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Wins Cognizant Classic Highsmith fired a final round seven-under 64 to claim the victory at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches by two shots.

Impact After making the cut on the number, Highsmith stormed up the leaderboard after tying for the low round Saturday. He found himself four back to start Sunday's round, where he jumped into the solo lead after moving to six-under through 13 holes and ultimately fired a bogey-free 64 to once again tie for the low round of the day to coast late to a two-shot win. Highsmith gained shots in every strokes gained category for the week and gained 6.5 strokes putting over the weekend. It's the first career victory for the up-and-coming second-year Tour pro.

MARCH 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

What clubs does Cognizant Classic winner Joe Highsmith play? Winner's bag Joe Highsmith won the Cognizant Classic for his first PGA Tour win Sunday. Check out the full bag of Titleist gear he used to do it.

MARCH 2, 2025 • GOLF.COM

Jake Knapp hangs on to the lead with more than a dozen players in the mix at Cognizant Classic

Jake Knapp started and finished with one a one-shot lead in the Cognizant Classic

MARCH 1, 2025 • Associated Press

Notches first top-25 of season Highsmith fired a three-under 68 on Sunday at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld to finish 12-under and tied for 17th.

Impact Highsmith racked up five birdies and an eagle while ranking eighth among the field in SG: Putting during Sunday's final round at Vidanta Vallarta. He finished the week 16th or better in each of SG: Off-the-Tee, SG: Approach and GIR percentage as well, ultimately notching his first top-20 result of the season after back-to-back missed cuts in his previous two starts at the Farmers Insurance Open and the WM Phoenix Open. Highsmith will look to maintain this newfound momentum at the upcoming Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025 • Associated Press

T11 in RSM Classic debut Highsmith fired a five-under 65 on Sunday at The RSM Classic to finish 12-under and tied for 11th.

Impact Highsmith hit 13 of 14 fairways in regulation on the way to six final-round birdies at Sea Island, where he ultimately totaled 21 par-breakers while ranking top-10 among the field in both SG: Off-the-Tee and GIR percentage in his RSM Classic debut. The 24-year-old closes out his rookie campaign with three top-10s and seven top-25s across 26 starts, landing 110th in the final FedExCup Fall standings and securing his PGA Tour card for 2025.

NOVEMBER 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Making RSM Classic debut Highsmith (undisclosed) is listed in the field for The RSM Classic this week.

Impact Highsmith withdrew prior to the Butterfield Bermuda Championship after placing T6-T16-5 from the Black Desert Championship through the World Wide Technology Championship, but he'll peg it this week at Sea Island Golf Club for his RSM Classic debut.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Out for Bermuda Championship Highsmith (undisclosed) is out for the Bermuda Championship, Rob Bolton of PGATour.com reports.

Impact The reasoning for Highsmith's withdrawal has not been made clear, though it comes at an unfortunate time. He recently put forth a strong finish in the World Wide Technology Championship, part of a recent string of good performances. In his place is Russell Knox.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Adds another strong finish Highsmith finished in solo fifth place at the World Wide Technology Championship after shooting a four-under 68 in the final round.

Impact Highsmith put together a bogey-free final round, but only making four birdies was not enough to challenge those that finished well ahead of him with better final rounds. Highsmith will be disappointed looking back to the fact that he made pars on all four of the par-5s on Sunday. Nevertheless, Highsmith has been rolling in the fall posting finished of T16-or-better in four of his last five starts. He'll look to keep the streak going at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship next week.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

FedEx Cup Fall standings update: Joe Highsmith, Daniel Berger move inside top 125 Only two events are left to secure a PGA Tour card.

NOVEMBER 10, 2024 • USATODAY.COM

Can't back up low Saturday round Highsmith finished in a share of sixth place after an even-par 71 in the final round of the Black Desert Championship.

Impact Highsmith took a big leap on the leaderboard after his nine-under 62 on Saturday. He was hopeful to challenge for his first PGA Tour win on Sunday, but those thoughts got thrown out quick when he began with a double-bogey. The T6 still did tie his best finish of the year and puts him in good form after a T13 in Napa. Highsmith will look to rack up a bunch of birdies again next week at the Shriners Children's Open.

OCTOBER 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Poor finish in Detroit Highsmith shot a six-under 74 to finish tied in the 57th spot in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Impact Highsmith lost 19 spots in the final round. He registered just three birdies which was tied at 29th. He finished with three bogeys as well which was tied at 40th. After a horrible show in Detroit, Highsmith lost six spots in the FedEx Cup rankings as he went from 143rd to 149th rank. in the upcoming John Deere Classic.

JULY 2, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

PGA TOUR University on TOUR:  Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Joe Highsmith finish T6 at Puerto Rico Open PGA TOUR

MARCH 11, 2024 • PGATOUR.COM

Joe Highsmith pulls ahead before Puerto Rico Open suspended by darkness - PGA TOUR RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Joe Highsmith did his best to create some separation in the Puerto Rico Open on Friday, making a pair of late bird...

MARCH 9, 2024 • PGATOUR.COM

Joe Highsmith pulls ahead before Puerto Rico Open suspended by darkness

It's still crowded at the top at the Puerto Rico Open

MARCH 9, 2024 • Associated Press

Joe Highsmith ekes in front at Puerto Rico Open Joe Highsmith clung to a one-shot lead at the Puerto Rico Open with three holes left in his second round when play was suspended Friday in R...

MARCH 8, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Joe Highsmith, Scott Piercy share lead in suspended first round of Puerto Rico Open - PGA TOUR RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Rookie Joe Highsmith shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the early first-round lead with veteran Sc...

MARCH 8, 2024 • PGATOUR.COM

Scott Piercy, Joe Highsmith share early lead at Puerto Rico Open Scott Piercy and Joe Highsmith shot matching 7-under 65s before the first round of the Puerto Rico was suspended Thursday in Rio Grande, Pue...

MARCH 8, 2024 • SUNHERALD.COM

MARCH 8, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Joe Highsmith, Scott Piercy share lead in suspended first round of Puerto Rico Open

Rookie Joe Highsmith shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65 to share the early first-round lead with veteran Scott Piercy at the weather-delayed Puerto Rico Open

MARCH 7, 2024 • Associated Press

The wild way that rookie Joe Highsmith back-doored his way into his season debut at Sony Open in Hawaii Joe Highsmith’s PGA Tour season is off to a great start no matter how he plays on Thursday.

JANUARY 11, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

The wild way that rookie Joe Highsmith back-doored his way into his season debut at Sony Open in Hawaii Joe Highsmith’s PGA Tour season is off to a great start no matter how he plays on Thursday.

JANUARY 11, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

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Joe Highsmith pulls ahead before Puerto Rico Open suspended by darkness

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