Since Curtis Strange hung the label "carnival golf" (I believe it was; and I remember that budding guru of course design Greg Norman had some very choice words as well) around the longtime Honda home of Eagle Trace virtually forcing the tournament committee's hand to find a new venue asap, the Honda Classic has done quite a good job selling houses as one of its main functions. Both Weston and Mirasol made no bones about it and had no use for the event once it had served its purpose and its contract had run out. In Mirasol's case, the homes sold almost as fast as they could print the sales contracts. The same could be said regarding Heron Bay if only it were a better golf course.
Matt, the Honda has certainly found a home at PGA now that the Senior Tour decided to move one of its most popular (with the players) and longest running MAJOR tournaments conducted at the same venue (I know that sentence was more than a little awkward). Over the course of many years there weren't very many complaints or criticisms from the senior players either.
There aren't any more homes to sell. The players and the tour seem to be happy. Organizers and sponsors have happy faces. As long as the tinkering with the South Florida swing's schedule doesn't crap on the tournament any worse than it traditionally has over the years and force some drastic change for change's sake, I think the Honda has found a new/old home for many years to come...
And that is a good thing...IMHO.
And that about says it all for this intrepid reporter down here in sunny and windy (grip it down an inch or so, take PLENTY of club, slow back and even smoother through the ball) South Florida.
Sorry about that, it's March and that's some of what you need to think every time WIND is mentioned this time of year...