POWER DENIED BY SMOTHERMAN IN BERMUDA MONDAY PLAYOFF
Austin Smotherman denied Ireland’s Seamus Power a second win in Bermuda after a Monday playoff (Photo: PGA Tour)
Ireland’s Seamus Power was denied a PGA Tour win after losing a Monday playoff to Austin Smotherman at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton.
It was still a great week for Power who picked up $654,000 for his runner-up finish with Smotherman picking up the $1.08 million winner’s cheque.
The tournament was reduced to 54 holes by gusty winds on Sunday, but it also required an extra day to be decided. With a par on the third hole of the playoff, Smotherman outlasted Power and with it also collected 500 FedExCup points.
Details of how Smotherman prevailed and other nuggets of the outcome can be found below the breakdown of the 72 golfers who cashed at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton.
Not all 54-hole leaders go on to win but the decision to cancel the fourth day guaranteed that one of the overnight leaders was going to be the eighth winner in tournament history.
Power was aiming for his second title at Port Royal (2022), while Smotherman was looking to win in his second straight start after breaking through at the Bank of Utah Championship three weeks ago. They concluded three rounds on 16-under-par 197.
Matching pars the first two times through 16 extended the playoff to a third hole. After Smotherman’s tee shot found the surface just inside 14 feet, Power missed left and followed with a poor chip that didn’t get inside Smotherman. When the Irishman failed to convert his par, it opened the door for Smotherman’s two-putt par for the win.
Smotherman joins Matt Fitzpatrick (RBC Heritage, Zurich Classic of New Orleans) as winners in consecutive starts this season.
Power rose 35 spots in the FedExCup to 68th and sits 53.203 points outside the top 60.