Looking back at storied history of Honda Classic in South Florida By Peter Burke | March 15, 2021 at 11:30 AM EDT - Updated March 16 at 1:45 PM
The Honda Classic has been a South Florida staple since 1972, but its roots in Palm Beach County are relatively new.
When the PGA Tour first settled on a location to replace the National Airlines Open Invitational in Hialeah almost 50 years ago, it was decided that Broward County would be a more centralized spot to attract South Florida s golf afficionados from the north in Palm Beach County and from the south in what was then known as Dade County.