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PGA Tour pro David Ford authored the wildest round of the year Thursday at PGA National that featured a quad and two eagle hole-outs.
The field this week at the Cognizant Classic already lacked big names, but the situation at Palm Beach Gardens is getting grimmer by the hour. Will Zalatoris, the 29-year-old golfer with about $20 million in career earnings,
Opening-round leader Austin Smotherman — who stayed red-hot, with a 55-foot birdie putt on the par-3 17th as part of his Friday round — was among those playing in the afternoon, as were Taylor Moore and Nico Echevarria.
Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka was rather curt when answering questions after a fantastic round at PGA National.
Slow starts have hindered Scottie Scheffler early in the 2026 PGA Tour season. You know it. He knows it. The whole golf world knows it. Of course, "slow" and "hindered" are relative when it comes to what the world No.