- Top players on TOUR highlight Marquee and Featured Groups on Thursday, Feb. 24, and Friday, Feb. 25
- Includes major championship winners Brooks Koepka, Patrick Reed, Gary Woodland
- Also former Honda Classic champions: Matt Jones, Sungjae Im, and Keith Mitchell, and 2022 Genesis Invitational champion Joaquin Niemann
- Featured Holes include “The Bear Trap” Par-3 Nos. 15, 17 on Champion course
- Coverage begins at 6:45 a.m. ET tomorrow, continues through Final Round on Sunday, Feb. 27
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PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will present The Honda Classic from PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., with exclusive, four-feed coverage only on ESPN+. Action begins tomorrow at 6:45 a.m. ET, with a Main Feed covering the entire tournament field, followed by Marquee Group, Featured Groups and Featured Holes coverage starting at 7:45 a.m. ET. Featured Holes coverage will showcase the par-3 5th and 7th on PGA National’s Champion course, as well as Nos. 15 and 17, which bookend a series of extraordinarily challenging holes known as “The Bear Trap”.
THURSDAY | February 24
Main Feed starts at 6:45 a.m. ET
Featured Holes coverage begins at 7:45 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 7:45 a.m. ET
- Joaquin Niemann – Won last week’s Genesis Invitational by two strokes over world No. 2 Collin Morikawa and Cameron Young for his second career TOUR victory, currently 7th in FedExCup standings
- Brooks Koepka – Four-time major champion, eight-time TOUR winner, 2019 PGA TOUR leading money winner, The Honda Classic runner-up in 2019
- Mackenzie Hughes – The Honda Classic runner-up in 2020, Won RSM Classic in 2016
Featured Groups | 7:45 a.m. ET
- Billy Horschel – Six-time PGA TOUR winner, 2014 FedExCup champion
- Patrick Reed – 2018 Masters champion, nine-time TOUR winner
- Cameron Young – Finished just two shots behind Niemann at The Genesis Invitational last Sunday, currently 17th in FedExCup standings
- Tommy Fleetwood – Five-time winner on the DP World Tour
- Patrick Rodgers – Korn Ferry Tour winner
- Harry Higgs – Korn Ferry Tour winner
Featured Group 1 | 2 p.m. ET
- Daniel Berger – Four-time TOUR winner, The Honda Classic runner-up in 2015, No. 21 world ranking
- Matt Jones – Won The Honda Classic by five strokes in 2021, two-time TOUR winner
- Gary Woodland – 2019 U.S. Open champion, The Honda Classic runner-up in 2017, four-time TOUR winner
Featured Group 2 | 2 p.m. ET
- Rickie Fowler – Five-time TOUR winner, 2010 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year, The Honda Classic champion in 2017
- Keith Mitchell – Won The Honda Classic in 2019 by a single stroke over Fowler and Koepka for his first TOUR victory, currently No. 29 in FedExCup standings
- Matthew Wolff – TOUR winner, No. 28 in current FedExCup standings
FRIDAY | February 25
Main Feed starts at 6:45 a.m. ET
Featured Holes coverage begins at 7:45 a.m. ET
Marquee Group | 7:45 a.m. ET
- Fowler, Mitchell, Wolff
Featured Groups | 7:30 a.m. ET
- Lucas Herbert – TOUR winner, No. 26 in current FedExCup standings
- Sungjae Im – Won The Honda Classic in 2020 by one stroke over Hughes, currently 5th in FedExCup standings, No. 24 world ranking, 2019 PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year
- Louis Oosthuizen – No. 13 world ranking, The Open Championship winner in 2010, nine-time DP World Tour winner
- Berger, Jones, Woodland
Featured Group 1 | 2 p.m. ET
- Horschel, Reed, Young
Featured Group 2 | 2 p.m. ET
- Niemann, Koepka, Hughes
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN + will follow similar schedules Saturday and Sunday, determined when post-cut pairings and tee times are announced.
Four-Feed Coverage of The Honda Classic | Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+
| Day | Start Time (ET) | Coverage | |
| Thursday,
Feb. 24 |
6:45 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
| 7:45 a.m. | Marquee Group | Joaquin Niemann / Brooks Koepka / Mackenzie Hughes | |
| 7:45 a.m. | Featured Groups | Billy Horschel / Patrick Reed / Cameron Young | |
| Tommy Fleetwood / Patrick Rodgers / Harry Higgs | |||
| 7:45 a.m. | Featured Holes | Par 3 | Nos. 5, 7, 15, 17 | |
| 2 p.m.
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Featured Group 1 | Daniel Berger / Matt Jones / Gary Woodland | |
| Featured Group 2 | Rickie Fowler / Keith Mitchell / Matthew Wolff | ||
| Featured Holes | Par 3 | No. 17 | ||
| Par 3 | No. 15 | |||
| Friday,
Feb. 25 |
6:45 a.m. | Main Feed | Best action across the tournament field |
| 7:30 a.m. | Featured Groups | Lucas Herbert / Sungjae Im / Louis Oosthuizen | |
| Daniel Berger / Matt Jones / Gary Woodland | |||
| 7:45 a.m. | Marquee Group | Rickie Fowler / Keith Mitchell / Matthew Wolff | |
| 7:45 a.m. | Featured Holes | Par 3 | Nos. 5, 7, 15, 17 | |
| 2 p.m.
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Featured Group 1 | Billy Horschel / Patrick Reed / Cameron Young | |
| Featured Group 2 | Joaquin Niemann / Brooks Koepka / Mackenzie Hughes | ||
| Featured Holes | Par 3 | No. 17 | ||
| Par 3 | No. 15 | |||
The four feeds available on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include:
- Main Feed – The primary tournament coverage stream, showcasing the best action from across the course, with two dedicated booth announcers, a dedicated walking announcer and coverage drawn from all cameras at the event.
- Marquee Group – Every shot from each player in the group, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer calling the action.
- Featured Holes – Exclusive coverage of key par 3 holes and the course’s iconic, signature holes.
- Featured Groups – Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage following two concurrent featured groups, with two booth announcers and one walking announcer.
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