PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL

PGA National Resort (The Champion Course)

Editions hosted: 4
Majors: 0
Latest par: 70
Latest yardage: 7,167

COURSE DNA

How this course plays

3 full-field editions (2024–2026), men’s cohort. Medium confidence

Scoring difficulty−1.58field average strokes to par per round27th percentile of 42 coursesn=3 · MEDIUM

Scoring spread2.55standard deviation of round scores10th percentile of 41 coursesn=3 · MEDIUM

Under-par rounds67.7% of rounds under par78th percentile of 42 coursesn=3 · MEDIUM

Winning score−17.7average winner total to parn=3 · MEDIUM

Cut line—average 36-hole cut to parn=0 · INSUFFICIENT

Length7167yards (latest published setup)n=4 · SOURCED

HOLES

Hole by hole

2026 setup. Scoring column: hole-by-hole scorecards observed for this edition (sources: Wikipedia leaders cards and/or ESPN field cards).

Hole	Par	Yards	Contenders’ avg to par	Cards
1	4	365	-0.15	300
2	4	484	+0.07	300
3	5	538	-0.46	300
4	4	395	-0.09	300
5	3	217	0	300
6	4	479	+0.23	300
7	3	226	+0.09	300
8	4	427	-0.07	300
9	4	421	-0.06	300
10	5	550	-0.7	300
11	4	450	+0.12	300
12	4	438	0	300
13	4	388	-0.14	300
14	4	465	+0.05	300
15	3	179	+0.12	300
16	4	434	+0.06	300
17	3	175	+0.15	300
18	5	592	-0.39	300

LAYOUT VERSIONS

Published championship setups

Each edition’s setup is a separate layout version; years are never mixed.
Edition	Par	Yards	Hole table
2027 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches setup (ESPN)	70	7,167	18 holes
2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches setup (ESPN)	71	7,223	18 holes
2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches setup (ESPN)	71	7,167	18 holes
2024 Cognizant Classic setup (ESPN)	71	7,147	—

TOURNAMENT HISTORY

Champions here

Edition	Champion	To par	Coverage
Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches	—	—	Schedule entry
2026 Cognizant Classic	Nico Echavarría	−17	Full field · every round
2025 Cognizant Classic	Joe Highsmith	−19	Full field · every round
2024 Cognizant Classic	Austin Eckroat	−17	Full field · every round

PLAYER COURSE HISTORY

Best here against the field

Players with at least 8 observed rounds here, ranked by scoring vs field.
Player	Appearances	Best	Rounds	Vs field
Shane Lowry	3	2	12	+1.86
Jake Knapp	2	4	8	+1.79
Min Woo Lee	2	2	8	+1.67
Jacob Bridgeman	2	2	8	+1.54
Nico Echavarría	3	Won	10	+1.48
Taylor Moore	2	2	8	+1.44
Nicolai Højgaard	2	6	8	+1.44
Matti Schmid	3	9	8	+1.32
Victor Perez	2	16	8	+1.17
Erik van Rooyen	3	2	10	+1.09
Joel Dahmen	3	9	8	+1.07
Max McGreevy	2	4	8	+1.07
Russell Henley	2	6	8	+1.04
Keith Mitchell	3	6	12	+1.02
Ricky Castillo	2	5	8	+0.94
Ryan Gerard	2	23	8	+0.82
Doug Ghim	3	11	10	+0.79
Daniel Berger	3	25	8	+0.69
Rickie Fowler	2	18	8	+0.67
Beau Hossler	3	23	12	+0.61

Course Fit for every player

Player DNA against this course’s profile: course history, difficult-setup and length alignment, recent form. Each component shows the player value, the course signal and both samples. No composite score.

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Identity and sources

Venue identity: Wikidata . Setups and results from edition articles on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Results, fields and course setups adapted from Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0; the redistributed results dataset is available under the same licence). Identities, championship editions and venues from Wikidata (CC0). Photographs from Wikimedia Commons with per-image credit. Sources & methodology