{"id":511646,"date":"2026-03-03T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/511646\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:07:11","slug":"two-events-in-a-single-day-homa-finishes-cognizant-final-round-runs-off-to-tgl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/511646\/","title":{"rendered":"Two events in a single day? Homa finishes Cognizant final round, runs off to TGL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Max Homa can\u2019t remember another day like Sunday, March 1, 2026. And that\u2019s because there probably has never been one in his career \u2014 either as an amateur or professional.<\/p>\n<p>Homa is set to play with his Jupiter Links GC teammates Akshay Bhatia and Tom Kim in tonight\u2019s TGL matchup against Boston Common Golf in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll come just hours after Homa \u2014 and Kim \u2014 finished 18 holes of competitive golf in the final round of the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/2026\/cognizant-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cognizant Classic<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a bit much, it\u2019s very late,\u201d Homa said of the TGL\u2019s 9 p.m. ET start. \u201cI\u2019m going to pack up all my stuff from here. Got to be over there \u2014 probably going to shower, change, run over \u2014 around 6 or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a lackluster 2-over 73 to start to the tournament at PGA National, Homa charged up the leaderboard over the next 54 holes to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/news\/cognizant-classic-2026-prize-money-full-payout-from-9-6-million-purse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">finish T-13 and earn a $182,400 payday<\/a>. His 4-under 67 on Sunday featured a pair of birdie hole-outs on the front nine.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>If the two-for-one day wasn\u2019t enough, Homa is also set to tee off at 12:15 p.m. ET as a participant in the Seminole Pro-Member on Monday in Juno Beach.<\/p>\n<p>When asked in his post-round interview at PGA National if he could recall playing two different competitive events in a single day, Homa told reporters he could not.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Tee times, groupings for 2026 Seminole Pro-Member\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/news\/tee-times-groupings-for-2026-seminole-pro-member\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Alfred Dunhill Links Championship 2024 - Day Two\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772543231_875_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy and his dad, Gerry, again highlight the field for the prestigious Seminole Pro-Member, which is set for Monday at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a good question\u201d he said. \u201cI doubt I have. I\u2019m sure when I was young I might have got close, but I can\u2019t think of it off the top of my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kim is also pulling off the same feat as Homa but didn\u2019t have to face the media after finishing with a 2-under 69 on Sunday. Kim is likely to finish outside of the tournament\u2019s top 50, sitting above less than 10 players on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Nico Echavarria wins Cognizant Classic with flawless weekend after Shane Lowry melts down late\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/pga-tour\/news\/nico-echavarria-sneaks-past-shane-lowry-wins-2026-cognizant-classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Cognizant Classic 2026 - Final Round\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772543231_86_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shane Lowry entered the week as co-favorite with Ryan Gerard and was smothering the competition through 15 holes Sunday. Back-to-back double bogeys flipped the script, and Nico Echavarria took advantage to win at PGA National.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Bhatia needs their A-game tonight as Jupiter Links GC is 1-2 in the TGL\u2019s second season. They\u2019re going up against <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/tglgolf.com\/match\/2026\/113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and Keegan Bradley<\/a> in what is a proverbial must-win matchup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully we win,\u201d Homa said. \u201cWe need to win one of the next two at least.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Max Homa can\u2019t remember another day like Sunday, March 1, 2026. 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