The Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches returns to PGA National's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, featuring a $9.6 million purse.

Six straight birdies in the first round lifted Austin Smotherman into the lead on Thursday at the 7,223-yard, par-71 layout.

Florida native Brooks Koepka opened in 3-over 74 in his PGA TOUR homecoming.

How to follow (all times ET)

Television:

• 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+:

• Friday: 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday: 7:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

PGA TOUR LIVE is available exclusively on ESPN+ and consists of four streams

• Main feed (Stream 1): Primary tournament-coverage featuring the best action from across the course
• Marquee group (Stream 2): New "marquee group" showcasing every shot from each player in the group
• Featured groups (Stream 3): Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
• Featured holes (Stream 4): Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holes

PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com/liveaudio

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

Featured groups

FRIDAY

Marquee group

• 7:33 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Ben Silverman, Daniel Berger

Featured groups

• 7:21 a.m.: Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa
• 7:45 a.m.: Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard

Featured holes

• Nos. 5 (par 3), 7 (par 3), 15 (par 3), 17 (par 3)

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