The 2026 Cognizant Classic is going to start soon, and the tee timings and tee groups for the first two rounds have been announced. The tournament’s first round begins on Thursday, February 26, with 121 golfers teeing off at the PGA National Golf Course. Big players like Shane Lowry, Ben Griffin, Brooks Koepka, and many more are heading into the tournament as fan favourites to win.

Brooks Koepka, who recently became the first LIV Golfer to return to the PGA Tour through the Returning Member Program, will be a part of the 2026 Cognizant Classic, and this will be his 3rd regular tournament since coming back. Interestingly, Koepka will tee off his opening round from the front nine holes, alongside Will Zalatoris and Daniel Berger. Their tee group will begin their opening round at 12:23 PM local time.

Here’s a breakdown of the opening round tee times and groups for the 2026 Cognizant Classic (all times in ET):

1st Tee:

• 6:45am: Taylor Moore, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda
• 6:57am: Matthieu Pavon, Adam Hadwin, Doug Ghim
• 7:09am: Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Mac Meissner
• 7:21am: Brendon Todd, Kevin Streelman, Vince Whaley
• 7:33am: Steven Fisk, Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu
• 7:45am: Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Webb Simpson
• 7:57am: Nick Dunlap, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey
• 8:09am: Adrien Saddier, Paul Waring, Christo Lamprecht
• 8:21am: Jimmy Stanger, Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang
• 8:33am: Austin Smotherman, Jordan Smith, Chandler Blanchet
• 11:35am: Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole, Alex Smalley
• 11:47am: Gary Woodland, Brandt Snedeker, David Lipsky
• 11:59am: Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Danny Walker
• 12:11pm: Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa
• 12:23pm: Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
• 12:35pm: Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard
• 12:47pm: Patton Kizzire, Andrew Putnam, Kristoffer Reitan
• 12:59pm: Haotong Li, Marcelo Rozo, Davis Chatfield
• 1:11pm: Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
• 1:23pm: Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, A.J. Ewart

10th Tee:

• 6:45am: Austin Eckroat, Danny Willett, Beau Hossler
• 6:57am: Camilo Villegas, Joel Dahmen, Sam Ryder
• 7:09am: Adam Svensson, Rico Hoey, Max McGreevy
• 7:21am: Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel
• 7:33am: Garrick Higgo, Karl Vilips, Davis Riley
• 7:45am: Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell
• 7:57am: Rafael Campos, Nicolai Højgaard, S.H. Kim
• 8:09am: Jackson Suber, Johnny Keefer, Blades Brown
• 8:21am: Ricky Castillo, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Keita Nakajima
• 8:33am: Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
• 11:35am: Erik van Rooyen, Justin Lower, Carson Young
• 11:47am: Peter Malnati, Brice Garnett, Lanto Griffin
• 11:59am: Matti Schmid, Dylan Wu, Takumi Kanaya
• 12:11pm: Adam Schenk, William Mouw, Aaron Wise
• 12:23pm: Sami Valimaki, Cam Davis, Matt Kuchar
• 12:35pm: Mackenzie Hughes, Thorbjørn Olesen, Chandler Phillips
• 12:47pm: Seamus Power, Charley Hoffman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 12:59pm: Kris Ventura, Dan Brown, Pontus Nyholm
• 1:11pm: Alejandro Tosti, Frankie Capan III, John VanDerLaan
• 1:23pm: Chan Kim, John Parry, Gordon Sargent
• 1:35pm: Zecheng Dou, David Ford, Justin Hicks

While these are the first round tee groups and tee times, here are the second round tee times for the Cognizant Classic 2026.

Round 2 tee times and tee groups of the 2026 Cognizant Classic explored

Here’s a look at the round 2 tee times and tee groups for the 2026 Cognizant Classic:

1st Tee:

• 6:45am: Erik van Rooyen, Justin Lower, Carson Young
• 6:57am: Peter Malnati, Brice Garnett, Lanto Griffin
• 7:09am: Matti Schmid, Dylan Wu, Takumi Kanaya
• 7:21am: Adam Schenk, William Mouw, Aaron Wise
• 7:33am: Sami Valimaki, Cam Davis, Matt Kuchar
• 7:45am: Mackenzie Hughes, Thorbjørn Olesen, Chandler Phillips
• 7:57am: Seamus Power, Charley Hoffman, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 8:09am: Kris Ventura, Dan Brown, Pontus Nyholm
• 8:21am: Alejandro Tosti, Frankie Capan III, John VanDerLaan
• 8:33am: Chan Kim, John Parry, Gordon Sargent
• 8:45am: Zecheng Dou, David Ford, Justin Hicks
• 11:35am: Austin Eckroat, Danny Willett, Beau Hossler
• 11:47am: Camilo Villegas, Joel Dahmen, Sam Ryder
• 11:59am: Adam Svensson, Rico Hoey, Max McGreevy
• 12:11pm: Aaron Rai, Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel
• 12:23pm: Garrick Higgo, Karl Vilips, Davis Riley
• 12:35pm: Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell
• 12:47pm: Rafael Campos, Nicolai Højgaard, S.H. Kim
• 12:59pm: Jackson Suber, Johnny Keefer, Blades Brown
• 1:11pm: Ricky Castillo, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Keita Nakajima
• 1:23pm: Patrick Fishburn, Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju

10th Tee:

• 6:45am: Mark Hubbard, Eric Cole, Alex Smalley
• 6:57am: Gary Woodland, Brandt Snedeker, David Lipsky
• 7:09am: Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Roy, Danny Walker
• 7:21am: Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa
• 7:33am: Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
• 7:45am: Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard
• 7:57am: Patton Kizzire, Andrew Putnam, Kristoffer Reitan
• 8:09am: Haotong Li, Marcelo Rozo, Davis Chatfield
• 8:21am: Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata, Luke Clanton
• 8:33am: Isaiah Salinda, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, A.J. Ewart
• 11:35am: Taylor Moore, Harry Higgs, Hank Lebioda
• 11:47am: Matthieu Pavon, Adam Hadwin, Doug Ghim
• 11:59am: Lee Hodges, Matt Wallace, Mac Meissner
• 12:11pm: Brendon Todd, Kevin Streelman, Vince Whaley
• 12:23pm: Steven Fisk, Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu
• 12:35pm: Davis Thompson, Stephan Jaeger, Webb Simpson
• 12:47pm: Nick Dunlap, K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey
• 12:59pm: Adrien Saddier, Paul Waring, Christo Lamprecht
• 1:11pm: Jimmy Stanger, Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang
• 1:23pm: Austin Smotherman, Jordan Smith, Chandler Blanchet

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