PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tom Lewis and Harris English made the most of their sponsor exemptions on Thursday at The Honda Classic. Related: Leaderboard | Koepka starts Honda with 74 Lewis and English each shot 4-under 66 at PGA National, sharing the lead after the opening round. Lee Westwood — also in the field thanks to a sponsor exemption — was a shot back with Zach Johnson, J.T. Poston, Brian Stuard and Cameron Tringale. “I didn’t hit it my best, but I knew it was going to be one of those rounds you’re going to have to grind it out,â€� said English, a two-time winner on the PGA TOUR in 2013, but winless since. “It’s windy out there, you’re going to have a lot of cross-winds, and it played really tough. My short game was on point, and I made some really good putts.â€� Sometimes, no putt was required: English holed out from about 25 yards on the par-4 11th, catching a great lie after a drop because his second shot came to rest on a sprinkler head. “That was as good as I can do,â€� English said. It was a rare easy-looking shot at PGA National. The average score was just a smidge below 2 over, on a day where wind gusts often topped 20 mph. “It’s just live and survive, basically,â€� said Matthew NeSmith, who had a hole-in-one on the par-3 fifth. Westwood hit 11 of 14 fairways and was thoroughly pleased with how the day went. “Everybody should play like that,” Westwood said. “Everybody who’s out here is in a privileged position with nothing to lose. We should all be having fun. But at the age of nearly 47 it seems even easier. I don’t play anywhere I don’t want to play. I just play great tournaments and the ones I want to play in, and I set my own schedule, and it’s just great fun.” Lewis made his splashy entrance into golf headlines in 2011, when the then-amateur Englishman was a surprise co-leader after the opening round of The Open Championship. He played that opening round with Tom Watson, the five-time Open winner who happens to be Lewis’ namesake and his father’s favorite player. Not much has gone right since. “I struggled for a while, and then I think really things got so low that you couldn’t get any lower,â€� Lewis said. “So it was like, ‘Well, only good things can happen now.’â€� Good things happened in bunches Thursday, when Lewis had a bogey-free round. “It can just happen,â€� Lewis said, a few minutes before he sat in relative anonymity inside the resort’s hotel lobby and had lunch while fans walked by mostly oblivious to the fact that they were passing a co-leader. “Just one shot, one putt at the right time or good break and then all of a sudden it can snowball. I need to take a lot of belief from today.â€� Plenty of others weren’t as chipper as Lewis and English were when their days at PGA National were over. Brooks Koepka, in his hometown tournament, made a triple bogey and a double bogey in a four-hole span on the front side on his way to a 74. “Didn’t feel like I played that bad,” Koepka said. Defending champion Keith Mitchell finished birdie-birdie and still shot 75. Rickie Fowler, who won The Honda Classic in 2017 and tied for second with Koepka last year, made one birdie all day and shot 76. “It’s a fine line,â€� Fowler said. “Just got it going in the wrong direction.â€� That happens at PGA National. Only 22 of the 144 players broke par.
Lewis, English share lead at The Honda Classic
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Final Round Match-Up – C. Gotterup v A. Dumont de Chassart | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Chris Gotterup | -120 |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +100 |
Final Round 3 Balls – D. Berger / A. Smalley / A. Schenk | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Schenk | +130 |
Daniel Berger | +190 |
Alex Smalley | +220 |
Final Round 3 Balls – A. Dumont de Chassart / D. Riley / R. McCormick | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Riley | +140 |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +185 |
Ryan McCormick | +200 |
Final Round Match-Up – A. Smalley vs C. Gotterup | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Smalley | -110 |
Chris Gotterup | -110 |
Final Round Match-Up – H. Norlander vs A. Dumont de Chassart | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Henrik Norlander | -120 |
Adrien Dumont de Chassart | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – A. Schenk vs A. Rai | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Adam Schenk | -120 |
Aaron Rai | +100 |
Final Round 3 Balls – P. Kizzire / J. Lower / A. Novak | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | +150 |
Andrew Novak | +160 |
Patton Kizzire | +225 |
Final Round 3 Balls – H. Norlander / C. Young / T. Hoge | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge | +110 |
Carson Young | +220 |
Henrik Norlander | +225 |
Final Round Match-Up – J. Lower vs A. Novak | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Justin Lower | -115 |
Andrew Novak | -105 |
Final Round 3 Balls – S.H. Kim / K. Mitchell / C. Gotterup | |
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Keith Mitchell | +135 |
S H Kim | +180 |
Chris Gotterup | +220 |
Final Round 3 Balls – D. Skinns / A. Cook / M. McGreevy | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Skinns | +140 |
Max McGreevy | +170 |
Austin Cook | +225 |
Final Round Match-Up – M.W. Lee vs K. Mitchell | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | -125 |
Keith Mitchell | +105 |
Final Round 3 Balls – Z. Johnson / N. Dunlap / A. Rai | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Aaron Rai | +125 |
Nick Dunlap | +190 |
Zach Johnson | +225 |
Final Round 3 Balls – H. Endycott / K.H. Lee / T. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Kim | +120 |
K H Lee | +170 |
Harrison Endycott | +275 |
Final Round Match-Up – S. Jaeger v H. Buckley | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | -200 |
Hayden Buckley | +165 |
Final Round Match-Up – S. Jaeger v B. Snedeker | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | -275 |
Brandt Snedeker | +225 |
Final Round Match-Up – S. Jaeger v B. Hossler | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Stephan Jaeger | -140 |
Beau Hossler | +115 |
Final Round 3 Balls – S. Jaeger / B. Griffin / S.W. Kim | |
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Si Woo Kim | +140 |
Stephan Jaeger | +170 |
Ben Griffin | +225 |
Final Round Match-Up – B.H. An vs S. Jaeger | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Byeong Hun An | -115 |
Stephan Jaeger | -105 |
Final Round Match-Up – S.W. Kim vs A. Noren | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Si Woo Kim | -120 |
Alex Noren | +100 |
Final Round 3-Balls – K.J. Choi / D. Waldorf / W. Austin | |
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K.J. Choi | -125 |
Woody Austin | +210 |
Duffy Waldorf | +350 |
Final Round Match-Up – M.W. Lee v T. Whitney | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Min Woo Lee | -275 |
Tom Whitney | +225 |
Final Round 3-Balls – P. Broadhurst / R. Pampling / S. Bertsch | |
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Paul Broadhurst | +110 |
Rod Pampling | +200 |
Shane Bertsch | +250 |
Final Round 3 Balls – T. Merritt / S. Kang / M.W. Lee | |
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Min Woo Lee | -125 |
Troy Merritt | +260 |
Sung Kang | +280 |
Final Round 3 Balls – S. Stevens / J. Dahmen / S. Piercy | |
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Sam Stevens | +140 |
Scott Piercy | +175 |
Joel Dahmen | +220 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Ames / Y.E. Yang / C. Wi | |
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Y.E. Yang | +175 |
Charlie Wi | +230 |
Final Round Match-Up – M. Wallace v V. Whaley | |
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Vince Whaley | +125 |
Final Round 3 Balls – K. Tway / V. Whaley / B.H. An | |
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Byeong Hun An | -105 |
Vince Whaley | +240 |
Kevin Tway | +250 |
Final Round 3 Balls – B. Martin / J. Day / M. Hughes | |
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Jason Day | +125 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +170 |
Ben Martin | +260 |
Final Round Match-Up – K. Tway vs K. Kraft | |
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Kevin Tway | -140 |
Kelly Kraft | +115 |
Final Round 3-Balls – D. Clarke / D. Pride / J. Parnevik | |
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Darren Clarke | -105 |
Dicky Pride | +210 |
Jesper Parnevik | +300 |
Final Round 3 Balls – M. Wallace / A. Noren / K. Kraft | |
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Matt Wallace | +210 |
Kelly Kraft | +280 |
Final Round 3 Balls – K. Chappell / H. Buckley / S.Y. Noh | |
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Hayden Buckley | +190 |
Kevin Chappell | +200 |
Final Round Match-Up – M. Wallace vs B. Kohles | |
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Ben Kohles | +110 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Alker / T. Jaidee / M. Weir | |
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Steven Alker | -135 |
Thongchai Jaidee | +240 |
Mike Weir | +330 |
Final Round 3 Balls – T. Pendrith / J. Knapp / B. Kohles | |
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Taylor Pendrith | +165 |
Ben Kohles | +230 |
Final Round 3 Balls – B. Snedeker / B. Hossler / T. Whitney | |
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Beau Hossler | +100 |
Tom Whitney | +220 |
Brandt Snedeker | +260 |
Final Round Match-Up – T. Pendrith vs J. Knapp | |
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Taylor Pendrith | -105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Dunlap / J. Durant / S. Appleby | |
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Scott Dunlap | +210 |
Stuart Appleby | +210 |
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Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +1800 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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US Open 2024 | |
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Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
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Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
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Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Solheim Cup 2024 | |
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Europe | +135 |
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Ryder Cup 2025 | |
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USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |