Can Rickie Fowler defend his title? Can Rory McIlroy get in contention? And, the question still on the forefront of most viewer’s minds: What will Tiger Woods do?
After five weeks out West, the PGA Tour returns to the eastern time zone and the Honda Classic at the Champions Course at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The event will be a home game for many of the area’s pros (including Justin Thomas, McIlroy, Fowler, and Woods) who live nearby.
Woods will be off No. 10 at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, while Fowler is off No. 1 at 12:25 p.m. Here’s everything else you need to know for this week’s action on Tour:
What: Honda Classic
Where: Champions Course, PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 7140 yards, par 70
When: Thursday-Sunday, Feb. 22-25
Defending champion: Rickie Fowler (12 under total)
TV schedule (ET)
Thursday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Friday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Saturday: 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Sunday: 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel; 3-6 p.m. (CBS)
Purse: $6.6 mil ($1.18 mil to the winner)
Tee No. 1 (No. 10 on Friday)
6:45 a.m. (11:35 a.m.) — Tom Hoge, John Peterson, Martin Piller
6:55 a.m. (11:45 a.m.)— J.J. Henry, Troy Merritt, Sung Kang
7:05 a.m. (11:55 a.m.) — Matt Every, Ryan Blaum, Dominic Bozzelli
7:15 a.m. (12:05 p.m.) — Brian Harman, Wesley Bryan, Chris Kirk
7:25 a.m. (12:15 p.m.) — Ted Potter, Jr., Emiliano Grillo, Tyrrell Hatton
7:35 a.m. (12:25 p.m.) — Jason Dufner, Brian Stuard, Shane Lowry
7:45 a.m. (12:35 p.m.) — Fabian Gomez, Nick Watney, Rafa Cabrera Bello
7:55 a.m. (12:45 p.m.) — Hudson Swafford, Jimmy Walker, Smylie Kaufman
8:05 a.m. (12:55 p.m.) — Robert Streb, Jamie Lovemark, Talor Gooch
8:15 a.m. (1:05 p.m.) — Martin Flores, Ollie Schniederjans, Aaron Wise
8:25 a.m. (1:15 p.m.) — Jonathan Randolph, Xinjun Zhang, Denny McCarthy
8:35 a.m. (1:25 p.m.) — Brice Garnett, Lanto Griffin, Nate Lashley
11:35 a.m. (6:45 a.m.) — Danny Lee, Luke List, Thomas Pieters
11:45 a.m. (6:55 a.m.) — Scott Piercy, John Huh, Anirban Lahiri
11:55 a.m. (7:05 a.m.) — Harris English, Robert Garrigus, Byeong Hun An
12:05 p.m. (7:15 a.m.) — Ryan Armour, Billy Horschel, Webb Simpson
12:15 p.m. (7:25 a.m.) — Greg Chalmers, William McGirt, Luke Donald
12:25 p.m. (7:35 a.m.) — Kevin Kisner, Rickie Fowler, Patrick Reed
12:35 p.m. (7:45 a.m.) — Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Padraig Harrington
12:45 p.m. (7:55 a.m.) — Alex Cejka, Tyrone Van Aswegen, Kelly Kraft
12:55 p.m. (8:05 a.m.) — Shawn Stefani, Derek Fathauer, Michael Kim
1:05 p.m. (8:15 a.m.) — Ben Martin, Bob Estes, Jon Curran
1:15 p.m. (8:25 a.m.) — Abraham Ancer, Keith Mitchell, Andrew Novak
1:25 p.m. (8:35 a.m.) — Stephan Jaeger, Corey Conners, Jhared Hack
Tee No. 10 (No. 1)
6:45 a.m. (11:35 a.m.) — Camilo Villegas, Morgan Hoffmann, Peter Uihlein
6:55 a.m. (11:45 a.m.) — Michael Thompson, Ian Poulter, Cameron Tringale
7:05 a.m. (11:55 a.m.) — Lucas Glover, Andrew Landry, Dylan Frittelli
7:15 a.m. (12:05 p.m.) — Jim Furyk, Martin Kaymer, Stewart Cink
7:25 a.m. (12:15 p.m.) — Vaughn Taylor, Graeme McDowell, Peter Malnati
7:35 a.m. (12:25 p.m.) — Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger, Sergio Garcia
7:45 a.m. (12:35 p.m.) — Patton Kizzire, Brandt Snedeker, Tiger Woods
7:55 a.m. (12:45 p.m.) — Gary Woodland, Alex Noren, Tommy Fleetwood
8:05 a.m. (12:55 p.m.) — Scott Stallings, Chad Campbell, Blayne Barber
8:15 a.m. (1:05 p.m.) — Sean O’Hair, Retief Goosen, Kevin Tway
8:25 a.m. (1:15 p.m.) — Ben Silverman, Tyler Duncan, Tom Lovelady
8:35 a.m. (1:25 p.m.) — Nicholas Lindheim, Joel Dahmen, Sam Burns
11:35 a.m. (6:45 a.m.) — Chesson Hadley, Ryan Palmer, Bud Cauley
11:45 a.m. (6:55 a.m.) — J.J. Spaun, Richy Werenski, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
11:55 a.m. (7:05 a.m.) — J.B. Holmes, Scott Brown, Patrick Rodgers
12:05 p.m. (7:15 a.m.) — Mackenzie Hughes, Cody Gribble, Billy Hurley III
12:15 p.m. (7:25 a.m.) — Russell Knox, Brian Gay, Charles Howell III
12:25 p.m. (7:35 a.m.) — Jhonattan Vegas, Russell Henley, Ryan Moore
12:35 p.m. (7:45 a.m.) — Chris Stroud, Grayson Murray, Louis Oosthuizen
12:45 p.m. (7:55 a.m.) — David Lingmerth, Rory Sabbatini, Harold Varner III
12:55 p.m. (8:05 a.m.) — Ben Crane, Keegan Bradley, C.T. Pan
1:05 p.m. (8:15 a.m.) — Sam Saunders, Bronson Burgoon, Bernd Wiesberger
1:15 p.m. (8:25 a.m.) — Rob Oppenheim, Andrew Putnam, Andrew Filbert
1:25 p.m. (8:35 a.m.) — Seamus Power, Adam Schenk, T.J. Vogel
