PGA National (Champion): PGA Tour course profile

PGA National (Champion) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America (par 70, 7,125 yards, Tifeagle Bermudagrass greens, designed by Tom Fazio) hosted 9 PGA Tour tournaments in StatsNext’s records (2015 to 2023): The Honda Classic. Latest winner: Chris Kirk at -14 in The Honda Classic 2023.

Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

What statistics matter most at PGA National (Champion)?

Approach matters more at PGA National (Champion) than at a typical PGA Tour stop: it accounted for 42% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 35% tour-wide (8 editions, 1,150 golfer-weeks, Feb 23, 2015 to Feb 22, 2023), a clear difference.

Approach explains 42% of the spread in total strokes gained here vs 35% tour-wide, a clear difference (8 editions, 1,150 golfer-weeks).

Off the tee matters less than usual: 17% here vs 19% tour-wide.

CategoryShare of the spread hereTour-wideStands out
Approach42%35%Yes
Around the green14%15%No
Putting28%30%No
Off the tee17%19%Yes

Putts per green hit: rank correlation with the 72-hole score 0.32 here vs 0.48 tour-wide (5 editions, 355 golfers who played every round); a clear difference.

Share of the spread: how much of the difference between golfers in total strokes gained each category accounted for in earlier editions on this course, against the tour as a whole; the four categories add to 100%. Stored PGA Tour strokes gained through February 22, 2023. Wind and weather data are not available for golf courses.

What mattered here describes past editions; it is not a validated predictor.

The course

PGA National (Champion) as published for the 2023 The Honda Classic
ParYardageGreensFairwaysRoughArchitectEstablished
707,125Tifeagle Bermudagrass328 BermudagrassBermudagrass/Overseeded RyegrassTom Fazio1981

The listed card: 4 par 3s (average 203 yards), 12 par 4s (average 434 yards), 2 par 5s (average 547 yards).

The three hardest holes this week by the field’s scoring average
Hardest holesParYardsField averageOver par
Hole 644794.253+0.253
Hole 1444654.217+0.217
Hole 532173.182+0.182

How it played

PGA National (Champion): field scoring by edition
TournamentField average to par per roundWinning score
The Honda Classic 2023+0.21-14
The Honda Classic 2022+1.3-10
The Honda Classic 2021+1.11-12
The Honda Classic 2020+1.8-6
The Honda Classic 2019+0.94-9
The Honda Classic 2018+2.05-8
The Honda Classic 2017+0.6-12
The Honda Classic 2016+1.67-9
The Honda Classic 2015+1.58-6

Field average to par per round over the rounds of each edition, from the stored round scores. Setup, weather and the field differ from year to year.

Past winners and results

PGA Tour tournaments on PGA National (Champion), latest first
DatesTournamentWinnerWinning scorePlayers
Feb 23, 2023The Honda ClassicChris Kirk-14 (266)144
Feb 24, 2022The Honda ClassicSepp Straka-10 (270)144
Mar 18, 2021The Honda ClassicMatt Jones-12 (268)143
Feb 27, 2020The Honda ClassicSungjae Im-6 (274)143
Feb 28, 2019The Honda ClassicKeith Mitchell-9 (271)144
Feb 22, 2018The Honda ClassicJustin Thomas-8 (272)144
Feb 23, 2017The Honda ClassicRickie Fowler-12 (268)144
Feb 25, 2016The Honda ClassicAdam Scott-9 (271)144
Feb 26, 2015The Honda ClassicPadraig Harrington-6 (274)144

Best records at PGA National (Champion)

Top 15 of 75 by wins, then top 10s. Sorting a column reorders these 15 rows only.

PGA National (Champion): golfers with two or more stored starts and a top 10
GolferStartsWinsTop 10sBest finishCuts madeStrokes per round
Rickie Fowler8131st670.07
Chris Kirk8121st470.25
Sepp Straka5121st469.22
Sungjae Im5121st469.61
Keith Mitchell5121st370.50
Justin Thomas5121st369.69
Padraig Harrington8111st371.59
Matt Jones5111st370.81
Adam Scott5111st469.28
Daniel Berger7032nd569.88
Gary Woodland6032nd670.04
Shane Lowry6022nd669.88
Luke List6022nd370.39
Sergio Garcia5022nd569.60
Alex Noren4023rd370.00

From the 9 stored leaderboards on this course. Course history describes the past; it is not a forecast.

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