This week’s Cognizant Classic at PGA National signals one thing, and one thing only: The Masters is right around the corner. We are exactly six weeks from the first tee shots being struck at Augusta National,

It’s about that time — the golf world descends to Florida for its month-long sojourn. This week’s Cognizant Classic marks the first of four PGA Tour events in the Sunshine State, with the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players Championship and Valspar Championship to follow. ESPN+ also offers coverage beginning at 6:45 a.m. on tournament days.

The first of four weeks for the PGA Tour in Florida begins with a trip to the challenging Champion course at PGA National.

Billy Horschel used a wedge to get rid of an alligator that was crossing the eighth hole at the 2025 Cognizant Classic.

One Florida Gator encountered another on the golf course Thursday during the first round of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. That's right. Billy Horschel, who attended the University of Florida,

Billy Horschel fired a 5-under 66 at the Cognizant Classic on Thursday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., but his most impressive club work was his use of a wedge to wrangle a gator as he finished out the first round.