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.

Joe Highsmith could feel himself crumbling under the pressure at the Cognizant Classic. This was on Friday, when the only thing at stake was making the cut. It came down to a 5-foot par putt he described as “the worst putt you'd ever want,

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.