The Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches is the next stop on the PGA Tour and the start of its Florida Swing. The event will be played on the Champion Course at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and as always, fans will have multiple ways to catch every detail.
Cognizant Classic TV, Streaming Schedule
As with every PGA Tour event, several broadcasting organizations will work together to broadcast the Cognizant Classic. The broadcast times and channels are as follows (all times are ET):
Television
- Thursday: 2-6 p.m. on Golf Channel
- Friday: 2-6 on Golf Channel
- Saturday: 1-3 p.m. on Golf Channel and 3-6 pm on NBC
- Sunday: 1-3 p.m. on Golf Channel and 3-6 pm on NBC
Streaming
GettyJoe Highsmith is the defending champion of the Cognizant Classic.
Television broadcasts will also be available to stream. Golf Channel will stream them on its website, golfchannel.com. NBC, meanwhile, will stream on Peacock and the NBC Sports App.
The other available streaming service will be PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which, as usual, will offer four feeds: Main Feed, Marquee Group, Featured Groups, and Featured Holes. This streaming service will alternate feeds for nearly 12 hours over the four days of the tournament.
- Thursday and Friday: 6:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday: 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Marquee Groups and Featured Groups
None of the world’s top players will be in the field of the Cognizant Classic; proof of this is that World No. 26 Ryan Gerard is the top-ranked golfer competing. However, several interesting players will be present and will undoubtedly receive a lot of attention from fans.
Some of these players will be followed on the broadcasts as part of their Marquee Groups and Featured Groups. These are those pairings for the first two rounds:
Thursday
Marquee group
- 7:21 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel, Aaron Rai
Featured groups
- 6:57 a.m.: Camilo Villegas, Joel Dahmen, Sam Ryder
- 7:45 a.m.: Joe Highsmith, Chris Kirk, Keith Mitchell
Friday
Marquee group
- 7:33 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
Featured groups
- 7:21 a.m.: Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa
- 7:45 a.m.: Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard
As usual, the Marquee Groups and Featured Groups for the weekend will be announced after the first two rounds (for Saturday) and after the third round (for Sunday).
A Bit of History
The tournament currently known as the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches was founded in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason’s Inverrary Classic. Major champion Tom Weiskopf won the inaugural event, one stroke ahead of the legendary Jack Nicklaus.
Nicklaus himself would later win this tournament twice (1977 and 1978). The list of winners includes Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Kite, Fred Couples, Nick Price, Padraig Harrington, and Rory McIlroy, among others.
Nicklaus, Miller, and Harrington share the record for the most victories in this event with Mark Calcavecchia, with two each. Only the Golden Bear has achieved this feat in consecutive years.
The event’s 72-hole score record belongs to Justin Leonard, who scored 24-under 264 to win in 2003. The course record (59) was achieved by Jake Knapp during the first round of the 2025 edition.
How to Watch the Cognizant Classic: TV & Streaming Schedule