A participant’s first precedence at any PGA Tour occasion is to make the 36-hole minimize, even when they accomplish that on the minimize line.
After that, something can occur.
Simply ask Joe Highsmith, who made the minimize on the quantity at 5-under par. He then went on to win the Cognizant Traditional within the Palm Seashores, the primary PGA Tour title of his younger profession. He is also the primary participant in 9 years to win a PGA Tour occasion after making the minimize on the quantity — Brandt Snedeker final did so on the 2016 Farmers Insurance coverage Open.
Highsmith, who performed collegiately at Pepperdine alongside Sahith Theegala, fired back-to-back 7-under 64s on Saturday and Sunday. He made 230 toes price of putts over the weekend, seemingly making every thing.
This all got here after Highsmith revealed that he had a “poor warmup” earlier than Saturday’s third spherical. However that didn’t foreshadow what was to come back. As an alternative, Highsmith, with Joe LaCava IV caddying for him, can now guide a visit to Augusta Nationwide and Quail Hole for the PGA Championship. He’s additionally eligible for each remaining Signature Occasion and has secured standing on the PGA Tour for the following two seasons.
Cognizant Traditional Last Leaderboard & Payout:
1. Joe Highsmith -19 — $1,656,000
T2. J.J. Spaun -17 — $818,800
T2. Jacob Bridgeman -17 — $818,800
T4. Max McGreevy -16 — $414,000
T4. Ben Griffin -16 — $414,000
T6. Russell Henley -15 — $310,500
T6. Michael Kim -15 — $310,500
T6. Jake Knapp -15 — $310,500
T9. Erik van Rooyen -14 — $259,900
T9. Jordan Spieth -14 — $259,900
T11. Brice Garnett -13 — $184,986
T11. Shane Lowry -13 — $184,986
T11. Andrew Putnam -13 — $184,986
T11. Min Woo Lee -13 — $184,986
T11. Sepp Straka -13 — $184,986
T11. Max Greyserman -13 — $184,986
T11. Doug Ghim -13 — $184,986
T18. Patrick Rodgers -12 — $117,607
T18. Alex Smalley -12 — $117,607
T18. Victor Perez -12 — $117,607
T18. Matti Schmid -12 — $117,607
T18. Doug Ghim -12 — $117,607
T18. Rickie Fowler -12 — $117,607
T18. Nicolai Højgaard -12 — $117,607
T25. Charley Hoffman -11 — $73,272
T25. Billy Horschel -11 — $73,272
T25. Rickie Fowler -11 — $73,272
T25. Niklas Norgaard -11 — $73,272
T25. Daniel Berger -11 — $73,272
T25. Rico Hoey -11 — $73,272
T25. Taylor Montgomery -11 — $73,272
T25. Ryan Gerard -11 — $73,272
T32. Ryan Gerard -10 — $52,638
T32. Brian Harman -10 — $52,638
T32. Joel Dahmen -10 — $52,638
T32. Chan Kim -10 — $52,638
T32. Beau Hossler -10 — $52,638
T32. Vince Whaley -10 — $52,638
T32. Jesper Svensson -10 — $52,638
T32. Quade Cummins -10 — $52,638
T39. Karl Vilips -9 — $41,860
T39. Isaiah Salinda -9 — $41,860
T39. Michael Thorbjornsen -9 — $41,860
T42. Zach Johnson -8 — $33,580
T42. Keith Mitchell -8 — $33,580
T42. Christiaan Bezuidenhout -8 — $33,580
T42. Matthieu Pavon -8 — $33,580
T42. Taylor Moore -8 — $33,580
T42. Jackson Suber -8 — $33,580
T48. Sam Ryder -7 — $23,806
T48. Brian Campbell -7 — $23,806
T48. Rikuya Hoshino -7 — $23,806
T48. Denny McCarthy -7 — $23,806
T48. Davis Riley -7 — $23,806
T48. Sami Valimaki -7 — $23,806
T48. Patrick Fishburn -7 — $23,806
T48. Matt McCarty -7 — $23,806
T56. Matt Kuchar -6 — $21,252
T56. Chris Kirk -6 — $21,252
T56. Bud Cauley -6 — $21,252
T56. Kris Ventura -6 — $21,252
T56. Ricky Castillo -6 — $21,252
61. Jhonattan Vegas -4 — $20,700
T62. Antoine Rozner -3 — $20,424
T62. Ben Polland -3 — $20,424
T64. Greyson Sigg -2 — $20,148
T65. Matthew Riedel -1 — $19,872
T65. Francesco Molinari -1 — $19,872
67. Tom Hoge E — $19,596
68. Alejandro Tosti +2 — $19,412
Jack Milko is a golf workers author for SB Nation’s Enjoying Via. Observe him on X @jack_milko.
