Who dominates the Florida events?

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After eight weeks in Hawaii, California, Arizona and Mexico, the PGA TOUR heads south to Florida for the next four weeks beginning with next week's Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens.

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Who has the most wins in Florida? Tiger Woods, of course.

Just as some players tend to excel on the West Coast, Phil Mickelson being a prime example, others see a spike in their game when they get back to Florida and the different grass surfaces they encounter in the state.

Like he is in many sections of the country, Tiger Woods is the top winner in Florida events among active players. Tiger has won 10 TOUR titles in Florida in five different events. Woods has won four Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard titles, two Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart crowns, two Doral Open championships, one PLAYERS Championship and one World Golf Championships-CA Championship title.

Want to take a guess at who's second? If you came up with John Huston, give yourself a gold star. The long-time Florida resident has won five crowns in the state of Florida in four different events.

If you want to look at him even more closely, he's won eight TOUR titles (official and unofficial) in the state. Huston has won two Children's Miracle Network presented by Wal-Mart titles along with one victory in the PODS Championship, one at the Doral Open and one at the Honda Classic. He's also won three unofficial events in the state--the 1987 Qualifying Tournament along with the JCPenney Classic and the Merrill Lynch Shoot-Out.

Fred Couples, Steve Elkington, Vijay Singh and Greg Norman each have four wins in Florida while Mark Calcavecchia has three.

With the exception of Elkington, all of the players mentioned above have something else in common besides winning frequently in the state ? they either currently, or at one time, resided in Florida.