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Damon Hack and Red Hoggard discuss how the Cognizant Classic field is improved with Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler set to appear at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #AnthonyKim
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GAME. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. YOU AND I HAD TO RACK OUR BRAIN THIS MORNING. NAME ME SOMEONE THAT WALKED AWAY FROM THE GAME FOR A DECADE AND THEN DECIDED TO COME BACK AND SEE HOW THAT WAS GOING TO WORK OUT? >> FROZEN IN TIME, FOREVER YOUNG.

WE’LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY. >>> SPEAKING OF RORY McILROY, THE EVENT FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HONDA CLASSIC IS GETTING AN EARLY FIELD BOOST BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TWO COMMITMENTS OF THE CLASSIC ANNOUNCED THIS MORNING THAT WORLD NUMBER TWO, RORY

McILROY, IS SLATED TO APPEAR AT PGA NATIONAL IN PALM BEACH GARDENS FROM FEBRUARY 29th THROUGH MARCH 3rd. HE WON THE THEN HONDA CLASSIC IN 2012. HELD OFF A FAST-CHARGING TIGER WOODS TO MOVE TO NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME AND

COULD MARK THE HIGHEST RANKED COMPETITOR SINCE 2015 WHEN RORY WAS NUMBER ONE, SHOULD HE STAY AT LEAST NUMBER TWO IN THE OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING. WHAT A BOOST. A LITTLE HOME GAME FOR THE FOUR-TIME MAJOR CHAMP. >> IT IS. I WAS THE GOLF CENTRAL REPORTER

LAST YEAR AT THE COGNIZANT CLASSIC, WHAT WAS THE HONDA CLASSIC, THERE WAS A LOT OF ANGST ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THIS EVENT. HONDA WAS A LOYAL SPONSOR. THERE WAS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY GOING FORWARD. YOU HAVE TO GIVE RORY CREDIT BUT ALSO RICKIE FOWLER.

A LOT OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA PLAYERS WILL GET BEHIND THIS EVENT. NOT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO, NOT BECAUSE THEY NECESSARILY WANT TO, IT’S A VERY BUSY TIME OF YEAR. IT’S BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD. YOU LOOK AT JACK NICKLAUS AND BARBARA NICKLAUS WHO HAVE BEEN

INVOLVED IN THE TOURNAMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE MOVE TO PGA NATIONAL. AT THAT POINT HE WOULD HAVE PLAYED TWICE IN DUBAI, PEBBLE BEACH, THE GENESIS INVITATIONAL, ANOTHER SIGNATURE EVENT AND THE COGNIZANT. YOU ADD THAT ON TOP OF ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL AND COMMITTED TO VALERO.

IT WILL BE A BUSY SCHEDULE FOR HIM GOING TO THE MASTERS. >> THAT’S WHAT HE WANTS. HE SAID FIVE, SIX, SEVEN EVENTS IS NOT ENOUGH IN THE RUNUP TO THE FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE YEAR. HE WANTS TO BE MORE MATCH TOUGH. SHARPER.

THIS IS A PLAYER TRYING TO COMPLETE THE GRAND SLAM BY TALKING ABOUT IT, NOT TALKING ABOUT IT, BUILDING IT UP, PLAYING IT DOWN, HAVING A BUSY SCHEDULE, HAVING A LESS BUSY SCHEDULE. THIS IS WHAT HE’S TRYING TO DO TO FIND A WAY OF THAT ELUSIVE

GREEN JACKET. >> AS WE SAY IN THE SOUTH, BLESS HIS HEART. HE’S TRIED EVERYTHING TO DO THIS. TIGER WOODS MADE IT SO UNFAIR FOR EVERYONE ELSE. HE WAS ABLE TO PEAK THOSE FOUR TIMES A YEAR BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE PROBABLY IN THE