Walker, Fowler latest additions to Honda Classic field – TCPalm

The No. 17 hole on the Champion course - also the last in the Bear Trap - awaits players in next week's Honda Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.(Photo: MIKE GRAHAM/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS)Buy Photo

Reigning PGA Championship winner Jimmy Walker committed Wednesday to The Honda Classic, to be held Feb. 23-26 on the Champion course at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.

Tuesday, Honda officials announced the Rickie Fowler would take part in the PGA Tour event.

Walker and Fowler are part of a strong field that also includes defending champion and world No. 7 Adam Scott, Justin Thomas (No. 8), Sergio Garcia (No. 9), Justin Rose (No. 12), and defending Masters champion Danny Willett (No. 13).

Fowler is coming off a 4th place finish at the Waste Management Open Phoenix Open.

Thomas is off to a red-hot start in 2017, having wonback-to-back PGA Tour titles last month in Hawaii.

Garcia, who was the runner-up to Scott at the 2016 Honda Classic, is coming off a wire-to-wire victory at the Dubai Desert Classicthat pushed him into the top 10 rankings.

Scott, who Tuesday called the Champion course "a bit of a brute," is in the field of this week's Genesis Open being played in Los Angeles just his second start of the year.

Also in the Honda field are a host players with local ties, including Stuart native Derek Fathauer, Stuart resident Ken Duke, Palm City resident Jim Herman and Hobe Sound's Freddie Jacobson.

Other top 25 players committed include Paul Casey (16), Branden Grace (17), Russell Knox(18), Tyrell Hatton (19) and Louis Oosthuizen (25).

The Honda Classic officials are still hopeful additional top-ranked golferswill commit. Players have until 5 p.m. Friday to do so.

For more information on the The Honda Classiccall 844-846-6328 or visit thehondaclassic.com.

Fran Massolini had a hole-in-one on Feb. 12 on the 125 yard, No. 8 hole at Evergreen Country Club in Palm City using an 8-iron. The shot was witnessed by Carol Gusack, Jane Taylor, Merlynn Johnston.

Dick Picken had a hole-in-one Feb. 12 on the 115 yard, No. 17 hole at Vero Beach Country Club using a pitching wedge.

Kenny Parker had a hole-in-one Feb. 14 on the 147 yard, No. 7 hole at Monterey Yacht & Country Club in Stuart using a 3-wood. The shot was witnessed by Tom Roehm, Tom Creagh and Jim Hensel.

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