Highsmith's victory at Cognizant, in which he carded back-to-back 64s in the final two rounds to set a tournament record, comes with its privileges.

Two days after Joe Highsmith made a nervy par putt to make the cut, he won the Cognizant Classic with the lowest weekend ever at PGA National and is going to the Masters.

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.