2026 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches tee times, TV coverage, viewer's guide

Odds are, especially if you’re living in the northeast United States, you’re shoveling snow. That certainly won’t be the case for the PGA Tour pros heading to the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, as it’s set to be 80 degrees and sunny to start the Florida tournament. Some guys have all the luck.

Speaking of luck, defending champ Joe Highsmith will be back this week after rolling in a five-footer to make the cut on the number last season and then going on to win the entire event. He shot the lowest weekend score in tournament history on the Champion course at PGA National with a pair of seven-under 64s. Highsmith eventually won by two strokes over J.J. Spaun and Jacob Bridgeman. And he’ll have his work cut out for him this week on the Jack Nicklaus design with a strong field, featuring the continued comeback tour for Brooks Koepka.

Koepka is set to tee off in his third event back on the PGA Tour after a T-56 at the Farmers Insurance Open and a missed cut at the WM Phoenix Open. Other top-tier talents include Ryan Gerard, Shane Lowry, Max Homa, Michael Thorbjornsen and Billy Horschel, along with teen phenom Blades Brown making his Cognizant debut.

This week's winner will receive a $1.728 million cut of the $9.6 million purse and 500 FedEx Cup points.

TV Schedule

Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m., Golf Channel
Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel; 3-6 p.m., NBC

Streaming Schedule

PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will air on ESPN+ from 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Thursday through Sunday.

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Leaderboard

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Tee Times (all times EST)

FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY

First tee

6:45 AM -- Taylor Moore, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda

6:57 AM -- Matthieu Pavon, Adam Hadwin, Doug Ghim

7:09 AM -- Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Mac Meissner

7:21 AM -- Brendon Todd, Kevin Streelman, Vince Whaley

7:33 AM -- Steven Fisk, Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu

7:45 AM -- Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Webb Simpson

7:57 AM -- Nick Dunlap, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey

8:09 AM -- Adrien Saddier, Paul Waring, Christo Lamprecht

8:21 AM -- Jimmy Stanger, Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang

8:33 AM -- Austin Smotherman, Jordan Smith, Chandler Blanchet

11:35 AM -- Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole, Alex Smalley

11:47 AM -- Gary Woodland, Brandt Snedeker, David Lipsky

11:59 AM -- Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Danny Walker

12:11 PM -- Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa

12:23 PM -- Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger

12:35 PM -- Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard

12:47 PM -- Patton Kizzire, Andrew Putnam, Kristoffer Reitan

12:59 PM -- Haotong Li, Marcelo Rozo, Davis Chatfield

1:11 PM -- Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton

1:23 PM -- Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, A.J. Ewart

10th tee

6:45 AM -- Austin Eckroat, Danny Willett, Beau Hossler

6:57 AM -- Camilo Villegas, Joel Dahmen, Sam Ryder

7:09 AM -- Adam Svensson, Rico Hoey, Max McGreevy

7:21 AM -- Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel

7:33 AM -- Garrick Higgo, Karl Vilips, Davis Riley

7:45 AM -- Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell

7:57 AM -- Rafael Campos, Nicolai Højgaard, S.H. Kim

8:09 AM -- Jackson Suber, Johnny Keefer, Blades Brown

8:21 AM -- Ricky Castillo, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Keita Nakajima

8:33 AM -- Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju

11:35 AM -- Erik van Rooyen, Justin Lower, Carson Young

11:47 AM -- Peter Malnati, Brice Garnett, Lanto Griffin

11:59 AM -- Matti Schmid, Dylan Wu, Takumi Kanaya

12:11 PM -- Adam Schenk, William Mouw, Aaron Wise

12:23 PM -- Sami Valimaki, Cam Davis, Matt Kuchar

12:35 PM -- Mackenzie Hughes, Thorbjørn Olesen, Chandler Phillips

12:47 PM -- Seamus Power, Charley Hoffman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

12:59 PM -- Kris Ventura, Dan Brown, Pontus Nyholm

1:11 PM -- Alejandro Tosti, Frankie Capan III, John VanDerLaan

1:23 PM -- Chan Kim, John Parry, Gordon Sargent

1:35 PM -- Zecheng Dou, David Ford, Justin Hicks

SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY

First tee

6:45 AM -- Erik van Rooyen, Justin Lower, Carson Young

6:57 AM -- Peter Malnati, Brice Garnett, Lanto Griffin

7:09 AM -- Matti Schmid, Dylan Wu, Takumi Kanaya

7:21 AM -- Adam Schenk, William Mouw, Aaron Wise

7:33 AM -- Sami Valimaki, Cam Davis, Matt Kuchar

7:45 AM -- Mackenzie Hughes, Thorbjørn Olesen, Chandler Phillips

7:57 AM -- Seamus Power, Charley Hoffman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

8:09 AM -- Kris Ventura, Dan Brown, Pontus Nyholm

8:21 AM -- Alejandro Tosti, Frankie Capan III, John VanDerLaan

8:33 AM -- Chan Kim, John Parry, Gordon Sargent

8:45 AM -- Zecheng Dou, David Ford, Justin Hicks

11:35 AM -- Austin Eckroat, Danny Willett, Beau Hossler

11:47 AM -- Camilo Villegas, Joel Dahmen, Sam Ryder

11:59 AM -- Adam Svensson, Rico Hoey, Max McGreevy

12:11 PM -- Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel

12:23 PM -- Garrick Higgo, Karl Vilips, Davis Riley

12:35 PM -- Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell

12:47 PM -- Rafael Campos, Nicolai Højgaard, S.H. Kim

12:59 PM -- Jackson Suber, Johnny Keefer, Blades Brown

1:11 PM -- Ricky Castillo, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Keita Nakajima

1:23 PM -- Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju

10th tee

6:45 AM -- Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole, Alex Smalley

6:57 AM -- Gary Woodland, Brandt Snedeker, David Lipsky

7:09 AM -- Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Danny Walker

7:21 AM -- Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa

7:33 AM -- Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger

7:45 AM -- Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard

7:57 AM -- Patton Kizzire, Andrew Putnam, Kristoffer Reitan

8:09 AM -- Haotong Li, Marcelo Rozo, Davis Chatfield

8:21 AM -- Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton

8:33 AM -- Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, A.J. Ewart

11:35 AM -- Taylor Moore, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda

11:47 AM -- Matthieu Pavon, Adam Hadwin, Doug Ghim

11:59 AM -- Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Mac Meissner

12:11 PM -- Brendon Todd, Kevin Streelman, Vince Whaley

12:23 PM -- Steven Fisk, Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu

12:35 PM -- Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Webb Simpson

12:47 PM -- Nick Dunlap, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey

12:59 PM -- Adrien Saddier, Paul Waring, Christo Lamprecht

1:11 PM -- Jimmy Stanger, Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang

1:23 PM -- Austin Smotherman, Jordan Smith, Chandler Blanchet