Honda Classic executive director Ken Kennerly has been lobbying PGA Tour officials about getting a date change for the event, and he will get his wish.
Kennerly confirmed the tournament will be moved deeper into March next year.
Instead of leading off the Florida swing, the Honda Classic will be played March 18-21.
With the date change, the Arnold Palmer Invitational will lead off next year, followed by The Players and then the Honda Classic.
“In our opinion, after talking to players, it’s a better date,” Kennerly said.
The Honda Classic rebuilt its event with Kennerly taking over in 2007, with some elite fields responding to the tournament’s upgrades and its move to PGA National, but the revamped PGA Tour schedule unveiled two years ago added new challenges.