The 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches kicks off Thursday with the first round at the Champion Course at PGA National. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Cognizant Classic TV coverage, streaming details and Round 1 tee times.
How to watch Cognizant Classic on Thursday
Last season, Shane Lowry didn’t end his winless drought, but he did perform well on the PGA Tour. He earned two runner-up finishes amid 12 top-25 finishes. One of those top-25s came at last year’s Cognizant Classic, where he finished T11.
In two starts so far this season, Lowry has continued his steady stretch of play with a T8 at the AT&T Pebble Pro-Am and a T24 at last week’s Genesis Invititional.
Now the 2019 Open champion turns his attention back to PGA National’s Champion Course, where he hopes to secure his first Tour victory since winning the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans alongside Rory McIlroy.
Lowry’s tournament begins on Thursday at 7:21 a.m. ET.
You can watch the first round of the Cognizant Classic on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive streaming coverage starting Thursday at 6:45 a.m. ET, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage all day long.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.
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How to watch on TV Thursday
Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Thursday from 2-6 p.m. ET.
How to stream online Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage starting at 6:45 a.m. ET on Thursday in addition to featured group and hole coverage.
2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches Round 1 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
6:45 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda
6:57 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon, Adam Hadwin, Doug Ghim
7:09 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Mac Meissner
7:21 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Kevin Streelman, Vince Whaley
7:33 a.m. – Steven Fisk, Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu
7:45 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Webb Simpson
7:57 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey
8:09 a.m. – Adrien Saddier, Paul Waring, Christo Lamprecht
8:21 a.m. – Jimmy Stanger, Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang
8:33 a.m. – Austin Smotherman, Jordan Smith, Chandler Blanchet
11:35 a.m. – Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole, Alex Smalley
11:47 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Brandt Snedeker, David Lipsky
11:59 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Danny Walker
12:11 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa
12:23 p.m. – Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
12:35 p.m. – Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard
12:47 p.m. – Patton Kizzire, Andrew Putnam, Kristoffer Reitan
12:59 p.m. – Haotong Li, Marcelo Rozo, Davis Chatfield
1:11 p.m. – Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
1:23 p.m. – Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, A.J. Ewart
