Burger Bar is no stranger to getting into the spirit when it comes to golf. They proudly serve GolfBeer year round and during the Honda Classic every year, they get in on the action with golf themed menu items. This year was no exception and they pulled out all the stops.

Their "Burger of the Week" for Honda Classic week is the Honda Classic Burger. The burger features a patty made from barbecue meatloaf and topped with onion rings, applewood smoked bacon, and a special barbeque "juice" all on two thick slices of Texas Toast. 

A burger like that will make anyone awfuly thirsty and Burger Bar has you covered with a Honda Classic themed drink too. The Kettle One Tee Time is a takeoff of the traditional golf drink the Arnold Palmer. It…

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On Tuesday, American Honda Motor Company announced that it has extended its title sponsorship of the Honda Classic for another five years, continuing to make Honda the longest standing sponsor with the PGA Tour. Honda, who began sponsoring the Honda Classic in 1982, was in the last year of its current contract. With the extension, their name will be on the Palm Beach Gardens event through the 2021 event under the new deal.

“One of the things we really talked about in the extension was keeping the team together,” said Steve Morikawa, American Honda’s assistant vice president of corporate and community relations. “That’s Honda as the title sponsor, the PGA Tour, the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and (Honda Classic Executive Director) Ken…

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According to a report from Golf Digest, two of the top local golfers facing off in a prime time, made for tv event in June. 

Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy and Loxahatchee River resident Rickie Fowler will face off under the lights on Tuesday, June 7th at Detroit Golf Club. The match will begin at 7:00pm, and despite the sun staying out later in the summer, most of the back nine will be played under the lights. The Golf Channel will air the first two hours of covereage with CBS airing the final two hours.

Rory (ranked 3rd in the world) and Fowler (ranked 4th in the world) will be joined by celebrities in the match, but the format has not been decided yet.

The event will take place two days after the Memorial at Muirfield Village in…

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On Tuesday, the Arnold Palmer Invitational announced its early list of commits for the 2016 edition of the event and for the second straight year, Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy will headline the list of entrants at Bay Hill.

After having skipped the Orlando event put on by Arnold Palmer for the beggining of his professional career, Mcllroy decided to add the event to his 2015 schedule and finished in a tie for 11th at 11-under par.

“It’s been a longtime coming,” Rory said at his Wednesday press conference before last year's event. “I haven’t played this tournament for a few reasons over the past few years but it’s nice that it was able to fit in the schedule. I really like the course and I feel like it really sets up well for me.”

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Update: The event was cancelled due to not enough players registering. The original article is below.
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Wycliffe Golf and Country Club in Wellington has been selected to host the Honda Classic Pre-Qualifier on its East Course. The Pre-Qualifier will take place on Thursday, February 18th. The top 25 golfers and ties from the Pre-Qualifier will advance to the Monday Qualifier at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club in West Palm Beach.

“The South Florida PGA is very excited to have named Wycliffe Golf & Country Club as one of three venues to host the 2016 Honda Classic Pre-Qualifier on February 18," Christopher Gilkey, Tournament Director for the South Florida…

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The Allianz Championship gets under way this Friday at Broken Sound in Boca Raton and is headlined by eight members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. 

The first full field event of the 2016 season will feature 77 golfers, headlined by local Boca Resident and 2010 winner and World Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer. The other Hall of Fame members in the field are Jupiter resident Nick Price, Hale Irwin, Tom Kite, Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie, Mark O'Meara and Curtis Strange. In addition to Langher, seven other defending champions will tee it up at Broken Sound this week, including Mike Goodes, Scott Hoch, Tom Lehman, Corey Pavin, Rocco Mediate, Michael Allen, and defending champion Paul Goydos.

"Our field this year rivals any major you're going to…

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For the eighth straight year, Rory Mcllroy will tee it up at the PGA Tour's annual stop in Palm Beach Gardens at the Honda Classic. 

The event has become somewhat of a "home game" for Mcllroy who is a Palm Beach Gardens resident and lives just a few minutes from PGA National. The event will once again kick off the Florida Swing, and Mcllroy, who won the event in 2012 and lost in a playoff in 2014, is looking forward to playing in an event that he says suits his eye.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back to PGA National for this year’s Honda Classic," McIlroy said in a statement. "This is an important first stop for me in the Florida swing of events and it’s a course that sets up well for my game. In such a strong field, there will be a lot…

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Padraig Harrington, who sat out the majority of the fall after he had surgery to repair a torn knee ligament, returned to action this past weekend at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. After his T6 finish, he made an announcement that should make Honda Classic officials and South Florida fans of his very happy. The Irish golfer announced that he plans on playing a regular schedule, which should mean a return to PGA National and the Honda Classic.

 “You’re not sure what to expect, so I was happy with what I saw and (hope) all goes well for the rest of the season,” Harrington said.

Harrington is a two time winner at the Honda Classic, including holding off Jupiter resident Daniel Berger last year in a playoff that got him into the winners only…

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The Allianz Championship last week announced that the 2015 edition of the event at Broken Sound Golf Club in Boca Raton raised over $600,000 with just over $400,000 of that being donated to the Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

The hospital, which is the primary beneficiary of the Aliianz, has received over $1 million in the 10 years since the event moved to the Boca Raton area.

“Not only have proceeds from the Allianz Championship supported our mission in a material way,” said Jerry Fedele, President and CEO of the Hospital, “but we have also benefitted from the publicity the Allianz generates and the genuine interest the Champions Tour players have shown in our clinical capabilities and the services we provide to our patients.” 

The $600,000…

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The local golf community has lost a longtime rules official and major player in the local golf community.

H. Mallory Privett, a memmber of both the South Florida PGA and FSGA Halls of Fame, died on December 26th at the age of 79 after losing his battle to a lengthy illness. Privett, who served as mayor of North Palm Beach from 1971-74, spent much of the past 23 years since his retirement serving as a rules official and volunteer coordinator, serving as Volunteer Chairman of the Honda Classic from 2006-12. In November, he became just the third recipient of the Florida State Golf Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

“He was literally the first call I made when we took over the Honda in 2006,” Honda Classic Executive Director Ken Kennerly said…

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