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Honda Classic: Tommy Fleetwood has no regrets about going for it on No. 18

Tommy Fleetwood decided to go for it on the final hole of the Honda Classic but the risk didn’t pay off.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Tommy Fleetwood was feeling pretty good as he stepped up to his second shot on the par-5 18th hole of PGA National’s challenging Champion course Sunday.

His previous two shots not only got him back into the Honda Classic, a tournament he led by three shots after starting his final round with two birdies, but gave him a chance to walk away with his first PGA Tour victory.

Fleetwood rolled in a 24-foot birdie putt on the par-3 No. 17, the rowdiest hole on the course, sending the legions of Fleetwood followers into a celebration as he pulled within a shot of Sungjae Im.

He then smacked a 305-yard drive on the par-5 18th right down the middle with a chance to get up and down for the win.

“Seventeen was massive,” Fleetwood said. “Felt great walking to the 18th, ripped a tee shot, felt really good and …

“You know, the game switches pretty quickly.”

In one swing of the club.

Fleetwood, 29, has won in seven countries and entered the week ranked No. 12 in the world. But he has never won in the United States. Now, standing 239 yards from the pin on No. 18, the Englishman was looking for at least a birdie, which would have forced a playoff with Im, or better yet, carding that eagle for the outright victory.

The decision: Go left, where it was wide open, and then try to get up and down for the birdie.

Or go for the win.

Fleetwood, who has five wins on the European Tour, is one of the game’s best ball strikers. And he needed one more strike.

“There was only one shot, really,” he said. “Maybe at the time you’re looking, ‘I had the world left and I could have gotten up and down.’ You’re not playing for that. I could have easily bailed left and not got up and down and I would say ‘Why did I bail out left?’ You pick your shot and you hit and that’s it.”

Fleetwood sliced the ball and it never reached land, splashing down a few yards from the embankment in front of the hole.

“I think we picked the right shot 100 percent. I just didn’t pull it off.”

Fleetwood bogeyed the hole after taking his one-stroke penalty, finishing with a 71 for the round (his only round over par for the tournament) for a total of 4-under 276. He was third, his best finish on Tour since finishing runner-up to Shane Lowry in last year’s British Open.

Fleetwood made the right decision. You don’t get into the top 10 – he will move to No. 10 in world, bumping Tiger Woods to No. 11 – by playing conservative golf.

This time it didn’t work out. But it has in the past and will in the future.

Fleetwood is close to that breakthrough win in the States. Who knows? It could come this week at Bay Hill or the week after at The Players. He has four second-place finishes – two in majors, including last year’s British and the 2018 U.S. Open, which was won by Brooks Koepka – and three third-place finishes.

Though he repeated several times his disappointment of giving away an early three-shot lead Sunday, he is somewhat encouraged in the fact that he was one of just 16 players to shoot under par for the tournament and had a chance on the final hole despite not playing his best.

“It’s disappointing and I’ll be thinking about it,” he said. “Little things will come to your mind, ‘What if? Or what if that?’

“My game is in good shape where I actually feel like I can hit it better. I don’t feel like this week I’ve played some absolutely fantastic golf. I still feel like my game could have felt better at times and I think that’s something to look at. I feel like I can get sharper.”

Fleetwood had his moments off the tee (he led the field in strokes gained tee to green in round 2) and on the greens (he was third in strokes gained putting in round 3). Sunday, he slipped in both, 39th in tee to green and 25th strokes gained putting.

“I’ve just got to keep pushing,” he said. “Absolutely, I want to be a regular winner, but there’s no point in moaning and groaning about it now. It didn’t happen. I’ve just got to keep going and if I keep getting this close, it’ll happen.”

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Mackenzie Hughes celebrates 54-foot birdie putt in epic style before finishing runner-up

Mackenzie Hughes holed a dramatic 54-foot putt for birdie on No. 17 at the Honda Classic on his way to a runner-up finish.

Mackenzie Hughes’ late lead would be short lived, but the way in which he temporarily tied Sungjae Im on Sunday couldn’t have been more dramatic – and his celebratory fist bump was epic.

After making the cut on the number, Hughes shot a 66 Saturday to get into contention, jumping from T-59 to T-8 after 54 holes.

On Sunday, his birdie putt from 53 feet, 8 inches on the 148-yard 17th hole got him into a temporary share of the lead. Unfortunately, the celebratory mood didn’t last long. Moments later Im rolled in his own downhill birdie putt from 8 feet to regain the one-shot advantage. Then Hughes’ approach on the 18th flew left and into the grandstands. He took a drop and a birdie attempt from 21 feet slipped 5 feet past the hole.

But Hughes, who finished solo second and one shot ahead of Tommy Fleetwood, shared a sweet moment with his infant son after the round.

“Are you still proud of me?” he asked his baby boy, Kenton, according to the PGA Tour.

Proud? With his second straight 66, Hughes took home the second-place check for $763,000.

Hughes’ sole career PGA Tour title came at the 2017 RSM Classic. Until he reached South Florida, his 2019-20 results had been bleak. In 11 previous Tour starts, Hughes has missed nine cuts. He had missed the cut in all five starts in 2020, but this week he found magic.

Perhaps the Honda will be the start of a resurgence.

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How much money each golfer won at the Honda Classic

Here is what each player earned in prize money at the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic.

Sungjae Im left PGA National with his first PGA Tour win and a big check.

Im, who carded a final-round 4-under 66, finished the Honda Classic at 6-under 274, one shot ahead of Mackenzie Hughes. Tommy Fleetwood finished third two shots back.

Fleetwood nearly forced a playoff on 18, but bogeyed the par-5 to hand Im the advantage. Fleetwood finished Sunday with a 70 that included four bogeys.

Second-round leader Brendan Steele finished fourth at 3 under along with Byeong Hun An, Daniel Berger and Lee Westwood.

Check out the list below to find out how much each golfer at the Honda Classic won over the weekend.

HONDA CLASSIC: Leaderboard | Photos

Honda Classic

Position Player To Par Earnings
1 Sungjae Im -6 $1,260,000
2 Mackenzie Hughes -5 $763,000
3 Tommy Fleetwood -4 $483,000
T-4 Byeong Hun An -3 $280,000
T-4 Daniel Berger -3 $280,000
T-4 Lee Westwood -3 $280,000
T-4 Brendan Steele -3 $280,000
T-8 Gary Woodland -2 $204,750
T-8 Cameron Davis -2 $204,750
T-8 Russell Henley -2 $204,750
T-11 Brice Garnett -1 $145,250
T-11 Wyndham Clark -1 $145,250
T-11 Maverick McNealy -1 $145,250
T-11 Robby Shelton -1 $145,250
T-11 Mark Hubbard -1 $145,250
T-11 Luke Donald -1 $145,250
T-17 Harris English E $103,250
T-17 Richy Werenski E $103,250
T-17 Ryan Palmer E $103,250
T-17 Charl Schwartzel E $103,250
T-21 Hudson Swafford 1 $70,583
T-21 Patrick Rodgers 1 $70,583
T-21 Kramer Hickok 1 $70,583
T-21 Shane Lowry 1 $70,583
T-21 Jimmy Walker 1 $70,583
T-21 Brandon Hagy 1 $70,583
T-27 Adam Long 2 $46,943
T-27 Ian Poulter 2 $46,943
T-27 Sepp Straka 2 $46,943
T-27 Jamie Lovemark 2 $46,943
T-27 Cameron Tringale 2 $46,943
T-27 Nick Watney 2 $46,943
T-27 Jhonattan Vegas 2 $46,943
T-27 Jason Dufner 2 $46,943
T-35 Aaron Wise 3 $36,400
T-35 J.T. Poston 3 $36,400
T-35 Rory Sabbatini 3 $36,400
T-38 Talor Gooch 4 $31,150
T-38 Matthew NeSmith 4 $31,150
T-38 Beau Hossler 4 $31,150
T-38 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 4 $31,150
T-42 Harold Varner III 5 $24,850
T-42 Bud Cauley 5 $24,850
T-42 Vaughn Taylor 5 $24,850
T-42 Chris Baker 5 v24,850
T-42 Billy Horschel 5 $24,850
T-47 Brian Harman 6 $18,573
T-47 Danny Lee 6 $18,573
T-47 Matt Jones 6 $18,573
T-47 Kurt Kitayama 6 $18,573
T-47 Tom Lewis 6 $18,573
T-47 Kevin Streelman 6 $18,573
T-53 Scott Stallings 7 $16,555
T-53 Sam Ryder 7 $16,555
T-53 Stewart Cink 7 $16,555
T-53 Grayson Murray 7 $16,555
57 Michael Thompson 8 $16,170
T-58 Dylan Frittelli 9 $15,890
T-58 Matthew Wolff 9 $15,890
T-58 Harry Higgs 9 $15,890
T-61 Austin Cook 10 $15,470
T-61 Cameron Percy 10 $15,470
T-61 Mark Anderson 10 $15,470
T-64 Fabian Gomez 11 $15,120
T-64 Sam Burns 11 $15,120
66 Brian Stuard 12 $14,910
67 Zach Johnson 13 $14,770
68 Patton Kizzire 14 $14,630
69 Hayden Buckley 17 $14,490

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PGA Tour stars send Grandma Susie a 100th-birthday surprise

Several PGA Tour players, from Dustin Johnson to Rickie Fowler, sent 100-year-old fan “Grandma Susie” birthday wishes by video.

PGA Tour players take care of their fans, particularly their centenarian fans. As a super fan named Grandma Susie celebrated her 100th birthday this week, a group of the world’s best took time to send her birthday wishes.

Susie frequently updates her Facebook status with golf takes and factoids about each week’s Tour event. In response, several Tour players filmed a message thanking her for her support and alternately singing, winking, blowing kisses and generally passing along good wishes much to Grandma’s delight.

The birthday lineup included Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa, Dustin Johnson, Gary Woodland, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Francesco Molinari, Billy Horschel, Shane Lowry, Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm and Rickie Fowler. When it was Fowler’s turn (he came last), Susie’s face lit up and she blew a kiss back at the screen.

Past posts would indicate that Fowler is among her favorite players.

In a Facebook post from February 2016, she wrote in part, “What a weekend!!! Golf and Super Bowl. I must say I enjoyed golf better than the Super Bowl. One of my favorite golf players, Rickie Fowler, was in a playoff and lost and that made me sad. I consider him one of the best mannered players on the course.”

“I enjoy watching all of these great golfers,” Susie said of her affinity for professional golf. “I have some favorites. Sometimes they’re good. Sometimes they’re bad. Sometimes I wish they weren’t my favorite golfers but yet I like their gentlemanship, courtesy. Golf is one of the nicest sports, because there you really have to develop character.”

Susie can be seen on the PGA Tour’s Twitter feed watching the video surrounded by several family members. As one player after another came on screen, it prompted her to ask, “How did you get all of this?”

It’s a feat fit for a 100th birthday celebration.

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Honda Classic: Final-round tee times, TV info

Everything you need to know for the final round of the Honda Classic at PGA National.

Brendan Steele gave up the top spot on the Honda Classic leaderboard on Saturday but remains close to it. The 54-hole leader, Steele backed up opening rounds of 68-67 with a third-round 71 to fall one shot off the pace.

Steele is sandwiched in between a handful of Englishmen. Tommy Fleetwood, World No. 12, is the 54-hole leader after a third-round 67 moved him to 5 under for the week. Luke Donald and Lee Westwood are tied for third at 3 under.

PGA National’s Champion Course remains tough a tough test, even for Tour players. Remarkably, one young player – Grayson Murray – logged a hole-in-one in the third round at the par-3 17th, the hole that marks the end of the infamous Bear Trap.

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Check out Sunday’s final-round tee times and TV viewing info below.

Final round – Honda Classic

First tee, Sunday

Tee time Player
8:10 a.m. Hayden Buckley
8:15 a.m. Brian Stuard, Fabian Gomez
8:25 a.m. Zach Johnson, Scott Stallings
8:35 a.m. Michael Thompson, Austin Cook
8:45 a.m. Brian Harman, Sam Ryder
8:55 a.m. Sam Burns, Cameron Percy
9:05 a.m. Danny Lee, Patton Kizzire
9:15 a.m. Talor Gooch, Harold Varner III
9:25 a.m. Matt Jones, Dylan Frittelli
9:35 a.m. Bud Cauley, Matthew Wolff
9:45 a.m. Adam Long, Mark Anderson
9:55 a.m. Brice Garnett, Aaron Wise
10:05 a.m. Vaughn Taylor, Stewart Cink
10:15 a.m. Chris Baker, Wyndham Clark
10:25 a.m. Hudson Swafford, Matthew NeSmith
10:35 a.m. Harry Higgs, Harris English
10:45 a.m. Ian Poulter, Patrick Rodgers
10:55 a.m. Kurt Kitayama, Beau Hossler
11:05 a.m. Kramer Hickok, Tom Lewis
11:15 a.m. Sepp Straka, Gary Woodland
11:25 a.m. Jamie Lovemark, Shane Lowry
11:35 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Richy Werenski
11:45 a.m. Kyoung-Hoon Lee, Cameron Tringale
11:55 a.m. Grayson Murray, Jimmy Walker
12:05 p.m. Cameron Davis, Nick Watney
12:15 p.m. Billy Horschel, Maverick McNealy
12:25 p.m. Brandon Hagy, Jhonattan Vegas
12:35 p.m. Beyong Hun An, Jason Dufner
12:45 p.m. J.T. Poston, Ryan Palmer
12:55 p.m. Robby Shelton, Russell Henley
1:05 p.m. Rory Sabbatini, Mark Hubbard
1:15 p.m. Sungjae Im, Mackenzie Hughes
1:25 p.m. Daniel Berger, Charl Schwartzel
1:35 p.m. Luke Donald, Lee Westwood
1:45 p.m. Tommy Fleetwood, Brendan Steele

How to watch

Sunday

PGA Tour Live: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m. ET
NBC: 3-6 p.m. ET
PGA Tour Radio: 1-6 p.m. ET

Grayson Murray goes wild after Honda Classic hole-in-one

Grayson Murray made a hole-in-one at the par-3 17th hole at PGA National in the third round of the Honda Classic.

When Grayson Murray made a hole-in-one at the par 13-17th at PGA National on Saturday, he followed it up with no less than five fist pumps, the final one complete with a cap toss. The 26-year-old had all the reason in the world to celebrate considering that precious few aces go down there. No. 17, playing 151 yards in the third round, marks the end of the infamous Bear Trap, one of the most daunting stretches in golf.

Interestingly, second-round leader Brendan Steele horse-shoed his tee shot around the hole at the 179-yard 15th hole on Friday. Murray’s shot at No. 17 on Saturday, however, took two hops and rolled right in.

Murray is the second young player to log a hole-in-one at the Honda Classic this week. Matthew NeSmith, also 26, holed out at the par-3 fifth on Thursday.

Murray’s ace marks the 25th on the PGA Tour so far this season. It is his fourth hole-in-one on the PGA Tour.

Murray finished the third round with an even-par 70. His round included two birdies in addition to the ace, but also a bogey and a triple-bogey at the par-4 fourth. At 1 over, Murray was tied for 27th by the time he finished his round mid-day.

Murray hails from Raleigh, North Carolina, and played college golf for Arizona State. His sole PGA Tour victory came at the 2017 Barbasol Championship.

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Honda Classic: Luke Donald’s name gets butchered at 1st tee

Former Honda Classic champion Luke Donald had his name butchered by the first tee announcer before teeing off his third round.

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Luke Donald’s name isn’t that difficult to pronounce, right?

The first tee announcer at the Honda Classic certainly had trouble with it Saturday at PGA National.

As Donald prepared to tee off for his third round, the first tee announcer said, “The 2016 Honda Classic Champion, Luke McDonald.”

The error was met with groans and cries of surprise from the gallery and Donald. Donald appeared to look back at the announcer after his introduction and express frustration.

But butchering Donald’s name wasn’t the only error the announcer made. Donald also won the Honda Classic in 2006, not 2016. Adam Scott won the event that year.

Donald’s name should have been recognizable not because he’s a former tournament champion, but because he sat near the top of the leaderboard to begin the third round. Donald, J.T. Poston and Lee Westwood were T-2 at 4 under to begin Saturday, one shot behind leader Brendan Steele.

Donald and Westwood are paired together for the third round at PGA National.

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Honda Classic: Round 3 tee times, TV info

Everything you need to know for the third round of the Honda Classic at PGA National.

Through two rounds at the Honda Classic, Brendan Steele is setting the pace. Rounds of 68-67 have left Steele at 5 under, and with a one-shot lead heading into the weekend.

A group of tough contenders is not far behind, and that includes the three-man tie in second. J.T. Poston, Luke Donald and Lee Westwood all sit one shot back at 4 under.

Among the notables to miss the cut were Rickie Fowler, Justin Rose and Brooks Koepka, the No. 3 player in the world.

More: Photos | Updates | Leaderboard

Check out Saturday’s third-round tee times and TV viewing info below.

Round 3 – Honda Classic

First tee, Saturday

Tee time Players
8:10 a.m. Mark Anderson
8:15 a.m. Matthew NeSmith, Kramer Hickok
8:25 a.m. Cameron Piercy, Matt Jones
8:35 a.m. Chris Baker, Dylan Frittelli
8:45 a.m. Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes
8:55 a.m. Danny Lee, Michael Thompson
9:05 a.m. Austin Cook, Hayden Buckley
9:15 a.m. Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer
9:25 a.m. Wyndham Clark, Byeong Hun An
9:35 a.m. Bud Cauley, Vaughn Taylor
9:45 a.m. Scott Stallings, Sam Ryder
9:55 a.m. Matthew Wolff, Brian Stuard
10:05 a.m. Patton Kizzire, Jason Dufner
10:15 a.m. Tom Lewis, Stewart Cink
10:25 a.m. Brice Garnett, Brandon Hagy
10:35 a.m. Kurt Kitayama, Fabian Gomez
10:45 a.m. Aaron Wise, Jhonattan Vegas
10:55 a.m. Grayson Murray, Jimmy Walker
11:05 a.m. Sam Burns, Beau Hossler
11:15 a.m. Ian Poulter, Billy Horschel
11:25 a.m. Patrick Rodgers, Harry Higgs
11:35 a.m. Talor Gooch, Rory Sabbatini
11:45 a.m. Harris English, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
11:55 a.m. Cameron Tringale, Mark Hubbard
12:05 p.m. Hudson Swafford, Adam Long
12:15 p.m. Maverick McNealy, Robby Shelton
12:25 p.m. Daniel Berger, Russell Henley
12:35 p.m. Harold Varner III, Kevin Streelman
12:45 p.m. Charl Schwartzel, Richy Werenski
12:55 p.m. Jamie Lovemark, Tommy Fleetwood
1:05 p.m. Shane Lowry, Sungjae Im
1:15 p.m. Sepp Straka, Cameron Davis
1:25 p.m. Gary Woodland, Nick Watney
1:35 p.m. Luke Donald, Lee Westwood
1:45 p.m. Brendan Steele, J.T. Poston

How to watch

Saturday

PGA Tour Live: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m. ET
NBC: 3-6 p.m. ET
PGA Tour Radio: 1-6 p.m. ET

Sunday

PGA Tour Live: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m. ET
NBC: 3-6 p.m. ET
PGA Tour Radio: 1-6 p.m. ET

Honda Classic: Brooks Koepka records first triple-bogey in 447 holes

PGA National added a twist to its already unforgiving nature on Thursday during the first round of the 2020 Honda Classic.

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Home-course advantage didn’t mean a whole lot for Jupiter’s Rickie Fowler in the first round of the Honda Classic on Thursday.

As for Brooks Koepka, he found out what the wind can do on the sixth hole after he put the ball in the water twice for his first triple bogey in 447 holes.

PGA National added a twist to its already unforgiving nature. A course with prevailing winds typically from the southeast played much differently after a cool front that blew in overnight and flipped those winds, rendering all the calculations from practice rounds and Wednesday’s pro-am obsolete.

“I’ve played this direction before but it’s not the normal,” Fowler said.

Which is why when Fowler said Wednesday that he enjoys playing in the wind on this course, he did not mean, this wind. And he certainly isn’t used to playing the Champion Course with temperatures dipping into the 50s, which they did Thursday morning, actually dropping a few degrees after Fowler’s group teed off at 7:35 a.m. before reaching the high in the afternoon in the mid-60s.

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“This place is always reasonably windy,” said Ian Poulter, who shot an even-par 70. “So, I guess when you’ve played with the complete opposite wind then it gets a little tricky because you’re not visually seeing the shots you already played.”

The average score on the par-70 course Thursday was a tick under 2-over (71.986). In the last six years, the only year the average score for the entire tournament was higher came in 2018.

Last year, 44 players broke par on the first day. Thursday, 22 shot in the 60s, 10 in the morning when the wind was the strongest and the temperatures the coolest.

Fowler’s 76 equaled his highest score in 35 rounds at Honda. The others came in 2018 and 2011, when he missed the cut.

Keith Mitchell, who shot 9-under last year while capturing his first tile, shot 75, which including birdies on his final two holes. His worst round a year ago: 70.

Ricky Fowler watches his putt on the 7th green during the first round of the 2020 Honda Classic. Photo by Reinhold Matay/USA TODAY Sports

“You just have to keep trying to move forward,” Fowler said. “There really isn’t a whole lot of letup on this golf course.”

PGA National is much more than the famed Bear Trap, its signature three-hole stretch on the back nine that consists of two par 3s (15, 17), sandwiched around the par-4 No. 16.

But while the Bear Trap contributed to the course being ranked the fifth toughest to play on Tour last season, none of those holes provide the challenge the par-4, 479-yard No. 6 does, and did on this year’s first round.

Koepka is the first to attest, having the lone triple bogey on the hole. But 16 others carded a double bogey on a hole that played more than a half stroke over par, which, if it continues at the same pace, would become the single toughest hole on the Tour so far this year.

“There’s a lot of water out here,” Koepka said. “If you’re going to find the water twice on a hole, you’re going to make a big number.”

Fowler said the direction of the wind made No. 6, “a significantly harder driving hole.”

Fowler shot a 76 with seven bogeys and a birdie. Koepka was two shots better with his triple, a double and two bogeys to go along with a birdie. The two tied for second last year, one shot behind Mitchell.

Honda could be looking at its two biggest names and drawing cards missing the cut, something it does not need considering the field the last two years has been underwhelming.

Still, as difficult as this course is, these players would not want it any other way. Those who actually take on the challenge do so with the idea that it prepares them for bigger tests at tournaments like The Players, PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. Unfortunately for the Honda, a group of the top players in the world living within 10 miles of the course have shied away from that challenge.

Justin Rose, ranked No. 13 in the world, returned after a four-year absence for that reason.

“You come here because it’s a test of golf,” he said after shooting a 74. “There’s a lot of tournaments that are low-scoring weeks out here on Tour, but this is not one of them. I relish that.”

Rose’s hole from hell Thursday was the start of the Bear Trap, No. 15. He dunked his tee shot on the way to a double-bogey.

“The wind’s harder from the right on the Bear Trap, it’s a tougher wind,” Rose said. “You might see more balls in the water possibly with this wind direction.”

Rose’s adventure on No. 15 paled compared to Ted Potter’s. Potter hit three in the water and took a 9 on the par-3 hole, a sextuplet-bogey. Otherwise, Potter, an 18-year pro from Ocala, managed the course pretty good, finishing 2-over.

“It’s doable out there,” Rose said. “The rough is not too bad, it’s very playable but you got to be on point.”

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Honda Classic: Round 2 tee times, TV info

Everything you need to know for the second round of the Honda Classic at PGA National.

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After a gusty opening day at PGA National, a pair of players share the Honda Classic lead with rounds of 4-under 66. High winds in South Florida certainly didn’t make for an easy day, but Tom Lewis and Harris English managed to avoid the big numbers for the lead.

As it turns out, both of those men are playing the Honda on a sponsor’s invite. This week’s event, the 21st of the 2019-20 season, also features six of the world’s top-20 players. That list is highlighted by No. 2 Brooks Koepka, No. 12 Tommy Fleetwood and No. 13 Justin Rose, but none of those men fared particularly well in the first round. Fleetwood, at even, leads the trio at T-23.

Check out Friday’s second-round tee times and TV viewing info below.

Round 2 – Honda Classic

1st Tee – Friday

Tee Time Players
6:45 a.m. Robert Streb, Beau Hossler, Mark Hubbard
6:55 a.m. D.J. Trahan, Tom Hoge, Talor Gooch
7:05 a.m. Danny Lee, David Hearn, Scott Harrington
7:15 a.m. Kevin Tway, Grayson Murray, Daniel Berger
7:25 a.m. J.T. Poston, Ted Potter, Jr., Jimmy Walker
7:35 a.m. Tyler Duncan, Patton Kizzire, Jason Dufner
7:45 a.m. Jim Herman, Aaron Wise, Rory Sabbatini
7:55 a.m. Brian Stuard, Scott Brown, Sungjae Im
8:05 a.m. Camilo Villegas, Roger Sloan, Lucas Bjerregaard
8:15 a.m. Brian Harman, Sam Ryder, Doc Redman
8:25 a.m. Doug Ghim, Bo Hoag, Kurt Kitayama
8:35 a.m. Hank Lebioda, Chris Baker, Andrew McCain
11:35 a.m. Bud Cauley, Patrick Rodgers, Harry Higgs
11:45 a.m. Luke List, Adam Schenk, Wyndham Clark
11:55 a.m. Byeong Hun An, Xinjun Zhang, Erik van Rooyen
12:05 p.m. Ian Poulter, Brendan Steele, Hudson Swafford
12:15 p.m. Dylan Frittelli, Martin Trainer, Zach Johnson
12:25 p.m. Viktor Hovland, Joaquin Niemann, Rickie Fowler
12:35 p.m. Justin Rose, Billy Horschel, Tommy Fleetwood
12:45 p.m. Charl Schwartzel, Emiliano Grillo, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
12:55 p.m. Nick Watney, Cameron Percy, Sepp Straka
1:05 p.m. Brian Gay, Bo Van Pelt, Tim Wilkinson
1:15 p.m. Brandon Hagy, Cameron Davis, Ryo Ishikawa
1:25 p.m. Wes Roach, Henrik Norlander, Kramer Hickok

10th Tee – Friday

Tee Time Players
6:45 a.m. Harris English, Harold Varner III, Kyoung-Hoon Lee
6:55 a.m. John Huh, Sean O’Hair, Bronson Burgoon
7:05 a.m. Chris Stroud, Kevin Streelman, Matt Wallace
7:15 a.m. Corey Conners, Russell Knox, Davis Love III
7:25 a.m. Luke Donald, Stewart Cink, Vijay Singh
7:35 a.m. Shane Lowry, Gary Woodland, Louis Oosthuizen
7:45 a.m. Brooks Koepka, Matthew Wolff, Keith Mitchell
7:55 a.m. Scott Stallings, Lee Westwood, Jamie Lovemark
8:05 a.m. Jhonattan Vegas, Matt Every, Michael Thompson
8:15 a.m. Russell Henley, Mackenzie Hughes, Maverick McNealy
8:25 a.m. Joseph Bramlett, Tyler McCumber, Justin Bertsch
8:35 a.m. Vincent Whaley, Michael Gligic, Daniel Wetterich
11:35 a.m. Vaughn Taylor, Fabián Gómez, Seung-Yul Noh
11:45 a.m. Zac Blair, Denny McCarthy, Robby Shelton
11:55 a.m. Peter Malnati, Chesson Hadley, Arjun Atwal
12:05 p.m. Adam Long, Ryan Armour, Si Woo Kim
12:15 p.m. C.T. Pan, Greg Chalmers, Jim Furyk
12:25 p.m. Ryan Palmer, Keegan Bradley, Lucas Glover
12:35 p.m. Satoshi Kodaira, Brice Garnett, Austin Cook
12:45 p.m. Kyle Stanley, Chris Kirk, Richy Werenski
12:55 p.m. Cameron Tringale, Josh Teater, Sam Burns
1:05 p.m. Padraig Harrington, Matt Jones, Matthew NeSmith
1:15 p.m. Chase Seiffert, Sebastian Cappelen, Hayden Buckley
1:25 p.m. Rob Oppenheim, Mark Anderson, Tom Lewis

How to watch

Friday

PGA Tour Live: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
Golf Channel: 2-6 p.m. ET
PGA Tour Radio: 12-6 p.m. ET

Saturday

PGA Tour Live: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m. ET
NBC: 3-6 p.m. ET
PGA Tour Radio: 1-6 p.m. ET

Sunday

PGA Tour Live: 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m. ET
Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m. ET
NBC: 3-6 p.m. ET
PGA Tour Radio: 1-6 p.m. ET