Bermuda Playoff
Smotherman and Power headed to Monday playoff in Bermuda
Austin Smotherman and Seamus Power will settle the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in a sudden-death playoff on Monday.
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship will be decided by a sudden-death playoff on Monday between Austin Smotherman and Seamus Power, per the GOLF report, which is tracking the playoff live. The wire description does not include scores, the playoff hole or the conditions. Read the full report.
A Monday finish pushes the tournament past its usual Sunday conclusion. The two players were level after regulation, so the title now comes down to head-to-head golf. Sudden death is simple. The first hole on which one player beats the other ends it. There is no room to recover from a single loose swing or a missed short putt.
One hole could decide the whole week.
For both men, the stakes are the ones that come with any Tour title. A win reshapes a season, and a playoff loss after a long week stings. Playoff results also tend to say more about nerve under pressure than about four rounds of stroke play.
Watch for the playoff hole and how each player manages the first tee shot. In sudden death, the opening decisions often set the tone for the rest of the match. GNN will have more once the result is official.