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2024 Cognizant Classic Friday tee times, how to watch PGA Tour

2024 Cognizant Classic Friday tee times, how to watch PGA Tour

Golfsolutions February 29, 2024
2024 Cognizant Classic Friday tee times, how to watch PGA Tour

Jake Knapp, fresh off his maiden PGA Tour win in Mexico a five days ago, has primo tee times for the first two rounds of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.

His playing partners for the first two days? World No. 1 and 2012 Cognizant Classic winner Rory McIlroy and defending Cognizant Classic champion Chris Kirk.

Knapp opened with a 3-under 68 to start his week at PGA National. That puts him tied for 30th but he’s also only four shots off the lead held by Chad Ramey and S.H. Kim.

Meanwhile, prior to starting play this week, McIlroy acknowledged that he’s on the back nine in his career.

“Yeah, I would say I’m pretty close to the turn at this point, if not a little bit after. Maybe on the 10th green or 11th tee.”

McIlroy then went out and did Knapp one better, posting a 4-under 67. McIlroy is gunning to break Mark Calcavecchia’s record of most time between wins in the event. Calc went 11 years (1987 and 1998) between his two wins there.

PGA National’s The Champion course is a par-71 layout measuring 7,147 yards. The Champion ranks No. 7 in Florida on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access courses in each state, and it ties for No. 69 on the list of top resort courses in the U.S.

The purse at the Cognizant Classic is $9 million with $1.62 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

Cognizant Classic: Photos

The first round didn’t quite finish, with two groups (six players) on their final holes when tournament organizers called it a day.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic. All times listed are ET.

Friday tee times

1st tee

Tee time Players
6:45 a.m.
Martin Laird, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Ben Griffin
6:56 a.m.
Robby Shelton, Taylor Montgomery, David Lipsky
7:07 a.m.
Troy Merritt, Jeff Overton, Zac Blair
7:18 a.m.
Luke List, Lee Hodges, Joel Dahmen
7:29 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Adam Svensson, Gary Woodland
7:40 a.m.
Erik van Rooyen, Nico Echavarria, Adam Schenk
7:51 a.m.
Vincent Norrman, Cameron Champ, Scott Stallings
8:02 a.m.
Alex Noren, Kevin Yu, Carl Yuan
8:13 a.m.
Nate Lashley, Robert Garrigus, Carson Young
8:24 a.m.
Thorbjorn Oleson, Chris Gotterup, David Skinns
8:35 a.m.
Joe Highsmith, Mac Meissner, Chris Crawford
8:46 a.m.
Ben Silverman, Nicholas Lindheim, Braden Shattuck
11:45 a.m.
Ben Martin, Maverick McNealy, Andrew Novak
11:56 a.m.
Ryan Moore, Austin Eckroat, Harry Hall
12:07 p.m.
Alex Smalley, Hayden Buckley, Davis Thompson
12:18 p.m.
Corey Conners, Matt Wallace, Billy Horschel
12:29 p.m.
Matthieu Pavno, Camilo Villegas, Shane Lowry
12:40 p.m.
Jake Knapp, Chris Kirk, Rory McIlroy
12:51 p.m.
Nick Dunlap, Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young
1:02 p.m.
Michael Kim, Stephan Jaeger, Thomas Detry
1:13 p.m.
Peter Malnati, Bud Cauley, Brandon Wu
1:24 p.m.
Sami Valimaki, Jimmy Stanger, Adrien Dumont de Chassart
1:35 p.m.
Ryo Hisatsune, Jorge Campillo, Max Greyserman
1:46 p.m.
Alexander Bjork, Parker Coody, Michael Gligic

10th tee

Tee time Player
6:45 a.m.
Greyson Sigg, S.H. Kim, Ryan Fox
6:56 a.m.
Patton Kizzire, Kevin Streelman, Tyson Alexander
7:07 a.m.
Kevin Dougherty, Denny McCarthy, Min Woo Lee
7:18 a.m.
Tom Hoge, Brendon Todd, Matt Kuchar
7:29 a.m.
Russell Henley, Daniel Berger, Eric Cole
7:40 a.m.
Sepp Straka, Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im
7:51 a.m.
Tom Kim, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose
8:02 a.m.
Aaron Baddeley, Padraig Harrington, Justin Lower
8:13 a.m.
Taylor Pendrith, Joseph Bramlett, Ben Taylor
8:24 a.m.
Paul Barjon, Patrick Fishburn, Fred Biondi
8:35 a.m.
Robert MacIntyre, Pierceson Coody, Norman Xiong
8:46 a.m.
Victor Perez, Alejandro Tosti, Rasmus Hojgaard
11:45 a.m.
Ben An, Callum Tarren, Dylan Wu
11:56 a.m.
Tyler Duncan, Ryan Palmer, Tom Whitney
12:07 p.m.
C.T. Pan, Mark Hubbard, Sam Stevens
12:18 p.m.
K.H. Lee, Chad Ramey, Keith Mitchell
12:29 p.m.
Nick Hardy, Kevin Kisner, J.B. Holmes
12:40 p.m.
J.T. Poston, Francesco Molinari, Brandt Snedeker
12:51 p.m.
Davis Riley, Ryan Brehm, Zach Johnson
1:02 p.m.
Beau Hossler, Sam Ryder, Doug Ghim
1:13 p.m.
Garrick Higgo, Matt NeSmith, Matti Schmid
1:24 p.m.
Chesson Hadley, Justin Suh, Ben Kohles
1:35 p.m.
Chan Kim, Chandler Phillips, Tyler Collet
1:46 p.m.
Jacob Bridgeman, Rico Hoey, Chase Johnson

How to watch, listen

ESPN+ is the exclusive home of PGA Tour Live. You can also watch the Cognizant Classic on Golf Channel free on Fubo. All times ET.

Friday, March 1

Golf Channel/Peacock: 2-6 p.m

Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m

ESPN+: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m

Saturday, March 2

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

NBC: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m

Sunday, March 3

Golf Channel/Peacock: 1-3 p.m.

NBC: 3-6: p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m

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Rory McIlroy says he's made the turn in his career: 'Maybe on the 10th green or 11th tee'

Rory McIlroy says he's made the turn in his career: 'Maybe on the 10th green or 11th tee'

Golfsolutions February 29, 2024
Rory McIlroy says he's made the turn in his career: 'Maybe on the 10th green or 11th tee'

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The issues started Thursday on his first hole of the day.

Rory McIlroy said he had not been comfortable with an iron in his hand for a few weeks and it showed on his second shot. What should have been an easy approach into the green found the left side bunker.

McIlroy got up and down for the birdie on No. 10, now a par 5, but he was fighting those irons all day.

Still, he shot a 67 on the first day of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, calling it a solid start.

“Sixty-seven around here is always a decent score,” he said.

Better than decent, most days. But equaling his fifth lowest round ever at Cognizant wasn’t totally satisfying. McIlroy admitted his round “probably could have been a couple of shots better,” had he ironed out that iron play and had a few more putts drop. The conditions, at least early, were ripe for red numbers.

“It was so benign today,” he said. “You’re not going to get this course much easier.”

McIlroy was in the morning wave, which always is the preference on this challenging course that becomes even more daunting when afternoon winds blow. That will change Friday with an afternoon tee time.

That early tee time also afforded him plenty of time to visit the range after his round and work on those irons.

There, McIlroy found a spot where he visualized hitting to left pins. The issue, he said, has been those pins on the left side of the green. And after missing left a few times, he overcorrected and missed right.

2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches

Fans line up to catch a glimpse of Rory McIlroy on the ninth hole during the first round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches at PGA National Resort. (Photo: Jeff Romance/Palm Beach Post)

“It’s something that I’ve been struggling with for the last few weeks and it’s hard,” he said. “It’s hard to replicate on the range the visuals that you’re getting on the course and it’s more a visual thing.

“When I see a pin on the left side of the green, I’m just a bit more uneasy of what shot to play and how I’m trying to swing it.”

20 months inside the top 10

Uneasy is not a typical feeling for a golfer who has spent the last 20 months inside the top 10 in the world – currently No. 2 – and has 24 career PGA Tour titles, including four majors.

But McIlroy is two months shy of his 35th birthday, and although golf is a sport kind to the aging as long as they are healthy (see: Eldrick “Tiger” Woods), many who have been at the very top find it difficult to accept anything less.

McIlroy will be missed when he’s gone, at least for those of us who appreciate his candor and willingness to weigh-in on any controversy. He has become this generation’s voice of the player.

This week, McIlroy acknowledged he is on the back nine in his career. When asked for a sports analogy, McIlroy crunched the numbers.

“I turned pro in ’07. What is this, my 17th year? Another 17 I’ll be 51,” he said. “Yeah, I would say I’m pretty close to the turn at this point, if not a little bit after. Maybe on the 10th green or 11th tee.”

2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches

Rory McIlroy plays a shot from a bunker on the 10th hole during the first round of the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. (Photo: Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

But what about sustaining that hunger that has allowed him to stay fit and strong through a rigorous workout routine? Though not the biggest in stature, McIlroy is among the longest off the tee in the game. Thursday, he was in the top 5 in the field in driving distance and led everyone in Strokes Gained: Off the tee

“For the next 17, no,” he said when asked if he can sustain that drive. “I would say for the next 10, absolutely. Seventeen seams like a stretch.”

McIlroy has not won here since 2012

What is not a stretch is the chance of McIlroy on the leaderboard Sunday in this rebranded tournament, and establishing a Cognizant record for the most years between titles. That mark currently is held by Mark Calcavecchia, who won in 1987 and 1998.

McIlroy won this event in 2012, holding off a charging Woods that allowed him to reach No. 1 in world for the first time in his career.

That came during one of the more remarkable stretches of consistency in this sport’s history. McIlroy has not been out of the top 15 in the world since Nov. 2009.

“I remember Tiger making that charge on Sunday and then sort of having to hold on the last five holes,” said McIlroy, who beat Tiger and Tom Gillis by two shots. “I made two really good ups and downs on 15 and 17. And, yeah, it was a really cool moment.

“I can’t believe it’s 12 years ago, but here we are.”

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American Sarah Schmelzel takes early lead at HSBC Women's World Championship, where scores were unusually high

American Sarah Schmelzel takes early lead at HSBC Women's World Championship, where scores were unusually high

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American Sarah Schmelzel takes early lead at HSBC Women's World Championship, where scores were unusually high

American Sarah Schmelzel, the 107th-ranked player in the world, finds herself in a new position after Round 1 in Singapore: the top.

Schmelzel’s opening 4-under 68 puts her in front by one at the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club. The only previous time Schmelzel has slept on a lead at an LPGA event was at the Dow Championship with teammate Maude-Aimee Leblanc in 2022.

Schmelzel, who was a rookie in 2019, played collegiate golf at the University of South Carolina. Over the offseason, she began working with swing instructor Chris Mayson, who helps a number of players on tour including Alison Lee.

Mayson said earlier this year that Schmelzel had picked up a club and a half of distance in a month’s time by using her body more.

“She’s very athletic,” he told Golfweek, “wasn’t really using her athleticism at all.”

Schmelzel made the turn at 1 over but turned things around on the front (her second nine) with a bogey-free 31.

“I think the conditions were pretty tough today,” she said of the wind that gusted up to 22 mph. “It was windy and the greens were firm and fast. So just getting my feet under me a little bit.

“Just a little bit of self-confidence knowing that I can make birdies and just kept telling myself that and tried to stay patient. Fortunately, I was able to roll in on one when I made the turn and that just opened the floodgates a little bit.”

Linn Grant of Sweden walks from the 8th green during Day One of the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club on February 29, 2024 in Singapore. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

World No. 1 Lilia Vu trails by one at 3 under along with Linn Grant and Esther Henseleit. Three-time major winner In Gee Chun sits two back in a group of five players at 2 under.

Jin Young Ko, who has won the past two editions of the HSBC, opened with a 71.

Alison Lee, the hottest player in golf to end the 2023 season, got off to a shaky start in her first round of 2024. Lee, one of three players who shot 79, suffered a dog bite earlier this year that left her hospitalized and delayed her start.

Scores were high at Sentosa, where more than half the field failed to break par. In fact, 10 players shot 77 or higher. The Round 1 scoring average was 73.333, more than three strokes higher than last week’s opening round average in Thailand.

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Photos: PGA National, 'Bear Trap' merchandise score big at 2024 Cognizant Classic

Photos: PGA National, 'Bear Trap' merchandise score big at 2024 Cognizant Classic

Golfsolutions February 29, 2024
Photos: PGA National, 'Bear Trap' merchandise score big at 2024 Cognizant Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The PGA Tour has taken over management of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, and that move can be felt in the staging of the tournament’s merchandise shop. It looks and feels just like any other Tour stop that the Tour’s Championship Management division runs. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on who you ask. But the merch shop is stocked with all your traditional standbys —from golf polos and caps to hoodies and pin flags. It’s very brand agnostic, which is a good thing. There’s Under Armour and Nike and Travis Matthew and johnnie-O and Tasc, and ladies will be digging the Lilly Pulitzer.

The tournament gear leans into the fame of the Bear Trap, the three-hole stretch at PGA National beginning at 15 where water and big numbers potentially loom, with an alternate logo and I’m digging the use of the tournament’s palm tree logo.

PGA National Resort, home of the tournament, features one of the top pro shops in the country. Here’s a look at some of the top merchandise items on display at the two shops during the Cognizant Classic.

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