Austin Smotherman Wins Second Straight PGA Tour Event in Bermuda Playoff

Austin Smotherman celebrates his playoff victory at the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship. — Source: Sky Sports

Summary

Austin Smotherman defeated Seamus Power on the third playoff hole Monday to win the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
The tournament was reduced to 54 holes after winds exceeding 40 mph prevented the final round from being played Sunday.
Both players finished regulation at 16-under 197; Smotherman earned his second consecutive PGA Tour title after winning in Utah earlier in October.
The Bermuda victory was worth 500 FedExCup points and $1.08 million from a $6 million purse, according to the PGA Tour.

Smotherman settles weather-shortened tournament

Austin Smotherman claimed the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Monday, Oct. 26, beating Seamus Power with a par on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda. The American and the Irishman had shared the lead at 16-under 197 after three rounds, and the playoff decided a tournament whose scheduled final round was canceled because of high winds, the PGA Tour and Golf Channel reported.^{[1] [2]}

The deciding hole was the par-3 16th, which the players replayed throughout the playoff. After matching pars on the first two trips, Power missed left on the third tee shot and could not recover from the rough. Smotherman reached the green and two-putted for par, enough to secure the trophy, according to Golf Channel and Sky Sports.^{[2] [3]}

A Monday finish after the final round was scrapped

The final round had already been postponed Sunday morning before tournament officials canceled it later that day. Gusts topped 40 mph, and none of the 72 players who made the cut began the round. With the forecast suggesting that completing 72 holes would be uncertain, officials declared the event final through 54 holes and scheduled a playoff between the co-leaders for Monday morning, the PGA Tour said.^[1]

Smotherman and Power had each completed three rounds in 197 strokes. Smotherman’s rounds were 65, 66 and 66; Power posted 66, 64 and 67. The playoff began on the 16th because the course conditions and limited Monday weather window ruled out a full additional round, according to the tour’s event coverage and Sky Sports.^{[1] [3]}

Back-to-back wins lift Smotherman’s season

The Bermuda title was Smotherman’s second in as many starts. He won the Bank of Utah Championship three weeks earlier, securing his first PGA Tour victory, then followed it with a playoff win in Bermuda. The PGA Tour said the result brought him 500 FedExCup points and $1.08 million from the event’s $6 million purse. The two victories also earned him a place in the 2027 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, according to the Associated Press report published by the tour.^[1]

Power, who won the Bermuda event in 2022, was seeking a third PGA Tour title. His runner-up finish still improved his position in the FedExCup Fall standings: Golf Channel reported he moved from No. 103 to No. 68 and secured full status for next season. Smotherman’s two-event run makes him the first player since Matt Fitzpatrick to win consecutive PGA Tour events, Sky Sports reported. The tour’s fall series now moves on, with the Bermuda result finalized after a rare 54-hole tournament and Monday playoff.^{[2] [3]}

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