{"id":9850,"date":"2024-02-27T15:23:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&#038;p=9850"},"modified":"2024-02-27T15:23:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T15:23:51","slug":"2024-cognizant-classic-betting-card-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2024-cognizant-classic-betting-card-picks-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Cognizant Classic Betting Card Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The PGA Tour kicks off the first of four straight Florida events in Palm Beach Gardens at PGA National for the newly-named Cognizant Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Nicklaus played a significant role in the original design, and the recent updates to this course, and the consensus is that it&#8217;s one of the most challenging non-major tracks on Tour each season. If you&#8217;re watching the broadcast coverage this week, you&#8217;ll likely hear a lot about the famous &#8216;Bear Trap.&#8217; The Bear Trap, holes 15-17, is generally considered one of the Tour&#8217;s most challenging three-hole stretches. Birdies will be hard to come by this week, and bogey avoidance will be more critical than any other week over the past two months. Not only do we have a new name for the event, but the layout has been changed from a par-70 to a par-71 course, with the 10th hole now stretched out an additional 20 yards, playing as a par 5 instead of a par 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cognizant Classic Betting Preview: The Artist Formerly Known as The Honda Classic\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMJ53R5Iyqw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to most Florida stops, water hazards, bunkers, and windy conditions can wreak havoc on this event, bringing in an added layer of variance to a highly variant sport. Early weather reports are encouraging as far as the wind goes, but check back as Thursday approaches. Looking at my card from years past, I&#8217;m typically lighter here pre-tournament, saving bullets for matchups and chasing outright winners on the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more course details, check out&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PGASplits101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ron&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/golf-betting\/the-cognizant-classic-at-pga-national-2024-preview\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">course preview<\/a>. It&#8217;s the best in the business, bar none. Here&#8217;s an important tidbit about PGA National:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>PGA National is not an easy introduction to the Florida Swing. Every golfer in the field knows they are going to be tested to their limit. The average winning score over the past 13 years has been 9-under par. The winner has either been a favorite or a longshot in 12 of the past 14 years. Part of the reason for the disparity in winners is that this tournament is one of the most volatile events on the Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Famous for its 15 holes with water danger, PGA National will favor golfers with a balance of short game and ball-striking who can avoid penalty areas, scramble for pars, and manage any windy conditions. It plays similarly to a major tournament and favors those players who demonstrate patience.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Every part of a player&#8217;s tee-to-green game will be tested. Trouble lurks everywhere as strategic bunkers, along with 26 actual water hazards on 15 different holes, litter the property. Eight holes require approach shots to cross a water hazard, making accurate iron play paramount. Over the past five years, the field has averaged 2.42 double bogeys or worse per 72 holes, which ranks as the most from any course on Tour.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We have partnered with&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vividpicks.com\/promo\/betspertsgolf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vivid Picks<\/a>&nbsp;to bring you an easy way to claim a FREE, no-strings-attached 2024 season at Betsperts Golf, plus a 100% deposit match up to $250! Click&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/golf-betting\/free-2024-subscription-to-betsperts-golf-with-vivid-picks-deposit-and-play\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>There are millions of ways to bet on this beautiful game, and my goal with this piece is to touch on the golfers I&#8217;m targeting this week. Remember to check out the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/betspertsgolf.com\/the-rabbit-hole\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rabbit Hole<\/a>, our customizable stat database that can help you pair down your player pool each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take advantage of the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/HujqSwCvwR\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discord<\/a>&nbsp;feature and community. It&#8217;s the best way to get up-to-the-minute lines and advice, and if you need help getting started, please reach out. That&#8217;s where my full card will be posted, along with any live in-tournament bets. Betting markets are fluid, but I&#8217;ll note the best number available at the time of this writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Betting lines are accurate at the time of publication.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Noonan&#8217;s 2024 Cognizant Classic Betting Card Picks and Preview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9851,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"bs_types":[14],"bs_tags":[152,29],"class_list":["post-9850","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","bs_type-betting","bs_tag-cognizant-classic","bs_tag-golf-betting"],"acf":false,"featured_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USATSI_12278625_168403787_lowres.jpg","tags_list":[{"id":152,"name":"Cognizant Classic","slug":"cognizant-classic"},{"id":29,"name":"Golf Betting","slug":"golf-betting"}],"types_list":[{"id":14,"name":"Betting"}],"bs_author":{"name":"Ryan Noonan","profile_image":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ryan-Noonan-150x150.jpg"},"bs_term_name":null,"is_paid":"true","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/9850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bs_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_types?post=9850"},{"taxonomy":"bs_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bs_tags?post=9850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}