The Honda Classic Preview 2022

2022 Honda Classic Preview

• February 21-27
• Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
• PGA National (Champion)
  • Par 70
  • 7,125 yards
• Purse $8 million
  • Winner $1.44 million + 500 FedExCup pts.
• 144 players
• 72-hole stroke-play
• Defending champion Matt Jones

Get the complete list of Honda Classic Winners at the link.

Read about the first Honda Classic / Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic at the link.

TV Times For The 2022 Honda Classic

• Round 1: 2/24
  • ESPN+ 6:45 am – 6 pm ET
  • Golf 2 pm – 6 pm ET
• Round 2: 2/18
  • ESPN+ 6:45 am – 6 pm ET
  • Golf 2 pm – 6 pm ET
• Round 3: 2/29
  • ESPN+ 6:45 am – 6 pm ET
  • Golf 1 pm – 3 pm ET
  • CBS 3 pm – 6 pm ET
• Round 4: 2/20
  • ESPN+ 6:45 am – 6 pm ET
  • Golf 1 pm – 3 pm ET
  • CBS 3 pm – 6 pm ET

Top Odds To Win The Honda Classic

Player	Odds
Sungjae Im	12/1
Daniel Berger	16/1
Joaquin Niemann	18/1
Louis Oosthuizen	18/1
Billy Horschel	20/1
Brooks Koepka	20/1
Tommy Fleetwood	25/1
Shane Lowry	30/1
Alex Noren	33/1
Keith Mitchell	33/1
Brian Harman	40/1
Matthew Wolff	40/1
Jhonattan Vegas	40/1
Matt Jones	40/1
Mito Pereira	40/1

The Florida Swing Begins

• This week marks the beginning of the PGA TOUR’s Florida Swing
• Over the next four weeks, the TOUR will play The Honda Classic, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, THE PLAYERS Championship and Valspar Championship.

The Bear Trap

The “Bear Trap” — Holes 15, 16 and 17 — at PGA National is one of the most difficult stretches of holes on PGA TOUR. The four toughest:

Course	Holes	Tournament	Average To Par
Quail Hollow	16-18	Wells Fargo Champ	+0.871
Pebble Beach	8-10	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am	+0.651
Muirfield Village	16-18	The Memorial	+0.647
PGA National	15-17	Honda Classic	+0.638

Notes On The Honda Classic Field

Joaquin Niemann

• 23
• No. 7 FedExCup
• No. 20 OWGR
• Won last week’s Genesis Invitational in wire-to-wire fashion
• First player to win wire-to-wire since Nick Taylor at the 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
• Last to win back-to-back weeks: Patrick Cantlay (2021 BMW Champ. and TOUR Champ.)
• Best Results This Season
  • Won The Genesis Invitational
  • T5 World Wide Technology Championship
  • T6 Farmers Insurance Open

Louis Oosthuizen

• No. 122 FedExCup
• No. 13 OWGR Highest-ranked player in the field (No. 13 Official World Golf Ranking)
• 13 under-par scores in 13 rounds on TOUR this season
• Last top-10 on TOUR: 2021 3M Open (T2)
• Best Results This Season
  • T14 WM Phoenix Open
  • T14 Shriners Children’s Open
  • T38 THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT

Brooks Koepka

• No. 76 FedExCup
• No. 15 OWGR One top-10 in eight starts this season (T3/WM Phoenix Open)
• Finished T2 at the 2019 Honda Classic
• 128th in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green this season (top 20 in three of last four seasons)
• Best Results This Season
  • T3 WM Phoenix Open
  • T28 Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T38 THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT

Sungjae IM

• No. 5 FedExCup
• No. 24 OWGR Highest FedExCup position of any player in the field
• Earned first career PGA TOUR title at the 2020 Honda Classic
• Fourth in Strokes Gained: Total this season (1.803 per round)
• Best Finishes This Season
  • Won Shriners Children’s Open
  • T6 Farmers Insurance Open
  • T8 Sentry Tournament of Champions
  • T9 THE CJ CUP @ SUMMIT

Cameron Young

• No. 17 FedExCup.
• No. 53 OWGR
• Finished T2 at last week’s Genesis Invitational
• Can qualify for THE PLAYERS Championship if in the top 50 OWGR after this week
• Won the AJGA’s 2013 Polo Golf Junior Classic at PGA National
• Top Finishes This Season
  • T2 The Genesis Invitational
  • T2 Sanderson Farms Championship
  • T20 Farmers Insurance Open
  • T26 WM Phoenix Open

Strength of Field Honda Classic 2022

Category	Number	Top Ranked/ Most Recent
Top 30 FedEx Cup	8	Sungjae Im (5)
Top 125 FedEx Cup	63
Top 10 OWGR	11	Louis Oosthuizen (13)
Top 50 OWGR	31
PGA TOUR Winners	71	Zach Johnson (12)
Past Champions	9	Matt Jones, defending
FedExCup Champions	3	Bill Horschel (2104) most recent
PLAYERS Champions	3	Rickie Fowler (2015)
Major winners	15	Brooks Koepka (4)

2021 Results For The Honda Classic

POS	PLAYER	TO PAR	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOT
1	Matt Jones	-13	61	70	69	67	267
2	Brandon Hagy	-7	69	62	76	66	273
T3	Chase Seiffert	-6	67	74	69	64	274
T3	Brendan Steele	-6	73	65	71	65	274
T3	Denny McCarthy	-6	68	65	74	67	274
T3	Russell Henley	-6	64	69	73	68	274
T3	C.T. Pan	-6	67	72	65	70	274
T8	Adam Hadwin	-5	72	65	70	68	275
T8	Camilo Villegas	-5	69	65	72	69	275
T8	Zach Johnson	-5	67	68	70	70	275
T8	Sungjae Im	-5	68	68	69	70	275
T8	Sam Ryder	-5	69	63	72	71	275

Tournament Records For The Honda Classic

Category	Value	Player	Year
Low 18 Hole Score	61	2 players	most recent Matt Jones 2021 (r1)
Low 36-hole score	128	2 players	most recent: Aaron Wise 2021
Low 54-hole score	196	Davis Love III	2003
Low 72-hole score	264	Justin Leonard	2003
Holes-in-one (1983-present)	14	14 players	most recent: Grayson Murray 2003 (R3, No. 17)
Largest 18-hole lead	4	Mike Sullivan	1987
Largest 36-hole lead	6	Tim Herron	1996
Largest 54-hole lead	5	2 players	most recent, Rory Sabbatini, 2011
Largest margin of victory	5	3 players	most recent matt Jones, 2021
Best come from behind win	7	Padraig Harrington	2005
Playoffs	9	Most recent: Justin Thomas def Luke List	2018
Wire-to-wire winners	1	Tim Herron	1996

International President’s Cup Team Standings

• Joaquin Niemann’s win at last week’s Genesis Invitational moved him from 14 to 5 in the international President’s Cup standings. Niemann was a Captain’s Pick in 2019, becoming the first player from Chile to compete.
• The Honda Classic will feature four players inside the top 10 in the International Presidents Cup Team
  • Sungjae Im (South Korea/3)
  • Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa/4)
  • Joaquin Niemann (Chile/5)
  • Mackenzie Hughes (Canada/7).

The Sponsor

Honda, which was founded in 1948, is a well-known Japanese manufacturer of cars, motorcycles and power equipment.

The company also sponsors the Honda LPGA Thailand.