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 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 sports a safari-like hat. That was appropriate as he went hunting for his first PGA Tour title at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches. Like any good hunter, Highsmith stayed patient and let his “prey” make the mistakes,