The 2020 Honda Classic tees off on Thursday as the Florida Swing begins at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. Before you make any of your 2020 Honda Classic picks, you MUST see who Sal Johnson is backing. 

The golf media legend is coming off a strong year. He featured Tiger Woods in his best bets for the Masters and backed Brooks Koepka in his picks for the PGA Championship, and both players pulled off major victories. He completely nailed the season-ending Tour Championship. He predicted that Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy or Xander Schauffele could come out on top, and McIlroy won the event for the second time, with Schauffele coming in second and Koepka tied for third. Anyone who followed Johnson's advice saw HUGE returns.

He also knows what it takes to win at PGA National. In 2018, he had Justin Thomas among his best of the rest, noting "his game is getting better and he is ready to have a great week" even though he had missed the cut two of the previous three years. Thomas shot 68 on the final day and beat Luke List in a playoff for his eighth Tour victory. He also pegged Rickie Fowler as a player to watch in 2017, citing the Jupiter resident's familiarity with the conditions, and Fowler went 12 under to win by four strokes.

Now, Johnson, the first producer of "Inside the PGA Tour," a longtime ABC Sports golf producer and the founder of the world's biggest golf stats database, has issued his highly confident picks for the 2020 Honda Classic. They WILL surprise you.

We can tell you Johnson wants no part of Justin Rose, even though the Englishman has played well in previous starts at PGA National. But he hasn't played there since 2015, and he has struggled to string together more than two quality rounds. The 39-year-old is among the favorites this week, but is struggling in every part of his game.

Instead, Johnson is all over a MASSIVE long shot who has finished in the top 20 in four of his last six events! This 26-year-old is a true sleeper pick who could pull off a STUNNING PGA Tour victory. Anyone who backs this underdog could hit it BIG!

Who wins the Honda Classic? Where do Viktor Hovland and Rickie Fowler finish? And which MASSIVE long shot is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine now to see Sal Johnson's full leaderboard and picks for the Honda Classic, all from the insider who nailed the Tour Championship and knows what it takes to win at PGA National!