The Honda Classic

Get cheap The Honda Classic tickets to make the most of the event that gives you a chance to witness some of the world’s best golf players. Entertaining the fans for about four decades the PGA Tour has seen many champions; Jack Nicklaus, Mark Calcavecchia and Johnny Miller being the players with two victories each. The history of the event dates back to 1972 when the inaugural match was witnessed at Inverrary Golf Club located in Lauderhill, Florida. In 198 the location was then moved to TPC Eagle Trace resided in Coral Springs, Florida. The following year the event was seen at Weston Hills Golf & Country Club. It made its way back to Coral Springs in 1996 till 2002. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida was then considered where Country Club at Mirasol was chosen as the venue before taking the PGA National Golf Club’s Champion Course into consideration.
 
Speaking of the history of The Honda Classic, the first person to walk away with the championship was Tom Weiskopf of United States. Hailing from Massillon, Ohio, Weiskopf has sixteen PGA Tour titles to his credit. Thus marking the 70s as his most successful decade. According to Mark McCormack’s world golf ranking conducted in the 70s Tom Weiskopf was named second best in the world. Rory McIlroy on the other hand is the current champion who also happens to be the World Number one. McIlroy’s professional career began in 2007 but he has had an equally successful career as an amateur too. He claimed the first spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and retained his status for one week. He is part of the European and PGA Tours and represents Europe, Ireland and Great Britain. He was named the second most marketable athlete in the world by SportsPro and has several awards under his belt including Byron Nelson Award, PGA Player of the Year, European Tour Golfer of the Year and Vardon Trophy. To find out which player bags victory at the upcoming event get hold of cheap The Honda Classic tickets.