The Cognizant Classic 2026 is set to conclude on Sunday, March 1 with the last eighteen holes of action left. Following the third-round play at PGA National Resort, Shane Lowry and Austin Smotherman hold the joint 54-hole lead at 13-under and are one stroke ahead of Nico Echavarria and Taylor Moore.
Despite not being a Signature Event, the Cognizant Classic comes with a healthy purse of $9.6 million, and the winner is set to receive a big paycheck of $1.728 million. The runner-up will get a $1.0464 million share while the third-place finisher will earn $662,400.
Here’s a look at the prize money distribution for the Cognizant Classic 2026:
- Champion: $1.728 million
- 2: $1.0464 million
- 3: $662,400
- 4: $470,400
- 5: $393,600
- 6: $348,000
- 7: $324,000
- 8: $300,000
- 9: $280,800
- 10: $261,600
- 11: $242,200
- 12: $223,200
- 13: $204,000
- 14: $184,800
- 15: $175,200
- 16: $165,600
- 17: $156,000
- 18: $146,400
- 19: $136,800
- 20: $127,200
- 21: $117,600
- 22: $108,000
- 23: $100,320
- 24: $92,640
- 25: $84,960
- 26: $77,280
- 27: $74,400
- 28: $71,520
- 29: $68,640
- 30: $65,760
- 31: $62,880
- 32: $60,000
- 33: $57,120
- 34: $54,720
- 35: $52,320
- 36: $49,920
- 37: $47,520
- 38: $45,600
- 39: $43,680
- 40: $41,760
- 41: $39,840
- 42: $37,920
- 43: $36,000
- 44: $34,080
- 45: $32,160
- 46: $30,240
- 47: $28,320
- 48: $26,784
- 49: $25,440
- 50: $24,627
- 51: $24,096
- 52: $23,520
- 53: $23,136
- 54: $22,752
- 55: $22,560
- 56: $22,368
- 57: $22,176
- 58: $21,984
- 59: $21,792
- 60: $21,600
- 61: $21,408
- 62: $21,216
- 63: $21,024
- 64: $20,832
- 65: $20,640
- 66: $20,448
- 67: $20,256
- 68: $20,064
- 69: $19,872
- 70: $19,680
- 71: $19,488
- 72: $19,296
- 73: $19,104
- 74: $18,912
- 75: $18,720
- 76: $18,528
- 77: $18,336
- 78: $18,144
- 79: $17,952
- 80: $17,760
Cognizant Classic 2026 leaderboard after Round 3 explored
Here’s a look at the leaderboard for the Cognizant Classic 2026 after Round 3:
- T1. Shane Lowry: -13
- T1. Austin Smotherman: -13
- T3. Nico Echavarria: -12
- T3. Taylor Moore: -12
- 5. Jimmy Stanger: -11
- T6. Ricky Castillo: -10
- T6. A.J. Ewart: -10
- 8. Joel Dahmen: -9
- T9. Beau Hossler: -8
- T9. Keith Mitchell: -8
- T9. Patton Kizzire: -8
- T12. Zecheng Dou: -7
- T12. Matti Schmid: -7
- T12. Takumi Kanaya: -7
- T12. William Mouw: -7
- T12. Aaron Rai: -7
- T12. Kristoffer Reitan: -7
- T12. Mark Hubbard: -7
- T19. Rasmus Højgaard: -6
- T19. Thorbjørn Olesen: -6
- T19. Chad Ramey: -6
- T19. Adrien Dumont de Chassart: -6
- T23. Matthieu Pavon: -5
- T23. Sudarshan Yellamaraju: -5
- T23. Steven Fisk: -5
- T23. Lee Hodges: -5
- T23. Max Homa: -5
- T23. Kevin Streelman: -5
- T23. Kevin Roy: -5
- T23. Zach Bauchou: -5
- T23. Nicolai Højgaard: -5