On Friday, February 27, Austin Smotherman carded a 2-under 69 in the second round of the Cognizant Classic to stay in the lead. Following the 36-hole action, he had aggregated at 11-under and had a three-stroke lead over Taylor Moore.
The third round of the Cognizant Classic 2026 will begin on Saturday, February 28, at 7:28 a.m. ET. The tee times have been moved up due to the alarming weather forecast for Saturday.
Zecheng Dou, Matthieu Pavon and Max McGreevy will be the first trio from the first hole, while Sudarshan Yellamaraju, Alex Smalley and Danny Walker will simultaneously start from the tenth tee.
The leaders’ group featuring Smotherman, Moore and A.J. Ewart, will begin the third round of the Cognizant Classic 2026 from the first tee at 9:40 a.m. ET. On the other hand, Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Jordan Smith will be the last pair in action from the tenth tee.
Cognizant Classic 2026, Round 3 pairings explored
Here’s a look at the complete tee time details for the Cognizant Classic 2026, Round 3:
Hole 1
- 7:28 am: Zecheng Dou (CHN), Matthieu Pavon (FRA), Max McGreevy (USA)
- 7:40 am: Mackenzie Hughes (CAN), Chan Kim (USA), Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (DEN)
- 7:52 am: Ryan Gerard (USA), Brooks Koepka (USA), Ben Silverman (CAN)
- 8:04 am: Steven Fisk (USA), Ricky Castillo (USA), Eric Cole (USA)
- 8:16 am: Max Homa (USA), Thorbjørn Olesen (DEN), Kevin Streelman (USA)
- 8:28 am: Matti Schmid (GER), Takumi Kanaya (JPN), Kevin Roy (USA)
- 8:40 am: Seamus Power (IRL), Chad Ramey (USA), Carson Young (USA)
- 8:52 am: William Mouw (USA), Michael Brennan (USA), Daniel Berger (USA)
- 9:04 am: Aaron Rai (ENG), Shane Lowry (IRL), Jimmy Stanger (USA)
- 9:16 am: Kristoffer Reitan (NOR), Pontus Nyholm (SWE), Hank Lebioda (USA)
- 9:28 am: Nico Echavarría (COL), Joel Dahmen (USA), Mark Hubbard (USA)
- 9:40 am: Austin Smotherman (USA), Taylor Moore (USA), A.J. Ewart (CAN)
Hole 10
- 7:28 am: Sudarshan Yellamaraju (CAN), Alex Smalley (USA), Danny Walker (USA)
- 7:40 am: Rasmus Højgaard (DEN), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA), Dan Brown (ENG)
- 7:52 am: John Parry (ENG), Austin Eckroat (USA), Beau Hossler (USA)
- 8:04 am: Lee Hodges (USA), Matt Wallace (ENG), Keith Mitchell (USA)
- 8:16 am: Davis Thompson (USA), Jackson Suber (USA), Adrien Saddier (FRA)
- 8:28 am: Patrick Fishburn (USA), Zach Bauchou (USA), Dylan Wu (USA)
- 8:40 am: Emiliano Grillo (ARG), Adam Schenk (USA), Chandler Phillips (USA)
- 8:52 am: Tom Kim (KOR), Patton Kizzire (USA), Haotong Li (CHN)
- 9:04 am: David Ford (USA), Billy Horschel (USA), Garrick Higgo (RSA)
- 9:16 am: Joe Highsmith (USA), Nicolai Højgaard (DEN)
- 9:28 am: Adrien Dumont de Chassart (BEL), Jordan Smith (ENG)