The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2024

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About The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2024

Formerly known as the Classic in The Palm Beaches, the Cognizant Classic is a professional golf tournament held in south Florida on the PGA Tour. Originally known as Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic, it was established in 1972. Before a scheduling modification in 2021, it was often the first Florida event held in late winter, right after the "West Coast Swing."

In 1973, National Airlines sponsored Gleason, and in 1981, American Motors Corporation (AMC) provided support. Known as the Honda Classic, American Honda Motor Company (Honda) served as the title sponsor from 1982 to 2023. Cognizant was revealed as the new title sponsor towards the end of 2023.

Austin Eckroat won the 2024 event, defeating Min Woo Lee and Erik Van Rooyen with a score of 263, under 17 and by a margin of strokes.

Cognizant Classic 2024 History

The National Airlines Open Invitational, the tournament's forerunner, was held at the Country Club of Miami in Hialeah in late March for just three seasons (1969–1971). A month earlier in 1972, at the Inverrary Country Club (East Course) in Lauderhill, the Gleason tournament took its place on the schedule. At the time, it was one of the biggest events on the circuit, with a $260,000 purse at launch and a $52,000 winner's share.

Due to sponsorship from American Motors Corporation, the event was renamed the "American Motors Inverrary Classic" in 1981. After Honda replaced American Motors Corporation as the new sponsor, the event was known as the "Honda Inverrary Classic" for the next two years. The competition relocated to TPC Eagle Trace in Coral Springs in 1984, and it stayed there until 1991.

The venue for the event was the Weston Hills Golf & Country Club in Weston from 1992 to 1995. After that, it made a second appearance in Coral Springs, first in 1996 at the TPC at Eagle Trace and subsequently in 1997–2002 at the TPC at Heron Bay. The competition relocated to Palm Beach Gardens in 2003. It was held there at the Country Club at Mirasol until 2006, and in 2007, it moved to the Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa.

Cognizant Classic 2024 Schedule

The professional services business, Cognizant, and the PGA Tour announced a long-term agreement (2024–2030) for Cognizant to become the new title sponsor of the PGA Tour's historic South Florida event, which will now be known as the "Cognizant Classic." The full schedule of the event is given below.

Date	Event	Time
February 26	Practice Round for Professionals	All Day
February 27	Practice Round for Professionals	All Day
February 28	Practice Round for Professionals	All Day
February 28	Gates Open	06:45 AM
February 29	Pratt and Whitney Military Appreciation	All Day
February 29	First Round	07:00 AM (Approx.)
March 1	Second Round	07:00 AM (Approx)
March 1	After Play Concert Series	06:00 PM- 09:00 PM
March 2	Midas Family Day	All Day
March 2	Third Round	07:00 AM (Approx)
March 3	Play Yello Day	All Day
March 3	Final Round	07:00 AM (Approx)

Cognizant Classic 2024 Broadcasting Details

The Cognizant Classic 2024 will be televised on PGA Tour Live on Golf Channel, and NBC. As a result of the arrangement, Cognizant will gain a great deal of exposure for its brand both domestically and internationally, particularly through hosting events and special on-site activations during the Cognizant Classic.

How to watch Cognizant Classic 2024 on television

The television schedule for the 2024 Cognizant Classic is as follows:

Date	Channel (Live)	Time
February 29	Golf Channel	02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
March 1	Golf Channel	02:00 PM - 06:00 PM
March 2	Golf Channel	01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
March 2	NBC	03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
March 3	Golf Channel	01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
March 3	NBC	03:00 PM - 06:00 PM

How to Live Stream Cognizant Classic 2024 Online

The Cognizant Classic 2024 can be live streamed on NBC's Peacock, DirecTV, Sling TV, Hulu Live, Fubo, and YouTube TV.

Cognizant Classic 2024 Course

The Cognizant Classic 2024 will be held at the PGA National Resort, a Florida resort located in Palm Beach Gardens. The most well-known of its five championship 18-hole golf courses is "The Champion," which has played host to the 1983 Ryder Cup, the 1987 PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years running from 1982 to 2000, and the Honda Classic on the PGA Tour since 2007.

The Professional Golfers' Association of America has called the resort home since its founding; however, in the summer of 2022, the PGA relocated to a new headquarters in Texas.

Aside from 339 hotel rooms, the resort has nine restaurants and lounges, a conference wing spanning 34,000 square feet, a spa covering 40,000 square feet, a health and racquet club spanning 33,000 square feet with 19 tennis courts, a golf academy, and a members club. Developer E. Lloyd Ecclestone Jr. sold it to Walton Street Capital in 2006 for $170 million, and Brookfield Asset Management purchased it again in 2018 for $218 million.

The hole details are as follows:

Hole	Par	Yard
1	4	365
2	4	437
3	5	538
4	4	376
5	3	171
6	5	488
7	3	226
8	4	427
9	4	404
Out	36	3,472
10	5	545
11	4	450
12	4	427
13	4	388
14	4	465
15	3	179
16	4	434
17	3	172
18	5	556
In	36	3,616
Total	72	7,048