Blog#218 Cognizant Classic Results March 4, 2025

Blog#216 Cognizant Classic Results March 4, 2025

ROUND 1

1 Jake Knapp-12 Bogie free 59 with 5 straight birdies to start. Finish 6-13

2 Russel Henley-8 63 8 birdies 1st 14 holes then 4 pars. Finish 6-15

2 Daniel Berger-8 63 Birdies 1st hole then 7 more bogie free RD. Finish 25-11

5 Jesper Svensson-7 64 OWGR 108 5th tournament this year. Finish 32-10

5 Ricky Fowler-7 64 One bogie 8 birdies 2 on his last 2 holes 8&9. Finish 18-12

5 Joe Highsmith-6 65 One bogie 6 birdies. Finish Wins

11 Jordan Spieth-6 65 One bogie 7 birdies including 3 on BT. Finish 9-14

11 Michael Kim-6 65 Starts with 3 bogies then 3 more. Finish 6-15

16 Shane Lowry-5 66 Bogie on BT#16 with 6 birdies. Finish 11-13

16 Matthieu Pavon-5 66 Despite 3 bogies, birdies BT#16&17. Finish 42-8

28 Luke Clanton-4 67 Birdies 3 of 1st 4 then 1 bogie 2 birdies. Finish 18-12

28- Max Greysermen-4 67 Three bogies 7 birdies. Finish 11-13

28 Sepp Straka-4 67 Bogie free 4 birdies. Finish 11-13

48 Ben Griffin-4 67 One eagle 1 bogie 2 birdies 1 on BT#17. Finish 4-16

ROUND 2 Players are doing well on Bear Trap!! BT# indicates scores on Bear Trap.

1 Jake Knapp#10-13 70 Bogie on BT#16 then DB on 12 to lose lead birdies last hole.

2 Matthieu Pavion-12 64 Great putting to take lead bogies his 15th hole #6 to lose it.

3 Daniel Berger-11 4 Birdies front 9, +1 back.

3 Michael Kim-11 Second bogie free RD 5 birdies.

6 Ben Griffin-9 65 Bogie free with 6 birdies up 42 spots.

7 Ricky Fowler-10 68 One bogie 6 birdies DB on BT#15.

10 Luke Clinton-9 66 Two bogies7 birdies makes cut to become eligible for PGA Card.

CUT-4

ROUND 3 After #4 there were 30 players within 3 strokes of the lead and another 10 within 4. BT#15 Three leaders Montgomery 4XB7, Svensson 3XB6, Kim 1st bogie of the RD.

1 J Knapp-16 Bad bogie on 4 another on 7 give up lead then 4 birdies on back 9.

2 M Kim-15 67 Birdies 2 of 1st 4 holes 1st bogie of tournament on #15.

3 D Ghim-14 Bogie free rd 3 birdies.

3 R Henley-14 66 Birdies last 3 holes BT#16&1`17.

ROUND 4 One of top 4 from Rd 3 should have won, but none finished in the top 5.

1 Joe Highsmith -19/ 64 on final 2 RDs, rebounds from 2 DNs RD2. $1.7M

2 Jacob Bridgeman-17 Four Rds under 70. OWGS 112 now 38 FedX. 818K

2 JJ Spaun-17 Bogie free RD with 4 birdies on back 9 Pars BT. $818K

4 Ben Griffin-16 Four bogies RD4 or he wins. $414K 4 Max Mcgreevy-4 One bogie 5 birdies pars BT. $414K

COMMENTARY

For me this was a very disappointing tournament. The venue was one of the best on the tour,

but since the introduction of signature events, and I feel the TGL, these tournaments have been

relegated to nothing more than super Korn Ferry or DP Tour events. While I was pleased to see a lesser known player like Joey Highsmith win his first PGA tournament, It is disheartening to see the top 5 made up of relatively unknowns, while the favorites underachieved.

who is this guy and who are the top 5. The performance of the top players was pathetic.

Highsmith had 2 DBs on RD 2 and just made the cut.

144 golfers started the tournament 67 made the cut and 77 were cut.

Of the 77 cut 28 (36%) were included in the 76 golfers published odds by CBS.

Of the least favorite at 150/1 were the following 6 and all made the cut.

Quader Cummins

Patrick Fishburn,

Antonio Rozner,

Kris Ventura,

Jackson Suber

Andrew Putnam

The following from the top 76 missed the cut;

____ of the bottom 68 made the cut.

Cut-5 Missed with scores and highlights over 1st 2 RDs.

Seamus Power-1 141 Eight birdies 5 bogies 1 DB BT#14,15,16.

Harry Higgs+6 Four birdies 2 bogies 3 DB’s BT# 5&16.

Luke Donaold+5 Two birdies 5 bogies 2 DB’s BT# 2 bogies 2 DD’s #15,16,17(2).

Brandon Todd+12 Six birdies 6 bogies 4 DB’s BT#15 & 16.