{"id":939955,"date":"2026-10-25T03:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939955\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T03:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T03:14:11","slug":"aussie-eyes-big-payday-amid-tough-pga-tour-season-australian-golf-digest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939955\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie eyes big payday amid tough PGA Tour season \u2013 Australian Golf Digest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cam Davis has breathed more life into a late-season resurgence at the PGA Tour\u2019s Butterfield Bermuda Championship.<\/p>\n

Seeking to turn around a rough year, the 31-year-old Australian will head into the closing round four shots behind joint leaders Seamus Power and Austin Smotherman and with a big payday in the offing.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Green speeds reduced and all major signage removed as dire weather forecast threatens PGA Tour event<\/a><\/p>\n

Perfection from Power \ud83d\udcaa Seamus drops it in for birdie despite the tough conditions @Bermuda_Champ https:\/\/t.co\/s0OdHEPdUZ<\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA Tour (@PGATour) October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Davis again went bogey-free as he followed Friday\u2019s stellar 64 with a four-under 67 third round, showing his ability in windy conditions to get to 12 under and a share of 12th place at Port Royal on Saturday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a welcome position for the two-time tour winner who has made just six cuts in 19 starts this year for a best result of tied 21st at the Scottish Open in July.<\/p>\n

Having used up the two-year exemption earned for the second of his two Rocket Mortgage Classic victories in Detroit in 2024, the Sydneysider currently sits a distant 190th in the FedEx Cup Fall rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Irishman Power made up a two-shot deficit over the wind-blown closing holes as he also posted a 67 while American Smotherman shot a 66 in wind that lived up its reputation in Bermuda.<\/p>\n

It was strong enough to impress Power, the Irishman who grew up in these conditions.<\/p>\n

You know it\u2019s windy if an Irishman says so \ud83d\ude02 https:\/\/t.co\/nn7JhiJzu6<\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA Tour (@PGATour) October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cToday was proper wind, at least for me,\u201d Power said. \u201cIt\u2019s tough because you\u2019d like to hit a low shot but you\u2019re so elevated or you\u2019re hitting off an upslope that it\u2019s tough to judge, it\u2019s tough to get the flight that you\u2019d like to hit. So it\u2019s a different challenge than when we play in wind at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Power and Smotherman were two shots clear of American Taylor Moore (66), and Canadians Corey Conners and Ben Silverman, who each shot a 69.<\/p>\n

The wind was so severe on the par-3 16th that Smotherman\u2019s chip 7-iron to a front pin wound up going into a back bunker some 35 yards long. He blasted out to the fairway just in front of the green and got that up-and-down for a bogey.<\/p>\n

76 days since Austin Smotherman shot a round in the 70s \ud83d\udd25 He currently leads by 1 @Bermuda_Champ https:\/\/t.co\/tlFelOTXi8<\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA Tour (@PGATour) October 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

But Smotherman is feeling looser than most this time of the year. He picked up his first PGA Tour title at the Utah Championship, earning a two-year exemption and all but assuring he will be in the early $US20 million signature events.<\/p>\n

Power is at No.103 and needs to end the FedEx Cup Fall in the top 100 to keep his full status for next year. Seven of the leading 10 players on the leaderboard Saturday were outside the top 100.<\/p>\n

More wind was in the forecast for Sunday, which Power said should work in his favour \u2014 not because he\u2019s Irish, but it makes it harder for those behind to make up ground with birdies.<\/p>\n

Even so, it\u2019s usually tight at Port Royal. This is the third consecutive year the tournament has had a two-way share of the lead going into the final round.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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