Joe Highsmith entered a rare club of PGA Tour winners accomplishing a feat at the 2025 Cognizant Classic that had not been seen in nearly a decade.

Highsmith closed with weekend rounds of 64-64 on a toughening par-71 Champion course to claim his first PGA Tour title in unexpected fashion at PGA National.

Joe Highsmith is taking that check home after an incredible weekend on the Champion Course. The 24-year-old made the cut on the number then fired rounds of 64-64 to seize the title. Brandt Snedeker was the last player to win after making the cut on the number, at the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open.