PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The new PGA Tour schedule did no favors for the Honda Classic with fewer stars teeing it up at PGA National, but there’s still plenty of intrigue in this week’s featured groupings:
7:35 a.m. Thursday; 12:25 p.m. Friday: Adam Scott, Ernie Els, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
This used to be a big week for the Europeans, with so many players coming over for the Florida swing - not so much now, but this is a notable grouping for the Internationals jockeying early to make the Presidents Cup team. Els, the team’s captain and the 2008 Honda Classic champion, will get to huddle for two days with Scott, the ’16 Honda champion, and Aphibarnrat, who has shown some strong form in recent World Golf Championships events.