These are the four golfers who advanced out of Monday qualifying for the Cognizant Classic
These are the four golfers who advanced out of Monday qualifying for the Cognizant Classic
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Austin Eckroat discusses title defense at Cognizant Classic 2025
Austin Eckroat has good memories at PGA National, where he returns to defend his Cognizant Classic title.
The Cognizant Classic held its final Monday qualifier, with four golfers earning spots in the 2025 tournament.
Seven PGA Tour events, including the Cognizant Classic, will reduce their field sizes to 120 starting in 2026, eliminating Monday qualifying spots.
The final Monday qualifiers on the PGA Tour are slowly coming off the board.
First it was the Sony Open in Hawaii back in January. Three weeks ago was the last Monday for the WM Phoenix Open. This time, it was the final Monday for the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. The field in 2025 is 144 and four golfers emerged from Monday qualifying at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida, about 30 miles north of PGA National, host venue the Cognizant.
There are seven PGA Tour events in all that are losing their Monday qualifiers after this year. These are tournaments with 144- or 132-man fields that will all be reduced to 120 starting in 2026. A field of 120 means there are no spots for the Monday guys.
Four golfers survived Monday qualifying at 2025 Cognizant
Patrick Sheehan, an amateur who reached the Round of 32 at the 2024 U.S. Amateur, was the low man Monday, firing 8-under 64.
Matthew Riedel, a former Vanderbilt star, shot 7-under 65 to earn the second spot in the field.
Cristian DiMarco, son of Chris DiMarco, Dylan Wu and Bo Hoag all shot 6-under 66, and they headed to a 3-for-2 playoff to determine the last two spots in the field on Tuesday morning.
In the playoff, Wu and Hoag advanced to join Sheehan and Riedel in the field.
Notables names who did not advance out of Monday qualifying
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