Overview
- The PGA Tour's Florida Swing begins Thursday at PGA National's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, with a $9.6 million purse and first tee times at 6:45 a.m. ET.
- Multiple withdrawals in the lead-up — including Adam Scott, Ben Griffin and Jacob Bridgeman — leave no top-25 players in the field, with No. 26 Ryan Gerard the only top-30 entrant.
- Pre‑tournament markets make Gerard the narrow favorite over Shane Lowry, with Nicolai Højgaard widely tipped as a leading contender in a wide‑open week.
- Brooks Koepka is set for his third PGA Tour start since returning from LIV Golf, bringing hometown interest after a T56 and a missed cut in his first two events of 2026.
- The Champion Course’s precision test — water on 15 holes and the 'Bear Trap' — has yielded lower scores in recent years after overseeding, including Joe Highsmith’s 19-under win last year.