Name: Mic’d up with Cognizant Classic winner Joe Highsmith
Uploaded: 2025-03-03T20:07:36.000Z
Duration: 224 s
Description: Go behind the scenes with 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches winner Joe Highsmith as he claims his first PGA TOUR victory. Follow along as Highsmith interviews with media, poses for pictures with the trophy and signs autographs for fans.

In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Joe Highsmith’s 325-yard drive on the 432-yard, par-4 14th hole lands in the right rough, leaving 114 yards to the hole, his 110-yard approach shot from the primary rough lands on the right side of the green, 27 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he makes the 27-foot 6-inch putt for birdie.

Joe Highsmith sinks 27-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Sony Open

In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Joe Highsmith's tee shot on the 163-yard par-3 7th hole traveled 170 yards, landing on the right green and leaving a 23-foot 2-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Joe Highsmith sinks 23-foot birdie putt on No. 7 at Sony Open

In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Joe Highsmith’s drive on the 464-yard, par-4 6th went 341 yards into the right fairway, his 120-yard approach from the fairway landed on the right side of the green and finished 3 feet from the hole, and he made the 3-foot putt for birdie.

Joe Highsmith hits 120-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 6 at Sony Open

In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Joe Highsmith's 287-yard drive on the 504-yard, par-5 9th hole lands in the left rough, leaving 220 yards to the hole. His shot from the rough travels 127 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 93 yards to the hole. Highsmith's 95-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, 18 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he makes an 18-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Joe Highsmith sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Sony Open

In the first round of the 2026 Sony Open, Joe Highsmith's 356-yard drive on the 466-yard, par-4 8th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 112 yards to the hole, his 106-yard approach shot from the fairway landed in the left fairway, 24 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he chipped in from 24 feet 6 inches for birdie.

Joe Highsmith chips in from 25 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Sony Open

In the opening round of the 2026 Sony Open, Joe Highsmith’s tee shot on the 219-yard, par-3 4th hole travels 218 yards and lands on the left green, leaving an 8-foot 6-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Joe Highsmith makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Sony Open

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Joe Highsmith crushes a 383-yard drive on the 610-yard, par-5 18th hole, finding the right fairway and leaving 232 yards to the pin. His 235-yard fairway shot lands on the right side of the green, finishing 8 feet 7 inches from the hole. Highsmith's 10-foot 1-inch putt falls short, leaving 17 inches remaining for the next attempt. He made a 17-inch birdie putt.

Joe Highsmith hits 235-yard approach to 9 feet, sets up birdie on 18 at Bank of Utah

In the first round of the 2025 Bank of Utah, Joe Highsmith's drive on the 508-yard, par-4 16th travels 306 yards, finding the left fairway and leaving 201 yards to the hole. His 204-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, leaving a 13-foot-4-inch putt. Highsmith sank a 13-foot-4-inch putt for birdie.

Joe Highsmith sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Bank of Utah

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In the first round of the 2025 Procore, Joe Highsmith's drive on the 412-yard, par-4 16th went 253 yards into the left fairway, his 159-yard approach landed on the left side of the green 3 feet from the hole, and he made the 3-foot putt for birdie.

Joe Highsmith hits 159-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Procore

In the first round of the 2025 Procore, Joe Highsmith's drive on the 581-yard, par-5 15th went 313 yards into the left fairway, his 240-yard shot from the fairway found the left fairway, leaving 81 feet 9 inches, his 93-foot-5-inch fairway shot landed on the left side of the green, leaving an 11-foot-5-inch putt, and he sank the 11-foot-5-inch birdie putt.

Joe Highsmith sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Procore

In the opening round of the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Joe Highsmith sinks putt from fringe for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 John Deere Classic, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 14 at John Deere

Before the 2025 John Deere Classic, Joe Highsmith discusses his unusual tendency of putting with his eyes shut when trying to make important putts.

Joe Highsmith discusses putting with eyes shut

In the final round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-5 17th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 17 at Rocket Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-3 5th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 5 at Rocket Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-3 5th hole.

Joe Highsmith nearly aces No. 5 at Rocket Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Rocket Classic, Joe Highsmith makes a 61-foot eagle putt on the par-5 17th hole.

Joe Highsmith drains a 61-foot eagle putt at Rocket Classic

In the final round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Joe Highsmith nearly aces No. 16 at Travelers

In the final round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Joe Highsmith makes eagle on the par-4 15th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes eagle on No. 15 at Travelers

In the third round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at Travelers

In the second round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

In the opening round of the 2025 Travelers Championship, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 1 at Travelers

In the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at the Memorial

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 17 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Joe Highsmith makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Joe Highsmith makes a 70-foot birdie putt on the par-4 2nd hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 2 at Truist Championship

In the third round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Joe Highsmith makes a 5-foot birdie putt on the par-4 1st hole.

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 1 at Truist Championship

In the final round of the 2025 RBC Heritage, Joe Highsmith hits a bunker shot that goes in for birdie on the par-3 7th hole.

Joe Highsmith holes bunker shot for birdie at RBC Heritage

In the third round of the 2025 RBC Heritage, Joe Highsmith hits a gorgeous approach shot to set up birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Joe Highsmith opens third round with birdie at RBC Heritage

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Go behind the scenes with 2025 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches winner Joe Highsmith as he claims his first PGA TOUR victory. Follow along as Highsmith interviews with media, poses for pictures with the trophy and signs autographs for fans.

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In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Davis Riley's 310-yard drive on the 546-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 230 yards to the hole, his 217-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left side of the green 51 feet 3 inches from the hole, his 44-foot-2-inch putt leaves 7 feet 1 inch remaining for par, and he made the 7-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

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In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Harry Hall's drive on the 546-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 338 yards and landed in the right fairway, his 209-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right rough 24 feet from the hole, his shot from the rough traveled 18 feet 3 inches and landed on the right green 6 feet 2 inches from the cup, and he made the 6-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Harry Hall sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Sony Open

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Chris Gotterup makes closing par to win Sony Open 

In the final round of the 2026 Sony Open, Ryan Gerard's drive on the 546-yard, par-5 18th hole traveled 277 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 271 yards to the hole. His 248-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway, leaving 83 feet 5 inches to the hole. Gerard's 82-foot 8-inch shot from the fairway landed on the right green, leaving 22 inches to the hole, and he made the 22-inch putt for birdie.

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Joe Highsmith hits 120-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 6 at Sony Open

Joe Highsmith sinks 18-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at Sony Open

Joe Highsmith chips in from 25 feet for birdie on No. 8 at Sony Open

Joe Highsmith makes 9-foot birdie putt on No. 4 at Sony Open

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Joe Highsmith sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Bank of Utah

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Joe Highsmith hits 159-yard approach to 3 feet, sets up birdie on No. 16 at Procore

Joe Highsmith sinks 12-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at Procore

Joe Highsmith sinks putt from fringe for birdie at FedEx St. Jude

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at Wyndham

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 14 at John Deere

Joe Highsmith discusses putting with eyes shut

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 17 at Rocket Classic

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 5 at Rocket Classic

Joe Highsmith nearly aces No. 5 at Rocket Classic

Joe Highsmith drains a 61-foot eagle putt at Rocket Classic

Joe Highsmith nearly aces No. 16 at Travelers

Joe Highsmith makes eagle on No. 15 at Travelers

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at Travelers

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at Travelers

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 1 at Travelers

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 15 at the Memorial

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 17 at Charles Schwab

Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

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Joe Highsmith makes birdie on No. 1 at Truist Championship

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