Tide on Tour: Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
2/28/2024 11:38:00 AM | Men's Golf
A season-high five former Alabama golfers are set to compete at this weekend’s PGA TOUR event in Florida
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – As the 2023-24 PGA TOUR season continues, a season-high five former Alabama men's golfers will compete at this weekend's Cognizant Classic at The Palm Beaches, which will be played Feb. Feb. 29-March 3 at the PGA National Resort (The Champion course) in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Below is a look at which former Alabama men's golfers will be competing at this weekend's event.
Tournament Information
Event Info
Tournament: Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
Course/Yardage: PGA National Resort – The Champion/par 71, 7,147 yards
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Dates: February 29-March 3, 2024
Television Info
Networks: Golf Channel (Feb. 29-March 3) | NBC (March 2-3)
Note: Golf Channel and NBC will provide TV coverage of the 2024 Cognizant Classic. Full television schedule is below.
THURSDAY
GOLF Channel: 1-5 p.m.
FRIDAY
GOLF Channel: 1-5 p.m.
SATURDAY
GOLF Channel: 12-2 p.m.
NBC: 2-5 p.m.
SUNDAY
GOLF Channel: 12-2 p.m.
NBC: 2-5 p.m.
(all times listed as CT)
Tide on TOUR
Alabama Qualified Participants (listed in order of opening round tee times): Davis Riley, Nick Dunlap, Bud Cauley, Robby Shelton and Lee Hodges
Davis Riley
First Round Tee Time: 6:51a CT (Hole No.1)
Paired in Same Group: Ryan Brehm, Zach Johnson
- Playing in his seventh PGA TOUR event of the season
- Best finish with at The Sentry where he carded 11-under par 281 (t52nd)
First Round Tee Time: 6:51a CT (No.10)
Paired in Same Group: Akshay Bhatia, Cameron Young
- Playing in his fourth PGA TOUR event of the season, and third as a professional
- Won The American Express playing as an amateur with a 29-under par 259
Bud Cauley
First Round Tee Time: 7:13a CT (No. 10)
Paired in Same Group: Peter Marshall, Brandon Wu
- Making his second PGA TOUR start since September of 2020 after staying mostly on the sidelines with a multitude of injuries suffered after a near-fatal car accident in 2018
- Finished in 65th overall (-2) in his only other tournament this year, the Waste Management Phoenix Open
Robby Shelton
First Round Tee Time: 10:56a CT (No. 10)
Paired in Same Group: Taylor Montgomery, David Lipsky
- Will compete in his fifth TOUR event of the season this weekend
- Has made four of the five cuts this season with a season-best 25th-place finish at the Farmers Insurance Open
Lee Hodges
First Round Tee Time: 11:18a CT
Paired in Same Group: Luke List, Joel Dahmen
- Playing in his seventh PGA TOUR event of the season
- Coming off a season-best 24th-place finish at The Genesis Invitational (-5)
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