Austin Smotherman Wins First PGA Tour Title At Bank Of Utah

Austin Smotherman finally has his first PGA Tour victory, and he earned it by answering the only real crisis he faced all afternoon.

Smotherman closed with a 3-under 68 Sunday at Black Desert Resort, finishing at 26-under 258 to win the Bank of Utah Championship in his 100th career PGA Tour start.

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“We won on the PGA Tour. That’s insane,” Smotherman said.

For much of the final round, the 32-year-old looked like he might remove all suspense early.

Smotherman opened with two short birdies and added another from 35 feet at the fifth, stretching his lead to three shots.

He remained in control until the par-4 13th, where his approach buried near the lip of a bunker and led to a double bogey.

Suddenly, the tournament tightened.

Trace Crowe added pressure moments later by draining a 40-foot eagle putt at the reachable 14th, cutting Smotherman’s advantage to one.

That was when the eventual champion responded.

Smotherman crushed a 293-yard drive onto the 14th green and converted the birdie to rebuild a two-shot cushion.

He then hit another quality approach at the 15th before making a key birdie from just inside 12 feet at No. 16.

“It didn’t have to be pretty,” Smotherman said. “This game doesn’t have to be perfect.”

His final total shattered the tournament’s previous 72-hole scoring record and delivered several immediate career-changing benefits.

Smotherman entered the week 79th in the FedExCup Fall standings, squarely inside the battle to retain full status for 2027.

The victory moved him to No. 51 and secured a two-year PGA Tour exemption, along with access to the Championship Series when the Tour’s new competitive structure begins in 2028.

Doug Ghim, also chasing his first PGA Tour win, finished second after a final-round 69.

Crowe shot 66 and tied for third with David Ford, who closed with a 64.

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But this Sunday belonged to Smotherman.

One hundred starts into his PGA Tour career, he finally has the trophy to prove it.