The second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in Palm Beaches begins Friday, February 27 at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Full Cognizant Classic start times for Friday’s second round can be found at the bottom of this post.
Recommended start time for round 2
The Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches got off to a hot start in the opening round. PGA Tour professionals, along with many players, took advantage of the easier course conditions that PGA National has presented in recent years going low over their first 18 holes. Austin Smotherman took the lead early with an impressive nine-under 62.
But it’s still very early, and with birdie opportunities everywhere, stars like Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Shane Lowry and Max Homa have plenty of time to catch the leaders, starting with Friday’s second round.
Players who started on the 1st tee for Round 1 will switch to a 10th Tee start for Round 2.
Koepka, who teed off in the opening round in the afternoon wave, will get an early start for the second round at 7:33 a.m. ET. He will look to survive and play the weekend after missing the cut in his last start at the WM Phoenix Open.
You can watch Friday’s second round of the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET on Golf Channel. PGA Tour live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 6:45 a.m. ET on Friday, in addition to featured group and featured hole coverage.
See full Round 2 start times and groupings for the Cognizant Classic below.
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2026 Cognizant Classic start times for Friday: Round 2 (ET)
T-piece No. 1
06:45 – Erik van Rooyen, Justin Lower, Carson Young
6:57 am – Peter Malnati, Brice Garnett, Lanto Griffin
7:09 – Matthew Schmid, Dylan Wu, Takumi Kanaya
7:21 am – Adam Schenk, William Mouw, Aaron Wise
7:33 – Sami Valimaki, Cam Davis, Matt Kuchar
07:45 – Mackenzie Hughes, Thorbjørn Olesen, Chandler Phillips
07:57 – Seamus Power, Charley Hoffman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8:09 am – Chris Ventura, Dan Brown, Pontus Nyholm
8:21 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Frankie Capan III, John VanDerLaan
8:33am – Chan Kim, John Parry, Gordon Sargent
8:45 – 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 – Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel
12:23 – Garrick Higgo, Karl Vilips, Davis Riley
12:35 – Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell
12:47 – Rafael Campos, Nicolai Højgaard, SH Kim
12:59 – Jackson Suber, Johnny Keefer, Blades Brown
1:11 PM – Ricky Castle, Chassart’s Adrien Dumont, Keita Nakajima
1:23 PM – Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
T-piece no. 10
6:45am – Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole, Alex Smalley
06:57 – Gary Woodland, Brandt Snedeker, David Lipsky
7:09 – Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Danny Walker
7:21 – Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa
7:33 – Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
7:45 – Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard
7:57 – Patton Kizzire, Andrew Putnam, Kristoffer Reitan
8:09am – Haotong Li, Marcelo Rozo, Davis Chatfield
8:21 am – Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
8:33 am – Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, AJ 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 – Brendon Todd, Kevin Streelman, Vince Whaley
12:23 – Steven Fisk, Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu
12:35 – Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Webb Simpson
12:47 – Nick Dunlap, KH 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
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