Ryan Gerard Needs Better Start at Bay Hill

Ryan Gerard plays well enough to contend in events. The American golfer had consecutive runner-up results in January but has had a tough time starting tournaments since. The last three began 72-72-73. While this is not terrible, Gerard has had to play catch-up too often. He now ranks 123rd on tour in putts per round […]

Patrick Cantlay Still Plagued by Bad Putting Ahead of Arnold Palmer Invititational

From a tee to green perspective, Patrick Cantlay has been as solid as ever. He ranks 23rd in strokes gained tee to green (+0.983) this season, but has lost an average of -0.240 strokes gained putting. It's really been the one spot holding him back for much of the last couple of years. It hasn't […]

Jason Day Attempts to Bounce Back from The Genesis Invitational

Jason Day was enjoying a solid start to the 2026 season. The Australian golfer almost won The American Express with a runner-up result. A couple weeks ago Day missed the cut at The Genesis Invitational after a 73-74 start. Day could not get off the tees far enough accurately and the birdie opportunities just did […]

Jacob Bridgeman Rolling into Arnold Palmer Invitational

Jacob Bridgeman comes off an impressive win at The Genesis Invitational. The young American golfer has been on fire with his putter gaining a tour-leading 1.276 strokes. Furthermore, Bridgeman is gaining almost across the board on all major metrics in 2026. That includes a surprising 15th in greens in regulation at 74.17%. Bridgeman's nerves do […]

Russell Henley Looks to Defend Title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Russell Henley fell behind early at The Genesis Invitational after an opening-round 76, ultimately missing the cut by two strokes. He now returns to the Arnold Palmer Invitational to defend his 2025 title, where he won by one stroke over Collin Morikawa. Henley was solid throughout the bag in the victory, especially around the greens […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Continues to Search for First PGA Tour Victory at API

A T6 finish last week for Nicolai Hojgaard was a solid accomplishment after making the cut on the number on Friday. Rounds of 66-65 on the weekend earned the Dane his third top 10 in his last four starts. He has missed the cut in both career appearances at the Arnold Palmer Invitational; however, he […]

Shane Lowry Trying to Shake Off Last Week's Heartbreak at the API

There isn't much to say about what happened to Shane Lowry on Sunday at the Cognizant Classic. It was a bit unbelievable to watch in the moment, undoubtedly more so to be living it. The only thing the 38-year-old can do is move forward, and the look ahead to another week is the one constant […]

Matt Fitzpatrick Continues Scorching Start to 2026 Season

Matt Fitzpatrick finished tied for 24th at the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago and will now prepare for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida. Fitzpatrick now has three straight top-25 finishes and will look to rely on his strong approach play this week. He's gained strokes on approach in all […]

Keegan Bradley Searching for Better Results Heading to Bay Hill

Keegan Bradley missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago and will need to find his approach game to compete at Bay Hill. Bradley has lost strokes on approach in three of his four starts this season. Bradley finished tied for fifth at Bay Hill in 2025 and tied for 36th in 2024. […]

Keith Mitchell Making The Comfortable Return to PGA National

After a begrudging time on the West Coast, Keith Mitchell is now entering the Florida swing of the schedule. For much of his career, he has performed better on this side of the country, where he is much more comfortable on and around the greens. The former Georgia Bulldog has notoriously performed better on bermuda […]

Chris Kirk Searching for a Spark at Cognizant Classic

Chris Kirk has struggled to start the year, recording three missed cuts and a T52 finish in his first four events. He now turns to the Cognizant Classic, a familiar spot where he has played 14 times, making 10 cuts with six top-30 finishes and a victory in 2023. His best results at PGA National […]

Brooks Koepka Making Third PGA Tour Start at Cognizant Classic

It's been a few weeks since we last saw Brooks Koepka on the PGA Tour stage, after he unexpectedly missed the cut in his last outing at the WM Phoenix Open. Putting has been a struggle for the 35-year-old, as he has lost over 12 shots on the greens in his first six rounds of […]

Mackenzie Hughes a Steady Option at Cognizant Classic

Since missing the cut at The American Express, Mackenzie Hughes has posted solid results of T59, T28 and T34 in his last three starts. He now heads to the Cognizant Classic, where he has made seven appearances, including a runner-up finish in 2020, but also a missed cut last year. Hughes' success at PGA National […]

Seamus Power Seeking More Green in Florida

Seamus Power has enjoyed a solid start to the 2026 campaign. The Irish golfer has made all three cuts in the United States. Power nearly ended up inside the Top 10 at the Farmers Insurance Open (T-11). He is average to below average in most metrics but the putter has been hot. Power, overall, has […]

Haotong Li Back From a Break as Florida Stretch Starts

Haotong Li is back from a few weeks off and a missed cut at the WM Phoenix Open. The Chinese golfer was playing pretty well before then. He was in contention for The American Express (T-8) and even the Farmers Insurance Open (T-11). Li's only concern may be his putter heading into this week at […]

Stephan Jaeger Trying to Put Four Rounds Together in Florida

Stephan Jaeger has played well enough in 2026. The German golfer has made three of four cuts and even has a T-5 from the Farmers Insurance Open. Unfortunately, trends have shown a little decline the past two events. Jaeger barely made the cut at Pebble Beach a couple of weeks ago. Jaegar ranks 33rd in […]

Nico Echavarria Again Attempting to Make the Weekend

Nico Echavarria has made one cut in five events this 2026 season. The golfer from Colombia finished T-8 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Unfortunately, he has missed the cut in every other event. Even at The Genesis Invitational, Echavarria opened with a 74 and just could not recover enough. His form is slightly improving […]

Patrick Fishburn Looking for a Spark at Cognizant Classic

Patrick Fishburn has gotten off to a rough start in 2026, missing the cut in both of his first two events. He'll try to turn things around at the Cognizant Classic, where he has a missed cut and a T48 in two prior appearances. PGA National typically rewards strong ball striking and solid play on […]

Blades Brown Set for Cognizant Classic Debut

After starting the year on the Korn Ferry Tour, Blades Brown made a strong impression in his first PGA Tour start of the season, opening with rounds of 67-60-68 at The American Express before fading Sunday to finish T18. He now tees it up at the Cognizant Classic for his tournament debut. Through two measured […]

Michael Thorbjornsen Looking to Bounce Back at Cognizant Classic

Michael Thorbjornsen opened Pebble Beach with a four-under 68 on Thursday but unraveled on the greens, finishing dead last in putting and losing more than 10.3 strokes with the flat stick on his way to a T78 finish. He'll look to bounce back at the Cognizant Classic, where he finished T39 last year. Thorbjornsen currently […]

Billy Horschel Looks to Improve Season at Cognizant Classic

The start to the 2026 season hasn't been fruitful for Billy Horschel, who is coming off a T48 finish a couple of weeks ago at Pebble Beach. Consistency has been the biggest hurdle, as his short game is the only part of his game with any amount of dependability. The 39-year-old is also struggling to […]

Joe Highsmith Returns to Defend at Cognizant Classic

After a frustrating last six months inside the ropes, Joe Highsmith returns to PGA National this week in hopes of defending his title from last season. The now 25-year-old held off many of the prominent players en route to victory in 2025. However, things have been much tougher as of late. He's only had one […]

Joel Dahmen Needs Better Consistency Heading Into The Florida Swing

As Joel Dahmen continues to try to plod his way back into the upper echelon of the PGA Tour, he now heads to the East Coast with a set of irons and a putter that have mirrored each other through the first three starts of this season. However, that hasn't been to his benefit, as […]

Daniel Berger Looks to Improve Putting as PGA Tour Begins Its Florida Swing

What started as a decent opening to the season for Daniel Berger has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks. After beginning with top-10 and 20 finishes in two of the first three starts, the 32-year-old finished nearly dead last at Pebble Beach and missed the cut last week at Riviera. The ball […]

Davis Thompson Struggling to Find Birdies as Florida Looms

Davis Thompson is struggling some to start 2026. The American golfer has no Top 25 results in three events. Worse, he took time off after winding up over par at the WM Phoenix Open. For a tournament that features a lot of birdies, that does not bode well for tougher events like the Cognizant Classic. […]

Tom Kim Not Quite Cutting It in 2026

Tom Kim has made all five cuts in 2026. The South Korean golfer seems to have one or two rounds that go awry in every tournament so far this year. Kim did climb up the leaderboard at The Genesis Invitational with a Saturday 67 only to follow it up with a 71. That placed the […]

Nicolai Hojgaard Wants to Build Momentum from Scottsdale

Nicolai Hojgaard believed he could win the WM Phoenix Open. The Danish golfer finished T-3 on the Scottsdale course and was a mere stroke from forcing a way into the playoff. Hojgaard has played well in the two PGA Tour events this 2026 season. He finished inside the Top 25 at the Farmers Insurance Open […]

Christiaan Bezuidenhout Returns After Extended Break for Florida Event

Christiaan Bezuidenhout took some time off after the WM Phoenix Open. The South African golfer missed the cut on the easier Scottsdale course. After a few weeks off, he takes aim at the Cognizant Classic. Going into Scottsdale, Bezuidenhout had been putting well, gaining more than three strokes combined to putting. A lot of things […]

Will Zalatoris Set to Make Tournament Debut at Cognizant Classic

Will Zalatoris has made just two starts to begin 2026, finishing T18 at The American Express and missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open. He looks to build some momentum as he makes his tournament debut at the Cognizant Classic this week. Through those two events, he ranks 12th in total strokes gained (+1.388 […]

Rasmus Hojgaard Trending Up at the Cognizant Classic

Rasmus Hojgaard is off to a solid start to 2026, with progressively better finishes of T44, T30, and most recently, T24 at the WM Phoenix Open. He'll look to continue that trend at the Cognizant Classic, where he missed the cut in his only appearance in 2024. Hojgaard ranks 23rd in total strokes gained (+1.234 […]