Séamus Power is headed for a play-off against Austin Smotherman in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Monday after play was scrapped Sunday due to inclement weather and the PGA Tour shortened regulation to 54 holes.

Golfers waited for word from the tour after it was decided early on Sunday that the entire fourth round would be postponed due to heavy rain and high winds. The next update came at 5.17pm local time (8.17pm Irish time) at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton.

“Due to the unfavorable weather forecast for Monday at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship and the uncertainty surrounding the completion of the entire final round on Monday, the tournament results will be considered final through 54 holes in accordance with PGA Tour regulations,” the tour said in a statement.

The play-off between Smotherman and Power is tentatively scheduled for 9am local time (midday Irish time) on Monday. They will compete in a sudden-death play-off to determine the winner.

Power was a previous winner on this course in 2022.

Smotherman, who captured his first PGA Tour title earlier this month at the Bank of Utah Championship, and Power were tied at 16-under-par 197 after three rounds.

Wind gusts topped around 64kph on Sunday morning.

Following a sensational Friday at the Port Royal Golf Club, when he fired a seven-under 64, Power made an ideal start in the third round.

The Waterford man birdied the par-four first hole and the par-three third to get to 14-under par.

Momentum stalled from there. He picked up six consecutive pars to make the turn in 34 strokes, two-under par for his day.

Another birdie followed at the 10th before a rare blemish, a first bogey in 33 holes, coming at the 13th following a wayward iron shot. But Power recovered well, and birdied the 14th and 17th holes to sit on top of the leaderboard.

Power is fighting for full playing rights next season and currently sits 103rd on the FexExCup Fall series. He is currently projected to move to 53rd after this event, dramatically increasing his playing opportunities for 2027 as the Fall Series continues.

As well as that 2022 success in Bermuda, Power also claimed the 2021 Barbasol Championship.