How Bermuda champion Austin Smotherman's WITB setup conquered windy conditions for a second October win | Golf gear
Winds reshape the tournament
Heavy Atlantic gales swept across Port Royal Golf Course and forced the cancellation of Sunday’s scheduled final round. The PGA Tour declared the event official after 54 holes, setting up a Monday playoff between Smotherman and Seamus Power.
Smotherman secured his second win in October. The account describes two titles in a month, while noting how challenging consecutive PGA Tour victories are.
Numbers behind the win
Smotherman tied for first in Strokes Gained: Total at 10.684. He ranked seventh in SG: Off The Tee at 2.821 and 10th in SG: Approach to Green at 4.143.
He got up and down 80.00% of the time, going 12-for-15 to tie for 11th in scrambling. His greens-in-regulation rate was 72.22%, or 39 of 54.
Equipment from tee to green
His irons were Titleist T100 models from 4 through 9, fitted with KBS Tour 125 S+ shafts. Around the greens, he carried Titleist Vokey SM10 wedges in 46-10F, 50-08F at 50.5 degrees and 54-12D at 54.5 degrees, plus a WedgeWorks 60-L at 59.5 degrees.
His putter was an L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i. The wedges and putter featured in a week when his scrambling helped him avoid trouble around the coastal course.
Key points
- Smotherman beat Seamus Power in a Monday playoff after the event ended at 54 holes.
- He tied for first in Strokes Gained: Total with a 10.684 mark.
- His 80.00% up-and-down rate tied for 11th in scrambling.
- The win was his second in October.