Cognizant Classic 2026 Tee Times: Round Three

Austin Smotherman leads at the halfway stage of the Cognizant Classic, where players will tee off earlier on Saturday due to incoming weather

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Austin Smotherman hits an approach shot into the green
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Austin Smotherman finds himself leading the Cognizant Classic at the halfway stage, with the Korn Ferry Tour graduate three shots clear through 36 holes.

Sitting 11-under, the American leads Taylor Moore at eight-under, while a congested leaderboard proceeds the duo at PGA National.

Austin Smotherman waves to the crowd after holing a putt

Smotherman carded rounds of 62 and 69 to sit 11-under and three clear

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A three-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour, Smotherman is yet to break out on the PGA Tour circuit, but has a great chance to win going into the weekend in Florida.

In pursuit of the 31-year-old are the likes of Major winner, Shane Lowry, who is five-under. Aaron Rai is also on that number, while former Ryder Cupper, Daniel Berger, is four-under.

Check out the full round three tee times for the Cognizant Classic below...

COGNIZANT CLASSIC TEE TIMES: ROUND THREE

1st Hole - ET (GMT)

  • 7.28am (12.28pm): Zecheng Dou, Matthieu Pavon, Max McGreevy
  • 7.40am (12.40pm): Mackenzie Hughes, Chan Kim, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
  • 7.52am (12.52pm): Ryan Gerard, Brooks Koepka, Ben Silverman
  • 8.04am (1.04pm): Steven Fisk, Ricky Castillo, Eric Cole
  • 8.16am (1.16pm): Max Homa, Thorbjorn Olesen, Kevin Streelman
  • 8.28am (1.28pm): Matti Schmidt, Takumi Kanaya, Kevin Roy
  • 8.40am (1.40pm): Seamus Power, Chad Ramey, Carson Young
  • 8.52am (1.52pm): William Mouw, Michael Brennan, Daniel Berger
  • 9.04am (2.04pm): Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Jimmy Stanger
  • 9.16am (2.16pm): Kristoffer Reitan, Pontus Nyholm, Hank Lebioda
  • 9.28am (2.28pm): Nico Echavarria, Joel Dahmen, Mark Hubbard
  • 9.40am (2.40pm): Austin Smotherman, Taylor Moore, AJ Ewart

10th Hole - ET (GMT)

  • 7.28am (12.28pm): Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Alex Smalley, Danny Walker
  • 7.40am (12.40pm): Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dan Brown
  • 7.52am (12.52pm): John Parry, Austin Eckroat, Beau Hossler
  • 8.04am (1.04pm): Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Keith Mitchell
  • 8.16am (1.16pm): Davis Thompson, Jackson Suber, Adrien Saddier
  • 8.28am (1.28pm): Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Dylan Wu
  • 8.40am (1.40pm): Emiliano Grillo, Adam Schenk, Chandler Phillips
  • 8.52am (1.52pm): Tom Kim, Patton Kizzire, Haotong Li
  • 9.04am (2.04pm): David Ford, Billy Horschel, Garrick Higgo
  • 9.16am (2.16pm): Joe Highsmith, Nicolai Hojgaard
  • 9.28am (2.28pm): Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Jordan Smith
Matt Cradock
Matt Cradock
Staff Writer

Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover news and social media.

Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round is a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine.

Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: Ping G430 LST 15°, 19°

Irons: TaylorMade P7CB

Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°

Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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