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.
