The Cognizant is not a PGA Tour signature event, which meant a smaller purse and fewer top-50 players in the field. Russell Henley at No. 17 and Shane Lowry at 18 were the top-ran

The calendar is nearing March and the PGA Tour has reached the Sunshine State to start a full month worth of big events in Florida. It all starts with the Cognizant Classic at PGA National, which was a pushover early in the week with ridiculously low scores on the historically tough Champion Course.

Click here for the updated field and leaderboard. What is the Cognizant Classic purse and prize money? The purse is $9.2 million with $1,656,000 and 500 FedExCup points going to t