week to target either the morning of afternoon wave of golfers, so make sure to check out Kevin Roth’s weather report in the forums before finalizing your lineups.
Tee Times & Pairings: The link will be posted as soon as they are announced.
Salaries, Odds, and Course History (2011-2015)
| Golfer | Salary | S Rank | Odds | O Rank | + / – | OWGR | Cuts | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | $12,500 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5/6 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 70 | |
| Rickie Fowler | $11,700 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4/6 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 91 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | $11,300 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0/0 | |||||
| Patrick Reed | $10,600 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3/3 | 7 | 24 | 58 | ||
| Paul Casey | $9,500 | 11 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 3/4 | 3 | 12 | 140 | ||
| Russell Knox | $9,700 | 10 | 40 | 12 | -2 | 32 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Adam Scott | $11,000 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1/2 | 12 | 135 | |||
| Phil Mickelson | $10,800 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1/2 | 17 | 80 | |||
| Brooks Koepka | $10,500 | 7 | 31 | 8 | -1 | 17 | 2/2 | 51 | 33 | |||
| Kevin Kisner | $9,900 | 9 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 1/1 | 51 | ||||
| Branden Grace | $10,300 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1/1 | 71 | ||||
| Zach Johnson | $8,800 | 14 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 2/3 | 72 | 33 | |||
| Ryan Palmer | $8,700 | 15 | 52 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 5/7 | 25 | 2 | 41 | 26 | |
| Sergio Garcia | $9,300 | 12 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 5/5 | 31 | 8 | |||
| Shane Lowry | $8,500 | 17 | 54 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 0/0 | |||||
| Brendan Steele | $8,300 | 19 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 81 | 5/5 | 11 | 33 | 51 | 75 | 63 |
| Jimmy Walker | $9,000 | 13 | 43 | 14 | -1 | 25 | 4/5 | 67 | 43 | |||
| Graeme McDowell | $8,400 | 18 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 73 | 5/6 | 72 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Luke Donald | $8,600 | 16 | 58 | 17 | -1 | 89 | 5/5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Jason Dufner | $8,000 | 24 | 76 | 26 | -2 | 67 | 6/6 | 17 | 51 | 51 | ||
| Keegan Bradley | $7,900 | 26 | 76 | 25 | 1 | 88 | 3/5 | 86 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 77 |
| David Lingmerth | $8,200 | 20 | 68 | 22 | -2 | 39 | 2/3 | 25 | 8 | 101 | ||
| Justin Thomas | $8,100 | 22 | 67 | 21 | 1 | 40 | 0/1 | 95 | ||||
| Webb Simpson | $8,000 | 24 | 73 | 23 | 1 | 74 | 1/3 | 24 | ||||
| Daniel Berger | $8,100 | 22 | 76 | 28 | -6 | 57 | 1/1 | 2 | ||||
| Freddie Jacobson | $8,200 | 20 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 105 | 6/7 | 95 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 29 |
| Russell Henley | $7,900 | 26 | 86 | 34 | -8 | 84 | 3/3 | 44 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Gary Woodland | $7,900 | 26 | 75 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 3/3 | 68 | 6 | |||
| Emiliano Grillo | $7,700 | 32 | 81 | 30 | 2 | 34 | 0/0 | |||||
| Jason Kokrak | $7,800 | 29 | 76 | 26 | 3 | 115 | 2/4 | 86 | 41 | 110 | 42 | |
| Charles Howell III | $7,500 | 35 | 91 | 36 | -1 | 124 | 6/6 | 44 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 10 |
| Andy Sullivan | $7,800 | 29 | 81 | 30 | -1 | 30 | 0/0 | |||||
| Matt Jones | $7,500 | 35 | 78 | 29 | 6 | 52 | 3/4 | 80 | 18 | |||
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | $7,800 | 29 | 82 | 32 | -3 | 46 | 0/0 | |||||
| Ian Poulter | $7,700 | 32 | 84 | 33 | -1 | 59 | 3/3 | 3 | 36 | |||
| Boo Weekley | $7,200 | 42 | 122 | 44 | -2 | 140 | 5/9 | 72 | 41 | 25 | 77 | 91 |
| William McGirt | $6,800 | 60 | 123 | 47 | 13 | 128 | 4/5 | 22 | 71 | 125 | 62 | 41 |
| Jamie Lovemark | $7,200 | 42 | 98 | 38 | 4 | 143 | 2/4 | 31 | 75 | 140 | 77 | |
| Bernd Wiesberger | $7,100 | 46 | 108 | 40 | 6 | 36 | 0/0 | |||||
| Billy Horschel | $7,300 | 40 | 98 | 37 | 3 | 48 | 1/4 | 86 | 126 | 46 | 91 | |
| Robert Streb | $7,400 | 37 | 122 | 45 | -8 | 47 | 2/2 | 59 | 18 | |||
| Patrick Rodgers | $7,400 | 37 | 117 | 42 | -5 | 118 | 1/1 | 44 | ||||
| Jason Bohn | $6,700 | 65 | 137 | 55 | 10 | 71 | 4/7 | 72 | 88 | 71 | 62 | |
| Padraig Harrington | $7,300 | 40 | 99 | 39 | 1 | 130 | 4/5 | 1 | 88 | 71 | ||
| Scott Piercy | $6,900 | 56 | 130 | 51 | 5 | 43 | 3/4 | 31 | 87 | |||
| Jamie Donaldson | $7,200 | 42 | 122 | 45 | -3 | 50 | 3/3 | 6 | 55 | 58 | ||
| Adam Hadwin | $6,800 | 60 | 120 | 43 | 17 | 185 | 1/1 | 31 | ||||
| John Huh | $7,400 | 37 | 132 | 53 | -16 | 213 | 2/3 | 17 | 101 | 36 | ||
| Brian Harman | $6,900 | 56 | 133 | 54 | 2 | 107 | 3/4 | 11 | 58 | 110 | 12 | |
| Martin Laird | $7,100 | 46 | 113 | 41 | 5 | 183 | 0/3 | 110 | ||||
| Jonas Blixt | $7,700 | 32 | 86 | 35 | -3 | 133 | 1/2 | 31 | 88 | |||
| Graham DeLaet | $7,100 | 46 | 128 | 50 | -4 | 171 | 1/4 | 125 | 9 | 112 | ||
| Lucas Glover | $6,600 | 71 | 144 | 61 | 10 | 287 | 3/6 | 117 | 88 | 4 | ||
| Patton Kizzire | $6,700 | 65 | 126 | 49 | 16 | 70 | 0/0 | |||||
| Fabian Gomez | $7,000 | 50 | 130 | 51 | -1 | 54 | 2/3 | 70 | 64 | 122 | ||
| Jim Herman | $6,600 | 71 | 150 | 68 | 3 | 181 | 1/1 | 7 | ||||
| Sean O’Hair | $7,000 | 50 | 143 | 59 | -9 | 135 | 4/7 | 25 | 88 | 18 | 44 | 24 |
| Chris Kirk | $6,700 | 65 | 139 | 56 | 9 | 51 | 4/5 | 72 | 12 | 51 | 56 | 29 |
| Ben Martin | $6,500 | 78 | 143 | 59 | 19 | 91 | 1/1 | 31 | ||||
| Anirban Lahiri | $6,900 | 56 | 123 | 48 | 8 | 49 | 0/0 | |||||
| Will Wilcox | $7,000 | 50 | 148 | 66 | -16 | 136 | 0/0 | |||||
| Camilo Villegas | $6,700 | 65 | 143 | 58 | 7 | 221 | 5/9 | 16 | 41 | 76 | 93 | 132 |
| Si Woo Kim | $7,000 | 50 | 145 | 63 | -13 | 169 | 0/0 | |||||
| Jerry Kelly | $6,300 | 91 | 182 | 76 | 15 | 161 | 3/9 | 125 | 109 | 120 | 132 | 3 |
| Ernie Els | $7,100 | 46 | 142 | 57 | -11 | 196 | 6/7 | 86 | 46 | 21 | 70 | |
| Tony Finau | $7,200 | 42 | 144 | 61 | -19 | 92 | 0/1 | 95 | ||||
| Daniel Summerhays | $6,700 | 65 | 148 | 66 | -1 | 114 | 3/5 | 17 | 12 | 58 | 77 | 132 |
| Smylie Kaufman | $6,500 | 78 | 158 | 70 | 8 | 65 | 0/0 | |||||
| Francesco Molinari | $7,000 | 50 | 147 | 65 | -15 | 78 | 0/1 | 95 | ||||
| Cameron Tringale | $6,800 | 60 | 163 | 72 | -12 | 83 | 4/5 | 44 | 41 | 125 | 47 | 43 |
| Chris Stroud | $6,800 | 60 | 173 | 73 | -13 | 162 | 6/7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 63 | |
| Stewart Cink | $6,600 | 71 | 193 | 80 | -9 | 210 | 5/5 | 31 | 58 | 41 | 36 | |
| Spencer Levin | $6,300 | 91 | 193 | 80 | 11 | 263 | 3/6 | 86 | 88 | 21 | 14 | |
| Sung Kang | $6,900 | 56 | 150 | 68 | -12 | 228 | 0/0 | |||||
| Colt Knost | $6,100 | 104 | 185 | 77 | 27 | 206 | 2/5 | 95 | 120 | 67 | 29 | |
| Hudson Swafford | $6,300 | 91 | 192 | 79 | 12 | 229 | 1/2 | 140 | 61 | |||
| Hiroshi Iwata | $6,700 | 65 | 145 | 64 | 1 | 94 | 0/0 | |||||
| Kyle Reifers | $6,400 | 82 | 180 | 75 | 7 | 194 | 1/2 | 117 | ||||
| Jeff Overton | $6,800 | 60 | 190 | 78 | -18 | 352 | 6/8 | 7 | 67 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| Zac Blair | $6,300 | 91 | 207 | 87 | 4 | 139 | 1/1 | 22 | ||||
| David Hearn | $6,500 | 78 | 200 | 85 | -7 | 145 | 1/4 | 72 | 6 | 88 | 93 | |
| Harold Varner III | $6,600 | 71 | 178 | 74 | -3 | 251 | 0/0 | |||||
| Seung-yul Noh | $7,000 | 50 | 158 | 70 | -20 | 207 | 2/4 | 72 | 33 | 76 | 56 | |
| Rory Sabbatini | $6,600 | 71 | 212 | 88 | -17 | 191 | 4/5 | 11 | 33 | 110 | 62 | 1 |
| Luke List | $6,500 | 78 | 195 | 83 | -5 | 447 | 0/1 | 110 | ||||
| Jon Curran | $6,400 | 82 | 195 | 82 | 0 | 220 | 1/1 | 71 | ||||
| George McNeill | $6,600 | 71 | 220 | 91 | -20 | 163 | 6/8 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 77 | |
| Brendon de Jonge | $6,400 | 82 | 258 | 101 | -19 | 180 | 6/8 | 25 | 63 | 29 | 56 | 77 |
| Chad Campbell | $6,400 | 82 | 245 | 100 | -18 | 197 | 3/6 | 59 | 101 | 77 | 29 | |
| Michael Thompson | $6,600 | 71 | 197 | 84 | -13 | 326 | 3/4 | 44 | 120 | 1 | 47 | |
| John Senden | $6,100 | 104 | 233 | 98 | 6 | 101 | 6/6 | 46 | 36 | |||
| Ben Crane | $6,300 | 91 | 230 | 94 | -3 | 342 | 6/6 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 30 | |
| Alex Cejka | $6,400 | 82 | 267 | 103 | -21 | 147 | 4/6 | 95 | 36 | |||
| Morgan Hoffmann | $6,100 | 104 | 203 | 86 | 18 | 141 | 0/1 | 80 | ||||
| Scott Brown | $6,400 | 82 | 217 | 90 | -8 | 209 | 1/2 | 95 | 75 | |||
| Kyle Stanley | $6,100 | 104 | 227 | 93 | 11 | 311 | 2/4 | 120 | 18 | 120 | 24 | |
| Ricky Barnes | $6,400 | 82 | 213 | 89 | -7 | 290 | 3/6 | 63 | 80 | 101 | 73 | 4 |
| Davis Love III | $6,300 | 91 | 290 | 108 | -17 | 156 | 6/7 | 71 | 21 | 29 | ||
| Brendon Todd | $5,900 | 120 | 273 | 105 | 15 | 99 | 1/3 | 88 | 136 | |||
| Andrew Loupe | $6,100 | 104 | 230 | 94 | 10 | 204 | 0/0 | |||||
| Geoff Ogilvy | $6,400 | 82 | 230 | 94 | -12 | 178 | 1/2 | 132 | 2 | |||
| Tyrone Van Aswegen | $5,900 | 120 | 230 | 94 | 26 | 276 | 1/1 | 24 | ||||
| Retief Goosen | $6,100 | 104 | 222 | 92 | 12 | 216 | 2/4 | 86 | 120 | 64 | ||
| Pat Perez | $5,900 | 120 | 270 | 104 | 16 | 190 | 0/1 | |||||
| Ollie Schniederjans | $6,400 | 82 | 237 | 99 | -17 | 363 | 0/0 | |||||
| Mark Hubbard | $6,200 | 97 | 290 | 108 | -11 | 455 | 0/0 | |||||
| Greg Owen | $6,000 | 111 | 337 | 120 | -9 | 176 | 1/5 | 125 | 77 | |||
| Vijay Singh | $6,200 | 97 | 293 | 110 | -13 | 262 | 2/4 | 125 | 63 | 109 | ||
| Johnson Wagner | $5,700 | 130 | 340 | 121 | 9 | 223 | 3/8 | 109 | 120 | 93 | 77 | |
| Matt Every | $6,200 | 97 | 277 | 106 | -9 | 151 | 3/5 | 63 | 24 | 101 | 87 | |
| Scott Pinckney | $6,200 | 97 | 297 | 111 | -14 | 236 | 1/1 | 68 | ||||
| Scott Stallings | $5,900 | 120 | 280 | 107 | 13 | 270 | 2/2 | 63 | 29 | |||
| Carl Pettersson | $5,900 | 120 | 333 | 118 | 2 | 211 | 7/8 | 51 | 46 | 36 | 36 | |
| Peter Malnati | $6,200 | 97 | 300 | 112 | -15 | 159 | 0/0 | |||||
| Michael Kim | $6,100 | 104 | 264 | 102 | 2 | 382 | 0/0 | |||||
| Will MacKenzie | $6,200 | 97 | 330 | 117 | -20 | 464 | 5/6 | 72 | 6 | |||
| Carlos Ortiz | $5,900 | 120 | 307 | 113 | 7 | 281 | 0/1 | 117 | ||||
| Stuart Appleby | $5,700 | 130 | 333 | 118 | 12 | 409 | 4/6 | 8 | 101 | 21 | 10 | |
| Brett Stegmaier | $5,800 | 127 | 343 | 122 | 5 | 286 | 0/0 | |||||
| Mark Wilson | $5,800 | 127 | 353 | 123 | 4 | 396 | 5/8 | 106 | 46 | 37 | 30 | |
| Steve Marino | $5,900 | 120 | 327 | 116 | 4 | 341 | 4/5 | 74 | 91 | |||
| Chesson Hadley | $6,200 | 97 | 307 | 113 | -16 | 265 | 1/2 | 132 | 24 | |||
| Derek Fathauer | $6,000 | 111 | 317 | 115 | -4 | 259 | 3/3 | 59 | 58 | |||
| Nicholas Thompson | $6,000 | 111 | 480 | 129 | -18 | 524 | 4/6 | 106 | 33 | 23 | ||
| Blayne Barber | $6,000 | 111 | 377 | 126 | -15 | 402 | 1/1 | 58 | ||||
| Tom Gillis | $5,700 | 130 | 407 | 127 | 3 | 371 | 3/4 | 25 | 2 | 114 | ||
| J.J. Henry | $6,000 | 111 | 487 | 130 | -19 | 231 | 4/7 | 106 | 109 | 93 | 41 | |
| Erik Compton | $6,000 | 111 | 447 | 128 | -17 | 266 | 4/5 | 117 | 71 | 4 | 26 | |
| Bronson Burgoon | $6,000 | 111 | 359 | 125 | -14 | 305 | 0/0 | |||||
| Angel Cabrera | $6,000 | 111 | 353 | 123 | -12 | 271 | 2/7 | 95 | 80 | 91 | ||
| Sam Saunders | $5,600 | 136 | 577 | 134 | 2 | 289 | 1/1 | |||||
| Steve Wheatcroft | $5,800 | 127 | 677 | 136 | -9 | 379 | 2/2 | 22 | ||||
| Robert Allenby | $5,600 | 136 | 883 | 138 | -2 | 670 | 6/9 | 51 | 88 | 88 | 36 | 21 |
| Dicky Pride | $5,700 | 130 | 530 | 132 | -2 | 364 | 2/3 | 76 | 7 | |||
| Ken Duke | $6,000 | 111 | 643 | 135 | -24 | 471 | 2/7 | 125 | 63 | 76 | 62 | |
| Justin Hicks | $5,700 | 130 | 520 | 131 | -1 | 581 | 3/4 | 86 | 63 | 64 | 17 | |
| Brian Gay | $5,700 | 130 | 560 | 133 | -3 | 3/5 | 51 | 120 | 55 | |||
| Chad Collins | $5,600 | 136 | 767 | 137 | -1 | 454 | 2/6 | 72 | 88 | 106 | 67 | |
| Mike Weir | $5,600 | 136 | 1300 | 139 | -3 | 855 | 1/6 | 88 | 76 | 140 | 139 | |
| Alan Morin | $5,600 | 136 | 1533 | 140 | -4 | 2/5 | 138 | 120 |
Color Coding
Course history in BLUE indicates a top ten finish.
Course history in GREEN indicates a top 25 finish.
Course history in YELLOW indicates a made cut with a finish outside of the top 25.
Course history in RED indicates a missed cut.
Legend
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| S Rank | Each golfer’s salary rank compared to the field, with one being the most expensive. |
| O Rank | Each golfer’s odds rank compared to the field, with one the biggest favorite. |
| + / – | The difference between a golfer’s salary and odds rank. The bigger the number, the better. |
| OWGR | Official World Golf Ranking |
| 2011 – 2015 Columns | Course history at this event over the last five seasons. |