The third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches gets underway Saturday, February 28, at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., a little earlier than usual, thanks to some expected inclement weather on Saturday afternoon in South Florida. You can find full Cognizant Classic tee times for Saturday’s third round at the bottom of this post.
Featured tee time for Round 3
Thirty-one-year-old Austin Smotherman only has one career top 5 on his PGA Tour resume — the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta — but thanks to an excellent start in Florida, the Southern Methodist alum may be adding to that tally this weekend with something even better: a win.
Smotherman opened with a sizzling round of nine-under 62 on Thursday and followed that performance with a two-under 69 to reach 11 under overall. He now leads the field by three shots heading into the weekend.
Smotherman’s closest competitor is Taylor Moore (-8), followed by A.J. Ewart and Nico Echavarria (both -7), and Joel Dahmen (-6).
Smotherman will play alongside Moore and Ewart in Saturday’s final grouping at 9:40 a.m. ET.
You can watch Saturday’s third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches from 10-3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage beginning at 7:45 a.m. ET on Saturday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage.
Check out the complete Round 3 tee times and groupings for the Cognizant Classic below.
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2026 Cognizant Classic tee times for Saturday: Round 3 (ET)
Tee No. 1
7:28 a.m. – Zecheng Dou, Matthieu Pavon, Max McGreevy7:40 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Chan Kim, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen7:52 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Brooks Koepka, Ben Silverman8:04 a.m. – Steven Fisk, Ricky Castillo, Eric Cole8:16 a.m. – Max Homa, Thorbjorn Olesen, Kevin Streelman8:28 a.m. – Matti Schmid, Takumi Kanaya, Kevin Roy8:40 a.m. – Seamus Power, Chad Ramey, Carson Young8:52 a.m. – William Mouw, Michael Brennan, Daniel Berger9:04 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Jimmy Stanger9:16 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Pontus Nyholm, Hank Lebioda9:28 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Joel Dahmen, Mark Hubbard9:40 a.m. – Austin Smotherman, Taylor Moore, A.J. Ewart
Tee No. 10
7:28 a.m. – Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Alex Smalley, Danny Walker7:40 a.m. – Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dan Brown7:52 a.m. – John Parry, Austin Eckroat, Beau Hossler8:04 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Keith Mitchell8:16 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Jackson Suber, Adrien Saddier8:28 a.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Dylan Wu8:40 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk, Chandler Phillips8:52 a.m. – Tom Kim, Patton Kizzire, Haotong Li9:04 a.m. – David Ford, Billy Horschel, Garrick Higgo9:16 a.m. – Joe Highsmith, Nicolai Hojgaard9:28 a.m. – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jordan Smith
