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PGA Tour – Five Honda Classic Groups to Watch Thursday & Friday

By Derek Vadnais

Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
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4. Jimmy Walker, Brooks Koepka and Martin Kaymer 1st round tee time 12:35pm ET

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Feb 27, 2016; Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA; Jimmy Walker watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the third round of the Honda Classic. at PGA National (Champion). Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports /

Walker is a local player here in the Sunshine State, major championship winner and six-time victor on Tour. There was a time where all our eyes laid on was Walker’s name above everyone else’s on the leaderboard and in the FedEx Cup standings. Jimmy was red hot in 2014 and 2015. Even though we aren’t seeing the Jimmy Walker who was at the peak of his career, that doesn’t mean we can tune him out.

Brooks Koepka, who spent his collegiate career at Florida State University, grew up near PGA National. Koepka only has one win to his name on his career, but has a whopping 18 top-10’s.  Brooks is in the mix regularly come the weekend sliver of golf. The man out of West Palm Beach has only played in 5 events this season, finishing in one top-10. Watch for Koepka to be long off the tee, ranking in 10th in driving distance so far this season.

Martin Kaymer has taken the PGA Tour by storm in recent years. The German is a two-time major winner, 2010 PGA Championship and 2014 U.S. Open, as well as the 2014 PLAYERS Championship winner. Kaymer hasn’t entered an event on Tour yet this season, making his early starts on the European Tour. Look for Kaymer to start out his PGA Tour campaign with a boom, knowing the majors are right around the corner.

This group can be viewed via the PGA Tour Live app, being one of the afternoon featured groups.

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