Palm Beach County is quickly becoming the undisputed golf capital of the world. After Cameron Young's dominant six-shot victory at the Cadillac Championship on May 3, the trend is impossible to ignore: this region is on an incredible winning streak.
It all began more than two months earlier when Nico Echavarria claimed the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. That victory kicked off a remarkable 10-tournament stretch where nine winners called Palm Beach County home. The numbers speak for themselves—seven of the top 20 golfers in the Official World Golf Ranking, and 18 of the top 50, now reside in this sun-soaked paradise.
The list of champions reads like a who's who of modern golf. Generational superstar Rory McIlroy added a Masters green jacket to his collection. The hottest players on tour, Cameron Young and Matt Fitzpatrick, combined for five wins during this run. Rising star Akshay Bhatia slipped on the iconic red cardigan at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. And Gary Woodland delivered the season's most inspirational story with his emotional victory at the Texas Children's Houston Open.
But perhaps the most remarkable story belongs to Echavarria himself. During the second round of the Cognizant Classic, his wife Claudia was closing on their new Palm Beach Gardens home. Over the next two days, her husband fired back-to-back 66s to lift the trophy and officially become a "made man" in Palm Beach County golf circles—before he'd even fully unpacked.
The depth of talent here is staggering. From Jupiter to Palm Beach Gardens, from Tequesta to North Palm Beach, the county reads like a Tour leaderboard: Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay, Rickie Fowler, Viktor Hovland, and Shane Lowry all call this area home. With this kind of firepower concentrated in one place, Palm Beach County isn't just a golf destination—it's a golf mecca where champions are forged.
