Joe Highsmith had to make a nervy par putt just to make the cut in the Cognizant Classic. Two days later the lefty from Washington state had the lowest weekend score at PGA National and is headed to the Masters.

Joe Highsmith stunned the golfing public with his first PGA Tour win, which could catapult him to stardom. The 24-year-old golfer took advantage of the mistakes of Jake Knapp, who had a triple bogey on the 11th hole,

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.

Two days after Joe Highsmith made a nervy par putt to make the cut, he won the Cognizant Classic with the lowest weekend ever at PGA National and is going to the Masters.

Joe Highsmith went from the cutline to the winner’s circle. The 24-year-old Highsmith shot a pair of 7-under 64s on the weekend at PGA National’s Champion Course to win the 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches by two strokes and become the first player in nine years to make the cut on the number and hoist a tournament trophy two days later.

Joe Highsmith closed with a 6-under 64 to rally from a four-shot deficit and win the Cognizant Classic on Sunday with the lowest score since the tournament moved to PGA National in 2007. Highsmith, who had to make a nervy par putt on Friday just to make the cut,