Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, Round 1: How to watch, featured groups, live scores, tee times, TV times

Round 1 action from the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches gets underway Thursday from PGA National, the first event of the TOUR's annual Florida Swing. The long-running PGA TOUR event may have a new title sponsor but many familiar faces will be in the field. Highlighting the field is world No. 2 and 2012 champion Rory McIlroy, who's making his first start at PGA National since 2018. Defending champion Chris Kirk returns to the "The Bear Trap" after prevailing in a playoff at last year's edition over PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Eric Cole. Sepp Straka, who captured his maiden TOUR victory here in 2022, will tee it up after a T5 finish last year in his title defense effort. The field also includes European Ryder Cup members Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose and 2022 runner-up Shane Lowry.

Here's everything you need to know to follow the action.

Leaderboard | Tee times

HOW TO FOLLOW (all times ET)

Television:

• Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC)

PGA TOUR LIVE ON ESPN+

PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+

• Main feed: Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Featured holes: A combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes

Radio on SiriusXM and free at PGATOUR.com/liveaudio:

• Thursday-Friday: noon-7 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.

FEATURED GROUPINGS

THURSDAY

Marquee groups

• 7:40 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Chris Kirk, Jake Knapp (10th tee)

Featured groups

• 7:29 a.m.: Camilo Villegas, Shane Lowry, Matthieu Pavon (10th tee)
• 7:51 a.m.: Cameron Young, Akshay Bhatia, Nick Dunlap (10th tee)

ESPN+ bonus coverage (once morning groups finish)

• Stream 2
  • 12:51 p.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Tom Kim (first tee)
• Stream 3
  • 12:29 p.m.: Russell Henley, Eric Cole, Daniel Berger (first tee)
  • 12:40 p.m.: Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka (first tee)

Featured hole

• No. 5 (par 3), No. 7 (par 3), No. 15 (par 3), No. 17 (par 3)

FRIDAY

Marquee group

• 7:51 a.m.: Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Tom Kim (10th tee)

Featured groups

• 7:29 a.m.: Russell Henley, Eric Cole, Daniel Berger (10th tee)
• 7:40 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Sungjae Im, Sepp Straka (10th tee)

ESPN+ bonus coverage (once morning groups finish)

• Stream 2
  • 12:40 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Chris Kirk, Jake Knapp (first tee)
• Stream 3
  • 12:29 p.m.: Camilo Villegas, Shane Lowry, Matthieu Pavon (first tee)
  • 12:51 p.m.: Cameron Young, Akshay Bhatia, Nick Dunlap (first tee)

Featured hole

• No. 5 (par 3), No. 7 (par 3), No. 15 (par 3), No. 17 (par 3)

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