One Swing Philosophy — What Golf Taught Me About Life

Austin Smotherman’s 100th PGA TOUR Start — and His First Win Today, I happened to watch the final round of the Bank of Utah Championship live. At first, I was just going to watch a little golf. But as the round went on, I became more interested. Before I knew it, I was watching one player very closely. Austin Smotherman. Then I found out something that made the moment even more special. Today was his 100th career start on the PGA TOUR. And even more amazingly, it was his first PGA TOUR victory. What a moment. His First Win Came on His 100th Start Smotherman opened the tournament with a 63. Then he shot an incredible 62 in the second round . He followed that with a 65 in the third round and a 68 in the final round. His final score was 26-under 258 , two shots ahead of Doug Ghim. But the final round was not perfect. He made a double bogey on the 13th hole, and his lead became much smaller. That could have changed everything. Instead, he made a birdie on the very next hole. Then another ...