Joe Highsmith


Joe Highsmith is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2025 Cognizant Classic.

Amateur career

In 2017, Highsmith won the Washington State Amateur Championship and was a member of the victorious Junior Presidents Cup U.S. team. In 2019, he won the Sahalee Players Championship.
Highsmith played college golf at Pepperdine University between 2018 and 2022, where he was West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and a two-time All-American. He majored in communication studies and graduated with the golf program's fifth-best scoring average.

Professional career

Highsmith turned professional in 2022 and joined the PGA Tour Canada, where he was runner-up at the 2022 ATB Classic. In 2023, he joined the Korn Ferry Tour, where his best results were tie for 3rd at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship and a runner-up finish at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, which helped him graduate to the PGA Tour.
In his rookie PGA Tour season, he recorded a 5th place at the 2024 World Wide Technology Championship, before securing his first professional win at the 2025 Cognizant Classic with the lowest final 36-hole score in the tournament's history. Highsmith was the first golfer since 2016 to win a tournament after making the cut on the number.

Amateur wins

  • 2016 ACDS - Ryan Moore Junior at Oakbrook
  • 2017 Washington State Amateur Championship
  • 2019 Sahalee Players Championship
  • 2021 Western Intercollegiate, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
  • 2022 NCAA Bryan Regional
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Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

  • Junior Presidents Cup: 2017
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