PGA Tour, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2026
Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2026 Results and Fantasy Golf Rankings
Nico Echavarria won the 2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at -17, played Feb 26-Mar 1 at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) in Palm Beach Gardens, FL (par 71, 7,223 yards). Before the first round the model ranked him 20 of 123. The 2027 edition is Feb 25-28, and this page ranks its field when it is posted.
Final results beside the model's ranking
Ratings as of Feb 22, 2026| Finish | Model rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Nico Echavarria Colombia | 49 | +0.14 | +0.212 starts, best T21 | CUTT8CUTCUTCUT |
| T2 | 1 | Shane Lowry Ireland | 29 | +1.03 | +0.292 starts, best T4 | T24T8T26T3T11 |
| T2 | 55 | Taylor Moore USA | 59 | -0.22 | +0.121 start, best T42 | T49T56T62CUTCUT |
| T2 | 73 | 65 | -0.38 | debut | CUTCUTT8CUTT19 | |
| 5 | 43 | 56 | +0.06 | -0.031 start, best T56 | T43T44T31CUT3 | |
| T6 | 3 | Nicolai Højgaard Denmark | 40 | +0.62 | +0.161 start, best T18 | T3T22T4T52T11 |
| T6 | 12 | 44 | +0.28 | +0.292 starts, best T9 | T52T41T11T44T66 | |
| T6 | 91 | William Mouw USA | 70 | -0.42 | -0.181 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTCUTT71T21 |
| T9 | 10 | Rasmus Højgaard Denmark | 43 | +0.75 | -0.111 start, best a missed cut | T24T30T447T23 |
| T9 | 48 | Matti Schmid Germany | 57 | -0.20 | +0.202 starts, best T18 | 49T73CUTT56CUT |
| T9 | 59 | Joel Dahmen USA | 59 | -0.17 | +0.052 starts, best T32 | CUTT7T38CUTT40 |
| T9 | 60 | 60 | -0.14 | debut | CUTT56T154CUT | |
| T13 | 44 | A.J. Ewart Canada | 56 | +0.03 | debut | T28T49T44CUT1 |
| T13 | 47 | Max Homa USA | 56 | +0.01 | debut | T37T66CUTT27T9 |
| T13 | 100 | 75 | -0.45 | -0.342 starts, best a missed cut | 72CUTT24T34T31 | |
| T13 | 122 | Pontus Nyholm Sweden | 100 | -2.11 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTT109 |
| T17 | 7 | Kristoffer Reitan Norway | 42 | +0.67 | debut | T41T30CUT1T28 |
| T17 | 38 | Chad Ramey USA | 54 | -0.08 | +0.182 starts, best T35 | T48T22T63T71T62 |
| T17 | 42 | Takumi Kanaya Japan | 56 | +0.04 | debut | T60CUTCUTT31CUT |
| T17 | 56 | Matthieu Pavon France | 59 | -0.53 | +0.432 starts, best T28 | CUTT38T27T55T67 |
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| Finish | Model rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T17 | 61 | Sudarshan Yellamaraju Canada | 60 | -0.14 | debut | T54T56CUTT13T25 |
| T17 | 65 | Zecheng Dou China | 62 | -0.22 | debut | T13T4973T55T4 |
| T23 | 4 | Ryan Gerard USA | 40 | +0.69 | +0.091 start, best T25 | T28T45T11T22 |
| T23 | 9 | Jordan Smith England | 42 | +0.65 | debut | T16CUTT27T66T21 |
| T23 | 13 | Aaron Rai England | 46 | +0.50 | debut | T28T73T501841 |
| T23 | 29 | Beau Hossler USA | 52 | -0.20 | +0.412 starts, best T28 | CUTCUTCUTT64CUT |
| T23 | 40 | Kevin Roy USA | 56 | +0.13 | -0.081 start, best a missed cut | T13CUTCUTT13CUT |
| T23 | 66 | Mackenzie Hughes Canada | 62 | +0.07 | -0.291 start, best a missed cut | T34T28T59CUTT51 |
| T23 | 69 | Zach Bauchou USA | 63 | -0.27 | debut | T48T59T1370CUT |
| T23 | 92 | Mark Hubbard USA | 70 | -0.23 | -0.372 starts, best T64 | CUT69CUTT66T34 |
| T23 | 102 | Adrien Dumont de Chassart Belgium | 75 | -0.52 | -0.301 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUT69T24CUT |
| T32 | 8 | Haotong Li China | 42 | +0.66 | debut | CUTT11T8T55T10 |
| T32 | 25 | 51 | +0.22 | +0.042 starts, best T25 | CUTT75T16T56T6 | |
| T32 | 77 | David Ford USA | 66 | -0.42 | debut | CUTT13T50CUTCUT |
| T32 | 107 | 79 | -1.45 | +0.471 start, best T35 | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT | |
| T32 | 108 | 80 | -1.00 | -0.031 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTCUTT6171 | |
| T37 | 14 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa | 46 | +0.60 | -0.112 starts, best T42 | CUTT27T38T94 |
| T37 | 62 | Steven Fisk USA | 60 | -0.16 | +0.011 start, best a missed cut | T60CUTCUTCUTCUT |
| T37 | 88 | Eric Cole USA | 69 | +0.07 | -0.592 starts, best a missed cut | CUTT27T27CUTT21 |
| T40 | 2 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Denmark | 38 | +0.84 | debut | T41T49T45191 |
| T40 | 6 | Max McGreevy USA | 41 | +0.28 | +0.421 start, best T4 | CUTT29T48T30T27 |
| T40 | 19 | 49 | -0.10 | +0.462 starts, best a win | CUTT49CUTCUTT41 | |
| T40 | 22 | Garrick Higgo South Africa | 49 | +0.01 | +0.331 start, best T16 | CUTT60CUTCUTT16 |
| T40 | 23 | Thorbjørn Olesen Denmark | 50 | +0.60 | -0.302 starts, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT10T7T28 |
| T40 | 36 | Matt Wallace England | 54 | +0.38 | -0.252 starts, best a missed cut | T20CUTCUTT7T51 |
| T40 | 49 | Ben Silverman Canada | 57 | -0.22 | +0.222 starts, best T16 | T5T47CUTT21T3 |
| T40 | 70 | Daniel Brown England | 63 | -0.28 | debut | CUTT30CUTT19T60 |
| T40 | 72 | Lee Hodges USA | 64 | +0.03 | -0.361 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT6T4T61 |
| T40 | 74 | 66 | -0.20 | -0.212 starts, best T48 | CUTCUTT34T34CUT | |
| T40 | 103 | Danny Walker USA | 75 | -0.82 | debut | CUTT38CUTCUTCUT |
| T40 | 109 | Hank Lebioda USA | 80 | -1.03 | debut | T68CUTCUTCUTT26 |
| T52 | 21 | Alex Smalley USA | 49 | +0.22 | +0.132 starts, best T18 | T19T35CUTT44T40 |
| T52 | 45 | Séamus Power Ireland | 56 | +0.23 | -0.201 start, best a missed cut | T11T63T31T7T11 |
| T52 | 51 | 58 | -0.05 | debut | T48CUTT56CUTT51 | |
| T52 | 78 | Carson Young USA | 66 | -0.35 | -0.072 starts, best T56 | T44CUTCUTT55T6 |
| T56 | 30 | Adrien Saddier France | 52 | +0.20 | debut | T60CUTT70CUTT18 |
| T56 | 34 | Chan Kim USA | 53 | -0.26 | +0.432 starts, best T28 | CUTT9T41T22CUT |
| T56 | 39 | Emiliano Grillo Argentina | 54 | +0.12 | -0.021 start, best a missed cut | T64CUTT38CUTCUT |
| 59 | 58 | Tom Kim South Korea | 59 | +0.02 | -0.131 start, best T62 | T34T35T65T38T61 |
| T60 | 31 | 52 | +0.24 | -0.052 starts, best T47 | T64T43CUTT25CUT | |
| T60 | 98 | Adam Schenk USA | 74 | -0.88 | +0.122 starts, best T56 | 77CUTT11CUTCUT |
| 62 | 16 | 47 | -0.15 | +0.562 starts, best T9 | T48CUTCUTT2774 | |
| T63 | 5 | John Parry England | 40 | +0.75 | debut | T35T43T56T19T5 |
| T63 | 83 | 67 | -0.67 | +0.211 start, best T42 | T70CUTCUTT51CUT | |
| T63 | 87 | 68 | -0.17 | -0.342 starts, best a missed cut | T66CUTT63T19CUT | |
| 66 | 105 | Dylan Wu USA | 77 | -0.22 | -0.682 starts, best a missed cut | CUTT44T31T5CUT |
| 67 | 75 | 66 | -0.89 | +0.482 starts, best a win | T75T54CUTCUTT66 | |
| CUT | 11 | Doug Ghim USA | 44 | +0.06 | +0.532 starts, best T11 | T59CUTT55T42T7 |
| CUT | 15 | Kevin Yu Chinese Taipei | 47 | +0.06 | +0.371 start, best T9 | CUTT70CUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 17 | 47 | +0.35 | +0.061 start, best T39 | T78T3T18CUTT7 | |
| CUT | 18 | Erik van Rooyen South Africa | 47 | -0.45 | +0.862 starts, best T2 | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 24 | Vince Whaley USA | 50 | +0.14 | +0.151 start, best T32 | CUTCUTCUTT40T34 |
| CUT | 26 | 51 | -0.10 | +0.351 start, best T11 | CUTT2T79T25T67 | |
| CUT | 27 | Rico Hoey Philippines | 51 | +0.10 | +0.142 starts, best T25 | CUTT67T24T70CUT |
| CUT | 28 | Chris Kirk USA | 52 | +0.07 | +0.152 starts, best T28 | T52CUTCUTCUTT41 |
| CUT | 32 | Jesper Svensson Sweden | 52 | +0.01 | +0.181 start, best T32 | T24CUTCUTT38T51 |
| CUT | 33 | Sami Välimäki Finland | 52 | +0.31 | -0.122 starts, best T48 | T37T34T41CUTCUT |
| CUT | 35 | Keita Nakajima Japan | 53 | +0.14 | debut | 7164CUTCUTT16 |
| CUT | 37 | Sam Ryder USA | 54 | -0.20 | +0.322 starts, best T21 | T59T27T54T47CUT |
| CUT | 41 | Stephan Jaeger Germany | 56 | +0.08 | -0.031 start, best a missed cut | T67T28T5CUTCUT |
| CUT | 46 | Kristoffer Ventura Norway | 56 | +0.05 | -0.031 start, best T56 | T22CUTT34T34T27 |
| CUT | 50 | 57 | -0.03 | debut | T41T43T27T61T7 | |
| CUT | 52 | David Lipsky USA | 58 | -0.22 | +0.172 starts, best T41 | T18T44CUTCUTT31 |
| CUT | 53 | Matt Kuchar USA | 58 | +0.16 | -0.222 starts, best T56 | CUTT44T67T46T11 |
| CUT | 54 | 59 | -0.52 | +0.431 start, best T11 | CUTCUTCUTT31T41 | |
| CUT | 57 | Luke Clanton USA | 59 | -0.47 | +0.371 start, best T18 | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 63 | Mac Meissner USA | 60 | +0.26 | -0.412 starts, best T53 | T18T49T63T40T18 |
| CUT | 64 | Karl Vilips Australia | 61 | -0.41 | +0.211 start, best T39 | CUTT38T18CUTT51 |
| CUT | 67 | K.H. Lee South Korea | 62 | -0.73 | +0.492 starts, best T4 | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 68 | 63 | -0.49 | +0.231 start, best T39 | T30CUTCUTCUTT18 | |
| CUT | 71 | Blades Brown USA | 64 | -0.31 | debut | T18CUTT34CUTT37 |
| CUT | 76 | Webb Simpson USA | 66 | -0.41 | debut | CUTT55T25CUTT27 |
| CUT | 79 | S.H. Kim South Korea | 66 | -0.18 | -0.241 start, best T67 | T5463T18T13T28 |
| CUT | 80 | 66 | -0.43 | debut | CUTCUTT120CUTCUT | |
| CUT | 81 | 67 | -0.20 | -0.242 starts, best a missed cut | T64CUT72CUTT72 | |
| CUT | 82 | 67 | -0.85 | +0.401 start, best T25 | CUTCUTCUTCUT67 | |
| CUT | 84 | Davis Riley USA | 67 | -0.59 | +0.122 starts, best T48 | CUTCUTT56T6T67 |
| CUT | 85 | Adam Hadwin Canada | 67 | -0.47 | debut | T6270T11T53CUT |
| CUT | 86 | Justin Lower USA | 68 | -0.40 | -0.102 starts, best a missed cut | T30CUTT42CUTCUT |
| CUT | 89 | Adam Svensson Canada | 69 | -0.30 | -0.222 starts, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT40T2CUT |
| CUT | 90 | Kensei Hirata Japan | 69 | -0.53 | debut | T5474CUTT24T21 |
| CUT | 93 | 71 | -0.61 | debut | T60T43CUTCUT | |
| CUT | 94 | 71 | -0.29 | -0.322 starts, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT64T42CUT | |
| CUT | 95 | Paul Waring England | 71 | -0.54 | -0.111 start, best a missed cut | T32CUTT2757CUT |
| CUT | 96 | Nick Dunlap USA | 72 | -0.89 | +0.211 start, best T53 | CUTT61T8CUTT44 |
| CUT | 97 | 72 | -0.98 | +0.292 starts, best T9 | CUTCUTCUTCUTT57 | |
| CUT | 99 | Camilo Villegas Colombia | 74 | -0.70 | -0.062 starts, best T67 | CUTCUTT7CUTT9 |
| CUT | 101 | Danny Willett England | 75 | -0.90 | +0.091 start, best a missed cut | CUT45CUT60CUT |
| CUT | 104 | Marcelo Rozo Colombia | 77 | -0.88 | debut | CUTT65CUTCUTT2 |
| CUT | 106 | Cam Davis Australia | 77 | -0.90 | debut | 73T70CUTCUTT61 |
| CUT | 110 | Christo Lamprecht South Africa | 80 | -1.06 | debut | T48CUTCUTCUTT48 |
| CUT | 111 | Aaron Wise USA | 80 | -1.06 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 112 | Harry Higgs USA | 81 | -0.70 | -0.371 start, best a missed cut | CUTT111CUTT29CUT |
| CUT | 113 | 81 | -1.08 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTT63 | |
| CUT | 114 | Neal Shipley USA | 81 | -1.09 | debut | T68CUTCUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 115 | 81 | -1.10 | debut | CUTCUTT63CUTT117 | |
| CUT | 116 | Rafael Campos Puerto Rico | 82 | -1.09 | -0.051 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT44CUTCUT |
| CUT | 117 | 86 | -1.09 | -0.221 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTT20CUTT3 | |
| CUT | 118 | 87 | -1.36 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT | |
| CUT | 119 | Jeffrey Kang USA | 87 | -1.39 | debut | CUTCUTCUTCUTT72 |
| CUT | 120 | Alejandro Tosti Argentina | 87 | -0.94 | -0.462 starts, best 68 | CUTCUTCUTCUTT2 |
| CUT | 121 | Brendon Todd USA | 98 | -1.38 | -0.602 starts, best a missed cut | CUTCUTCUT78CUT |
| CUT | 123 | Justin Hicks USA, few rounds | 102 | -1.88 | -0.351 start, best a missed cut | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
Course profile
- Course
- PGA National Resort (The Champion Course)
- Where
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
- Par
- 71
- Length
- 7,223 yards
- Purse
- $9.60M
- Format
- 4 rounds, cut after round 2
- Defending champion
- Joe Highsmith
Past winners and scoring
| Year | Winner | Score | Field avg. | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nico Echavarria | -17 | 70.55 (-0.45) | PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), par 71, 7,223 yds |
| 2025 | Joe Highsmith | -19 | 69.26 (-1.74) | PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), par 71, 7,167 yds |
| 2024 | Austin Eckroat | -17 | 70.10 (-0.90) | PGA National Resort (The Champion Course), par 71, 7,147 yds |
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How the ranking works
Each round is scored against how hard that round played: its difficulty is fitted from every score in it and the skill of the golfers who posted them, so beating a weekend field of cut survivors, or a PGA Tour field rather than a weaker one, counts for more. Zero is an average PGA Tour round. A golfer's form rating is his average against that difficulty over the last 2 years, with a round 180 days old counting half as much as a new one, blended with 12 rounds at -1.0 so a handful of good days cannot top the board. Course history is how much better or worse he has played at this tournament than his own rating, shrunk as if he had 16 more average rounds there. The ranking is form plus course history. The projected finish treats every round as his rating plus or minus 2.9 strokes and counts how many of the field he would be expected to beat. ESPN publishes no strokes-gained data, so none is used.
- Window
- 730 days of rounds
- Half-life
- 180 days
- Prior
- 12 rounds at -1.0
- Course history shrink
- 16 rounds
- Round spread
- 2.9 strokes
- Rounds fitted
- 93,497 rounds, 2,201 golfers
- Tour field gap
- PGA Tour fields 0.42 strokes a round stronger than DP World Tour fields
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