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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)

Friday: 2-6 p.m., Golf ChannelSaturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel; 3-6 p.m., NBCFriday: 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 courseMarquee group (Stream 2): New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the groupFeatured groups (Stream 3): Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groupsFeatured holes (Stream 4): Combination of par 3s and iconic or pivotal holesFriday: noon-6 p.m.Saturday-Sunday: 1-6 p.m.7:33 a.m.: Brooks Koepka, Ben Silverman, Daniel Berger 7:21 a.m.: Michael Brennan, Ryan Gerard, Max Homa 7:45 a.m.: Tom Kim, Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard Nos. 5 (par 3), 7 (par 3), 15 (par 3), 17 (par 3)

Note: Using player performance data from ShotLink powered by CDW, the PGA TOUR has created this story using AWS Gen AI technology. While we strive for accuracy and quality, please note that the information provided may not be entirely error-free.

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