For the first time since Spieth’s junior days in 2009, the start of the PGA Tour’s Florida swing at PGA National is on his calendar. Spieth made a last-minute decision to enter the Cognizant

After one round of action at the 2025 Cognizant Classic, Jake Knapp is sitting on a score that would be low enough to win this tournament most years. Through 18 holes, however, it is clear that this year at PGA National is nothing like those in the past.

In an opposite way, it was a Perfect Storm of events – no wind, soft greens and little Bermuda rough – that had the leaderboards dripping with red numbers.