Cognizant Classic Tips

in 2023 he finished a t4 here and he already has 2 runner ups finishes this season and i believe it will be one of the players that will steer good trough the bear trap so i pick him for the win or at least in the palceings.

Shane Lowry is the class act of the field. He has finished third and eighth in two of his 2026 tournaments and made the cut in the other two. He'll be the one to beat.

Pick 1: Nicolai Højgaard (+2500). Elite tee-to-green metrics drive this wager: sixth in true strokes gained over his last six starts, first in bogey avoidance, fifth in adjusted scoring early 2026 on the PGA Tour. Course history stabilizes variance (T18, 2025). Two recent top-5s confirm form. Price lags probability. Upside outweighs maiden-win noise.

Rasmus Højgaard is also good value here. Not quite as consistent as his brother, but he will relish the conditions. An ideal opportunity to finish top 5.

he is a high upside favourite due his ball striking and historical success on similar courses and he has a good chance of finishing at least in the placings considering at phoenix he led late on sunday so i fancy him for this event.

Keith Mitchell has won here in the past and has since added a couple of top tens also.He likes it around here and should go well again this week.

I cannot seem get a handle pn Daniel but ge has excellent course experience in recent year on a track that clearly suits. He's had 3top5 placings since 2015 in deeper fields than this. Recent form in Sony Open and Phoenix suggest he's coming yo the boil and now maybe the time to get on at 33/1

Brooks has been well backed here and will surely win on the tour soon. His long game was great last time, but he needs to improve his putting.

I also like Johnny's chance in the overall market. His approach play has been brilliant this season, though he needs to improve on his short game.

Matt looks the value of the Europeans in the field his long game is in great form needs to improve short game but I think course should suit him nicely

Sami won the RSM towards the back end of last year and has been competitive since then. On a course that should suit him, he looks a good each-way.

Michael Brennan has missed the cut once this year from four starts. His form last year was good. He won on four occasions and was third twice, as well as several top-ten finishes.

Garrick Higgo tends to come alive in coastal or wind-affected conditions. His victory in Puntacana, two more along the shoreline in the Canary Islands, and another triumph at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree near the U.S. East Coast all point to a player who relishes this type of examination. Just a few weeks ago he was sent off at 70/1 for the WM Phoenix Open, lining up in a field stacked with elite names.

Stephan Jaeger might be worth chancing, if he can show the form he showed in his first couple of events of 2026, he'll be doing well. Played well in defeat in his most recent event, he may well find this course more suitable than last time so it wouldn't surprise me to see him do better in this Cognizant Classic.

David Ford has been remarkably consistent with his iron play, gaining strokes on approach in every start since October. He’s also proven himself to be a reliable and accurate driver. If his short game falls into place at the right time, he looks poised to convert strong tee-to-green performances into something more significant.

Eric Cole gets to ply his trade on his home track and xan put vourse experience to good use. At 75/1 looks decent. He's not in greatest form with two mid field finishes in The American Express & Farmers but there were hints his game was coming together.

Kevin Roy may be on the way into some better form judged on his performance in the Phoenix Open recently, he finished tied for 13th , his all-round game didn't look too bad at all, his long and short game looked good. Kevin Roy usually follows up one good performance with another so im not ruling out that he has a good tournament here.

Lee Hodges is 90/1 and could well be out with the washing. But he comes into this fresher than most. Like our other tip Danial Berger he will enjoy these greens and course at such huge odds may well get involved. He showed what he's capable of when cliding 2025 with a 4th place finish in RSM Classic. Recent course form he missed this ladt year are MC/9th and a 14th. He's worth a bet in Top 10/20 markets each way.

Andrew Putnam might be slightly over priced in this.He has finished t11th here in the past and has not been allowed play in a lot of tournaments so a big week here will be a big plus for him.

Pick 2: Sam Ryder (+10000). Breakthrough window opens in this diluted field. Upside expands fast. Ryder, still winless on the PGA Tour, profiles live: third here in true strokes gained on approach, and third in putting to open 2026. Course comfort compounds the edge. Long odds misprice trajectory. Variance is high; payoff asymmetric and compelling.

A good 2nd here back in 2023 just three shots off the leader, and hitting the best round of the tournament of eight under on the final day. 9th last year on the same score, and again finished strongly on that final day. Good each-way value based on just tournament form.

Blanchet has not shown any form on the PGA Tour so far. However, he is from the Florida area and has had pre-its success on this course. He was runner-up on the Korn Ferry Tour last year, and odds of 151.0 could offer very good value.

Bachou has made the cut in 3 of his 4 starts in his young PGA Tour career. He won a Korn Ferry Tour event on a similar course to this one with lots of water. Is worth a punt at odds of 201.0.