Austin Smotherman Wins Bermuda Championship In Dramatic Playoff

Austin Smotherman is suddenly one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour, and not even Bermuda's relentless Atlantic winds could slow him down.

The 32-year-old captured the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship Monday morning, defeating Ireland's Seamus Power on the third playoff hole at Port Royal Golf Course. The victory gives Smotherman two PGA Tour titles in his last two starts after waiting 100 career starts to win his first.

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Talk about making up for lost time.

Smotherman and Power finished regulation tied at 16-under-par 197, but their championship battle took an unusual turn when dangerous winds forced officials to cancel Sunday's final round.

With the tournament reduced to 54 holes, the two returned Monday for a sudden-death playoff on Port Royal's demanding par-3 16th.

The Atlantic Ocean provided a spectacular backdrop and an unforgiving test.

Both players survived the first two extra holes with pars. Power had an opportunity to end the tournament immediately but couldn't convert a 20-foot birdie attempt.

He then scrambled from a bunker to stay alive on the second playoff hole.

The third trip proved decisive.

With the hole location moved forward, Smotherman found the green with his tee shot, leaving himself approximately 14 feet for birdie.

Power wasn't nearly as fortunate. His approach finished in thick rough left of the green, and he couldn't recover well enough to save par.

Smotherman needed only two putts to finish the job.

"I'm still shaking," Smotherman told Golf Channel afterward. "That putt was not easy."

The victory continues a remarkable turnaround for a player who finally broke through at the Bank of Utah Championship three weeks earlier.

Now, the rewards extend well beyond another trophy.

Smotherman collected $1.08 million and 500 FedExCup points, moving to No. 51 in the standings.

He also secured a berth in the 2027 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and places in next season's first two $20 million Signature Events.

Power didn't leave Bermuda empty-handed, either.

His runner-up finish earned $654,000 and lifted him from No. 103 to No. 68 in the FedExCup standings, securing full PGA Tour status for 2027.

Taylor Moore, Corey Conners and Ben Silverman shared third place at 14 under.

Smotherman also became the first PGA Tour winner of a weather-shortened 54-hole event since Wyndham Clark captured the 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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Three weeks ago, Smotherman was celebrating his first PGA Tour victory.

Now he's won two straight tournaments, dramatically strengthened his position for 2027 and established himself as a player worth watching every time he tees it up.