Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2025: final leaderboard

Joe Highsmith won the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida), February 27, 2025 to March 2, 2025, finishing -19 (265), 2 strokes ahead of J.J. Spaun, Jacob Bridgeman. 144 players; 76 missed the cut.

Final · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records · Course profile: PGA National Resort (The Champion Course)

What statistics matter most at Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches?

PGA National Resort (The Champion Course) has too little strokes-gained history to rank the categories (1 edition with strokes gained). Tour-wide, approach accounts for the largest share of the spread in total strokes gained (35%, 29,759 golfer-weeks, Feb 27, 2017 to Feb 26, 2025).

Only 1 edition, 143 golfer-weeks with strokes gained here, so the course-specific order is uncertain. The weights shown are tour-wide: Approach explains 35% of the spread in total strokes gained across 29,759 golfer-weeks.

Category	Share of the spread here	Tour-wide	Stands out
Approach	43%	35%	No
Putting	33%	31%	No
Off the tee	12%	19%	No
Around the green	12%	15%	No

Par 3s (4 on the card) played 0.15 over par per hole here vs 0.08 over tour-wide (1 edition).

Par 4s (11 on the card) played 0.01 over par per hole here vs even tour-wide (1 edition).

Par 5s (3 on the card) played 0.53 under par per hole here vs 0.45 under tour-wide (1 edition).

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 26, 2025. Wind and weather data are not available for golf courses.

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

Course

Course	Par	Yardage	Greens	Fairways	Rough	Architect	Established
PGA National Resort (The Champion Course)	71	7,167	Tifeagle Bermudagrass	419 Hybrid Bermudagrass	Overseeded Bermudagrass	Tom Fazio	1981

The listed card: 4 par 3s (average 199 yards), 11 par 4s (average 431 yards), 3 par 5s (average 560 yards).

The three hardest holes this week by the field’s scoring average
Hardest holes	Par	Yards	Field average	Over par
Hole 6	4	479	4.259	+0.259
Hole 15	3	179	3.149	+0.149
Hole 14	4	465	4.127	+0.127

What it took to finish top 10 on this course

Strokes gained per round	Top 10s on this course	Top 10s at every tournament	Difference
Off the tee	+0.43	+0.45	-0.02
Approach	+0.91	+0.82	+0.09
Around the green	+0.22	+0.34	-0.12
Putting	+0.68	+0.82	-0.14

Rounds by top-10 finishers on this course in earlier editions (108 rounds, 2 editions, September 2022 on, finishes from the stored leaderboards) against top-10 finishers at every tournament in the same period (6547 rounds). A category with a positive difference separated contenders here more than usual.

Scoring by round

Round	Players	Field average	Average to par	Low round
1	144	68.63	-2.37	59
2	144	69.48	-1.52	63
3	68	68.90	-2.1	64
4	68	70.51	-0.49	64

Strokes-gained leaders (week totals)

Category	Leader	Strokes gained
Off the tee	Erik van Rooyen	4.00
Approach	Doug Ghim	8.41
Around the green	Alex Smalley	4.18
Putting	Taylor Montgomery	10.61

Final leaderboard

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2025 final leaderboard
Pos	Player	To par	Rounds	Total	Earnings	SG total
1	Joe Highsmith	-19	65-72-64-64	265	$1,656,000	12.52
T2	J.J. Spaun	-17	64-70-67-66	267	$818,800	10.52
T2	Jacob Bridgeman	-17	68-68-67-64	267	$818,800	10.52
T4	Ben Griffin	-16	68-65-66-69	268	$414,000	9.52
T4	Max McGreevy	-16	69-68-64-67	268	$414,000	9.52
T6	Jake Knapp	-15	59-70-68-72	269	$310,500	8.52
T6	Michael Kim	-15	65-66-67-71	269	$310,500	8.52
T6	Russell Henley	-15	63-70-66-70	269	$310,500	8.52
T9	Erik van Rooyen	-14	68-67-70-65	270	$259,900	7.52
T9	Jordan Spieth	-14	65-70-67-68	270	$259,900	7.52
T11	Andrew Putnam	-13	70-67-66-68	271	$184,986	6.52
T11	Brice Garnett	-13	66-67-69-69	271	$184,986	6.52
T11	Doug Ghim	-13	68-63-68-72	271	$184,986	6.52
T11	Max Greyserman	-13	67-70-68-66	271	$184,986	6.52
T11	Min Woo Lee	-13	71-65-68-67	271	$184,986	6.52
T11	Sepp Straka	-13	67-67-67-70	271	$184,986	6.52
T11	Shane Lowry	-13	66-68-70-67	271	$184,986	6.52
T18	Alex Smalley	-12	70-64-69-69	272	$117,607	5.52
T18	Luke Clanton	-12	67-66-70-69	272	–	5.52
T18	Matti Schmid	-12	68-69-68-67	272	$117,607	5.52
T18	Nicolai Højgaard	-12	68-68-67-69	272	$117,607	5.52
T18	Patrick Rodgers	-12	67-69-66-70	272	$117,607	5.52
T18	Rickie Fowler	-12	64-68-68-72	272	$117,607	5.52
T18	Victor Perez	-12	68-68-66-70	272	$117,607	5.52
T25	Billy Horschel	-11	66-70-67-70	273	$73,271	4.52
T25	Charley Hoffman	-11	65-69-71-68	273	$73,271	4.52
T25	Daniel Berger	-11	63-68-70-72	273	$73,271	4.52
T25	Niklas Norgaard	-11	67-70-69-67	273	$73,271	4.52
T25	Rico Hoey	-11	66-69-68-70	273	$73,271	4.52
T25	Ryan Gerard	-11	68-66-68-71	273	$73,271	4.52
T25	Taylor Montgomery	-11	67-65-68-73	273	$73,271	4.52
T32	Beau Hossler	-10	67-67-70-70	274	$52,637	3.52
T32	Brian Harman	-10	65-68-69-72	274	$52,637	3.52
T32	Chan Kim	-10	69-66-68-71	274	$52,637	3.52
T32	Jesper Svensson	-10	64-67-72-71	274	$52,637	3.52
T32	Joel Dahmen	-10	68-66-68-72	274	$52,637	3.52
T32	Quade Cummins	-10	67-70-67-70	274	$52,637	3.52
T32	Vince Whaley	-10	69-67-67-71	274	$52,637	3.52
T39	Isaiah Salinda	-9	68-69-69-69	275	$41,860	2.52
T39	Karl Vilips	-9	68-67-68-72	275	$41,860	2.52
T39	Michael Thorbjornsen	-9	67-67-73-68	275	$41,860	2.52
T42	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-8	66-71-72-67	276	$33,580	1.52
T42	Jackson Suber	-8	69-66-70-71	276	$33,580	1.52
T42	Keith Mitchell	-8	64-70-71-71	276	$33,580	1.52
T42	Matthieu Pavon	-8	66-64-71-75	276	$33,580	1.52
T42	Taylor Moore	-8	69-68-71-68	276	$33,580	1.52
T42	Zach Johnson	-8	66-66-70-74	276	$33,580	1.52
T48	Brian Campbell	-7	68-68-66-75	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Davis Riley	-7	64-71-75-67	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Denny McCarthy	-7	67-70-71-69	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Matt McCarty	-7	69-68-70-70	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Patrick Fishburn	-7	67-70-67-73	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Rikuya Hoshino	-7	70-67-65-75	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Sam Ryder	-7	64-72-71-70	277	$23,805	0.52
T48	Sami Valimaki	-7	63-72-73-69	277	$23,805	0.52
T56	Bud Cauley	-6	69-67-69-73	278	$21,252	-0.48
T56	Chris Kirk	-6	66-71-69-72	278	$21,252	-0.48
T56	Kristoffer Ventura	-6	67-70-67-74	278	$21,252	-0.48
T56	Matt Kuchar	-6	67-69-68-74	278	$21,252	-0.48
T56	Ricky Castillo	-6	66-71-67-74	278	$21,252	-0.48
61	Jhonattan Vegas	-4	68-67-73-72	280	$20,700	-2.48
T62	Antoine Rozner	-3	68-67-71-75	281	$20,424	-3.48
T62	Ben Polland	-3	66-71-70-74	281	$20,424	-3.48
64	Greyson Sigg	-2	67-69-70-76	282	$20,148	-4.48
T65	Francesco Molinari	-1	70-67-73-73	283	$19,872	-5.48
T65	Matthew Riedel	-1	68-69-71-75	283	$19,872	-5.48
67	Tom Hoge	E	67-70-71-76	284	$19,596	-6.48
68	Alejandro Tosti	+2	69-67-75-75	286	$19,412	-8.48
CUT	Adam Schenk	-2	71-69	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Adam Svensson	-3	67-72	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Andrew Novak	-1	66-75	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Austin Eckroat	-1	73-68	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Ben Kohles	-3	73-66	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Ben Martin	-2	70-70	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Ben Silverman	-1	72-69	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Bo Hoag	+5	71-76	147	–	-8.90
CUT	Braden Thornberry	+3	72-73	145	–	-6.90
CUT	Brandt Snedeker	-4	71-67	138	–	0.10
CUT	Brendon Todd	+11	77-76	153	–	-14.90
CUT	Byeong Hun An	E	69-73	142	–	-3.90
CUT	C.T. Pan	E	70-72	142	–	-3.90
CUT	Cameron Young	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Camilo Villegas	-4	66-72	138	–	0.10
CUT	Carson Young	-1	69-72	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Chad Ramey	-4	69-69	138	–	0.10
CUT	Chandler Phillips	+5	73-74	147	–	-8.90
CUT	Chris Gotterup	-4	72-66	138	–	0.10
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	+1	69-74	143	–	-4.90
CUT	Danny Willett	-4	71-67	138	–	0.10
CUT	David Lipsky	-4	67-71	138	–	0.10
CUT	David Skinns	E	67-75	142	–	-3.90
CUT	Davis Thompson	-3	69-70	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Dylan Wu	+2	70-74	144	–	-5.90
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	-4	69-69	138	–	0.10
CUT	Eric Cole	-1	72-69	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Frankie Capan III	+2	69-75	144	–	-5.90
CUT	Gary Woodland	-2	70-70	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Harry Hall	-4	70-68	138	–	0.10
CUT	Harry Higgs	+4	75-71	146	–	-7.90
CUT	Henrik Norlander	-4	70-68	138	–	0.10
CUT	Jeremy Paul	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Justin Hicks	+6	71-77	148	–	-9.90
CUT	Justin Lower	-3	70-69	139	–	-0.90
CUT	K.H. Lee	-2	70-70	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Kevin Kisner	-1	72-69	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Kevin Roy	-3	70-69	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Kevin Velo	-2	70-70	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Kurt Kitayama	-2	71-69	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Lucas Glover	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Luke Donald	+5	75-72	147	–	-8.90
CUT	Luke List	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Mac Meissner	+4	74-72	146	–	-7.90
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	+1	72-71	143	–	-4.90
CUT	Mark Hubbard	+2	70-74	144	–	-5.90
CUT	Mason Andersen	+3	72-73	145	–	-6.90
CUT	Matt Wallace	-4	72-66	138	–	0.10
CUT	Matteo Manassero	-3	68-71	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Nate Lashley	+4	69-77	146	–	-7.90
CUT	Nick Hardy	-3	69-70	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Nico Echavarria	-4	70-68	138	–	0.10
CUT	Patrick Sheehan	-1	70-71	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Patton Kizzire	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Paul Peterson	-4	69-69	138	–	0.10
CUT	Paul Waring	-1	72-69	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Peter Malnati	+3	75-70	145	–	-6.90
CUT	Pierceson Coody	-4	69-69	138	–	0.10
CUT	Rafael Campos	-1	68-73	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Ryan Fox	-4	67-71	138	–	0.10
CUT	Ryan Palmer	+4	73-73	146	–	-7.90
CUT	Ryo Hisatsune	-3	69-70	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Seamus Power	-1	69-72	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Steven Fisk	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Sungjae Im	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Taylor Dickson	-2	73-67	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Thomas Rosenmueller	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	-3	70-69	139	–	-0.90
CUT	Thriston Lawrence	-2	70-70	140	–	-1.90
CUT	Tim Widing	-4	68-70	138	–	0.10
CUT	Trey Mullinax	+2	77-67	144	–	-5.90
CUT	Vincent Norrman	-1	68-73	141	–	-2.90
CUT	Will Chandler	+3	74-71	145	–	-6.90
CUT	Will Gordon	-4	67-71	138	–	0.10
CUT	William Mouw	E	73-69	142	–	-3.90

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