Blog#405BBC Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Blog#405BBC Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Port Royal GC Southampton, Bermuda

Oct 22-25, 2026, Par 71, Purse $6M

HISTORY Weak field of 120 with Corey Conners highest ranked player (#60).

Adam Schenk won last year and will join 5 other winners.

Pictured 16th hole pictured above one of the most picturesque on PGAV Tour

FAVORITES.

1 Ben James12/1 Turned pro June 2026, 3 top 5’s in last 3 tournaments.

2 Eric Cole 20/1 Seems to play every week, still looking for 1st win

3 Chris Kirk 22/1 Has missed 8 cuts in 21 tournaments in 2026.

4 Corry Conners 23/1 He is the top player at #60 in the field, no wins or top 10’s.

5 Kevin Yu 24/1 No idea how he can be #2. Only win Sanderson Farms 2 top 10s?

ROUND 1* Indicates start on #10 (Starting odds). Finish

*1 Chandler Blanchet-9 62(170/1) Two eagles, 6 birdies and 1 bogie. 6 $189K

2 Ben Kohles-8 63 Wild RD 3 bogies 11 birdies, 4 pars. 17 $825 2 Corey Conners-8 63 Bogie free with 8 birdies, par on 18 or would have had the lead 3 $318K

*11 Eric Cole-6 65 Only 1 bogie on #1 then birdies 4 of last 6 holes. 25 $48K

*11 Austin Southerman-6 65 Bogie free, 1st win Bank of Utah 2 weeks ago. W $1.1M

11 Joel Dahman-6 65 Bogie free with 6 birdies, shoots only par RD 2, drops to #44. 4 $19K

20 Seamus Power-5 66 Starts with 7 bogies 1st 12 holes then bogies #15&16. 2 $654K

20 Chris Kirk-5 66 Only 1 bogie with 6 birdies. 6 $189K

*76 Ben James-1 70 Not his best RD, pars 1st 7 holes, then 3 birdies 2 bogies. CUT

*106 Harry Higgs+1 72 Three birdies, 4 bogies 1DB, eagles 17. CUT

106 Austin Lemieux+1 Four bogies 3 birdies amateur son of Mario Lemieux. CUT

113 Max Grayserman+2 73 Joined PGA in 2023, 0 wins. WD after DB&bogie RD2. W

118 Kevin Yu+3 74 Takes a 10 on his 2nd hole par 5 #2, then 3 bogies 5 birdies. CUT

ROUND 2

1 Kensei Hirata-13 64(550/1) Bogie free after 65 RD1 with 2 bogies. 34$31K

FedX#168 OWGR #430, No PGA wins or top 10s.

1 Chandler Blanchet-13 67 Another 1 bogie RD with 5 birdies, missed 13 cuts

3 Eric Cole-12 65 Five birdies front9, only bogie on #15.

3 Seamus Power-12 Bogie free, up 17 spots #7 & 21 in last 2 tournaments, won this in 2022.

3 Cory Conners-12 67 Two bogies 6 birdies, he or Powers should win.

3 Ben Silverman-12 67 Birdies 4 of 1st 8 holes then only 1 birdie and bogie next 10. 14$318K

8 Austin Southerman-11 66 Six birdies in bogie free RD until bogie on 18.

Cut: 93 Ben James-1 DB RD2 on 2nd hole combined with mediocre RD 1, only his 2nd cut.

101 Harry Higgs+2 DB on #18 for 2nd+par RD. PGA 2026 missed 8 cuts, 7 on Korn Ferry.

101 Adam Schank+2 Three DB’s, 3 bogies, 6 birdies

105 Kevin Yu+2 May have made cut except for 10 on par 5 #2, still would finish #63.

ROUND 3

1 Austin Southerman-16 66 One eagle 3 birdies 1st 7 holes for lead, but bogied #16.

1 Seamus Power-16 67 Birdies 17 to tie for lead but cannot take it with par on 18.

3 Ben Silverman-14 Stays at 3rd with 3 birdies 1 bogie.

3 Corey Conners-14 Almost drops out of contention with 2 bogies on 1st 4 holes.

FINAL ROUND Cancelled on Sunday due to 40MPH wins. Continued thru Monday, so winner

To be determined by Sudden Death playoff between Southern.

Austin Smotherman Wins on 3rd playoff hole, bogie on 16 allowed Power to tie. W

Seamus Power Best finish, missed 7 cuts in 2026, but had 6 top 20’s, FedX#114. 2