The third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches continues Saturday, February 28, at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., ahead of schedule, due to inclement weather expected Saturday afternoon in South Florida. You can find the full Cognizant Classic times for Saturday’s third round at the bottom of this post.
Included tee times for round 3
31-year-old Austin Smotherman has only one top-5 finish in his PGA Tour career — the 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta — but thanks to a good start in Florida, the Southern Methodist alum could add to that this weekend with something even better: a win.
Smotherman opened with a blistering 9-under 62 on Thursday and followed that up with a two-under 69 to move to 11-under par. He now leads the field by three shots heading into the weekend.
Smotherman’s closest competitor is Taylor Moore (-8), followed by AJ Ewart and Nico Echavarria (both -7), and Joel Dahmen (-6).
Smotherman will play Moore and Ewart in Saturday’s group final at 9:40 a.m. ET.
You can watch Saturday’s third round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic at the Palm Beaches from 10-3 pm ET on the Golf Channel. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer a special early broadcast beginning at 7:45 a.m. ET on Saturday, in addition to the featured group and featured hole.
Check out the complete Round 3 times and Cognizant Classic teams below.
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Cognizant Classic 2026 Saturday Times: Round 3 (ET)
It is No. 1
7:28 am – Zecheng Dou, Matthieu Pavon, Max McGreevy
7:40 am – Mackenzie Hughes, Chan Kim, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
7:52 am – Ryan Gerard, Brooks Koepka, Ben Silverman
8:04 am – Steven Fisk, Ricky Castillo, Eric Cole
8:16 am – Max Homa, Thorbjorn Olesen, Kevin Streelman
8:28 am – Matti Schmid, Takumi Kanaya, Kevin Roy
8:40 am – Seamus Power, Chad Ramey, Carson Young
8:52 am – William Mouw, Michael Brennan, Daniel Berger
9:04 am – Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Jimmy Stanger
9:16 am – Kristoffer Reitan, Pontus Nyholm, Hank Lebioda
9:28 am – Nico Echavarria, Joel Dahmen, Mark Hubbard
9:40 am – Austin Smotherman, Taylor Moore, AJ Ewart
Number 10
7:28 am – Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Alex Smalley, Danny Walker
7:40 am – Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dan Brown
7:52 am – John Parry, Austin Eckroat, Beau Hossler
8:04 am – Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Keith Mitchell
8:16 am – Davis Thompson, Jackson Suber, Adrien Saddier
8:28 am – Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Dylan Wu
8:40 am – Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk, Chandler Phillips
8:52 am – Tom Kim, Patton Kizzire, Haotong Li
9:04 am – David Ford, Billy Horschel, Garrick Higgo
9:16 am – Joe Highsmith, Nicolai Hojgaard
9:28 am – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jordan Smith
