Ryan Gerard has topped the power rankings for the 2026 Cognizant Classic. The PGA Tour players are gearing up to play in the next event on the circuit. This week, the players will compete in a four-day event, which is scheduled to start on Thursday, Feb. 26, and will have its final round on Sunday, March 1.
This week’s event features a full-size field and has a cut line after 36 holes. Per the PGA Tour, Ryan Gerard topped the power rankings, followed by Shane Lowry. Notably, this week’s field also features Brooks Koepka, who is set to play his third event of the season.
He has had an impressive time playing at the Cognizant Classic in the past, including a runner-up finish in 2019 and a T16 in 2022. He is ranked in 11th place in the power rankings.
Here are the power rankings for the 2026 Cognizant Classic:
- 1. Ryan Gerard
- 2. Shane Lowry
- 3. Nicolai Højgaard
- 4. Daniel Berger
- 5. Rasmus Højgaard
- 6. Jordan Smith
- 7. Haotong Li
- 8. Michael Thorbjornsen
- 9 Keith Mitchell
- 10. Johnny Keefer
- 11. Brooks Koepka
- 12. Andrew Putnam
- 13. John Parry
- 14. Lee Hodges
- 15. Kevin Roy
Cognizant Classic 2026 odds
Shane Lowry has the best odds to win the 2026 Cognizant Classic. The Irish golfer has had an impressive time playing on the greens in his last few outings on the PGA Tour and is looking forward to this week.
He was tied for eighth place at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and then finished T24 at The Genesis Invitational. He has odds of +1400 (via FanDuel) to win the event, followed by Ryan Gerard, who has odds of +1600.
Here are the odds for the 2026 Cognizant Classic:
- Shane Lowry +1400
- Ryan Gerard +1600
- Nicolai Højgaard +2000
- Rasmus Højgaard +2200
- Michael Thorbjornsen +2200
- Keith Mitchell +2700
- Brooks Koepka +2700
- Daniel Berger +3000
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout +3000
- Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen +3000
- Aaron Rai +3300
- Thorbjørn Olesen +3300
- Davis Thompson +3300
- Will Zalatoris +3500
- Max McGreevy +3500
- Richard Hoey +4000
- Max Homa +4000
- Kristoffer Reitan +4000
- Alex Smalley +4000
- Chris Kirk +4000
- Michael Brennan +4500
- Jordan Smith +4500
- Johnny Keefer +4500
- Mac Meissner +4500
- Haotong Li +4500
- Sami Valimaki +5000
- Stephan Jaeger +5000
- Mackenzie Hughes +5000
- John Parry +5500
- Seamus Power +5500
- Garrick Higgo +5500
- Nico Echavarria +5500
- Austin Eckroat +6000
- Tom Kim +6000
- Kevin Yu +6000
- Matt Wallace +6000
- Ricky Castillo +6000
- Doug Ghim +7000
- Dan Brown +7000
- Eric Cole +7000
- Vince Whaley +7000
- Kris Ventura +7500
- Billy Horschel +7500
- Lee Hodges +7500
- Gary Woodland +7500
- Emiliano Grillo +7500
- Zecheng Dou +8000
- David Ford +8000
- Jesper Svensson +8000
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart +8000
- S.H. Kim +8000
- Kevin Roy +8000
- Matt Kuchar +8000
- Steven Fisk +8000
- Chad Ramey +8000
- Sam Ryder +8000