Austin Smotherman Targets Masters Invite After Back to Back PGA Wins
American golfer Austin Smotherman has risen to 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking following back-to-back PGA Tour victories, leaving him close to a Masters invitation.
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American golfer Austin Smotherman has risen to 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking after earning back-to-back PGA Tour victories, Fox News reported. The 32-year-old is now aiming to crack the top 50 in the world rankings to secure an invitation to the Masters tournament. [1][2]
Smotherman earned his first PGA Tour victory in early October at the Bank of Utah Championship, according to Fox News. He followed that victory 22 days later by winning the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, which as FTMQ News reported earlier, ended in a Monday play-off against Seamus Power. [1][9]
The consecutive victories earned Smotherman exemptions into the 2027 PGA Championship, Fox News reported. He also secured a spot in the PGA Tour Championship Series debuting in 2028. [1]
Smotherman played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University before turning professional. He previously won the 2021 Simmons Bank Open on the Korn Ferry Tour to gain his PGA Tour card, and later won two additional events on the developmental tour in 2025. [4][7]
In short
- Austin Smotherman won back-to-back PGA Tour events at the Bank of Utah Championship and the Bermuda Championship.
- Smotherman rose to 54th in the Official World Golf Ranking following his victories.
- The two wins earned Smotherman exemptions into the 2027 PGA Championship.
- Smotherman needs to reach the top 50 in the world rankings to earn a Masters invitation.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Austin Smotherman sets sights on earning Masters invite after picking up back-to-back PGA Tour winsFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]2 wins, 1 goal: Austin Smotherman continues chasing a Masters inviteGolfweek, 15h ago
- [3]Austin Smotherman Proves Patience Wins On The PGA TourYahoo Sports, 1d ago
Background
- [4]Austin Smotherman on Wikipedia
- [5]PGA Tour on Wikipedia
- [6]Jeffrey Dahmer on Wikipedia
- [7]Austin Smotherman on Grokipedia
- [8]PGA Tour on Grokipedia
- [9]Cameron Young signed intent to join LIV Golf in 2022 FTMQ News, 2d ago
- [10]Michael Brennan Wins Baycurrent Classic in Japan for Third PGA Tour Victory FTMQ News, 17d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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