COGNIZANT CLASSIC

Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Course: PGA National (Champions). Yardage: 7,167. Par: 71.

Prize money: $9.2 million. Winner's share: $1,656,000.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).

Defending champion: Austin Eckroat.

FedEx Cup leader: Ludvig Aberg.

Last week: Brian Campbell won the Mexico Open.

Notes: Jordan Spieth was a late entry into the Cognizant Classic, a tournament he will be playing for the first time. ... Daniel Berger, who grew up in south Florida and considers this his home event, is just outside the top 50 as he tries to earn a return to the Masters. ... Will Chandler was a Monday qualifier for the Phoenix Open and finished in the top 10, getting him into the Mexico Open. He received a sponsor exemption this week at PGA National. ... This is the first of four straight weeks in Florida. ... Florida State junior Luke Clanton is playing on an exemption. He will earn enough points for a PGA Tour card in June if he makes the cut. ... European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is in the field as a sponsor exemption. ... The field features 16 of the top 50 players in the world. ... Austin Eckroat won the first of his two PGA Tour titles last year at the Cognizant Classic.

Next week: Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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