Austin Smotherman Wins Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Austin Smotherman won the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Monday morning, beating Seamus Power on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at Port Royal Golf Course after rain and high winds pushed the finish a day past schedule.

How did the playoff unfold?

Smotherman and Power were tied at 16-under when the tournament ended after 54 holes, sending them back to Port Royal's par-3 16th for a playoff that stretched to three extra holes. On the first, playing 178 yards, Power's 25-foot birdie attempt slid left of the cup and Smotherman matched him with an up-and-down from short of the green.

Officials moved the tee marker up for the second hole, shortening it to 152 yards. Smotherman two-putted from the far end of the green while Power scrambled up-and-down from a left-side bunker to extend the playoff again. On the third hole, Power's tee shot settled in thick rough, his recovery came up short, and he missed the par putt that would have kept it going. Smotherman needed only two putts from 20 feet to close out the win.

Why was the tournament shortened to 54 holes?

Sunday's final round never started. Wind gusts reaching 40 mph at Port Royal led the PGA Tour to call off play for the day, and with conditions not expected to improve, the tournament was declared complete after 54 holes that evening. That left Smotherman and Power, the only two players tied for the lead, to settle the title in Monday's playoff instead.

A rare Monday finish still produced the same result tour pros chase every week: a trophy and a validated FedEx Cup Fall position.

The win is Smotherman's second PGA Tour title in as many starts, adding to his victory at the Bank of Utah Championship earlier this month. Power, who won this event in 2022 for his second career PGA Tour title, fell to 1-1 in tour playoffs; his only other extra-hole finish was a six-hole win over J.T. Poston at the 2021 Barbasol Championship. Both players entered the week well inside the window to retain full status for 2027, with Smotherman ranked 52nd and Power 103rd on the FedEx Cup Fall points list before the playoff.