Adam Schenk knows the stakes.
After a poor 2025 season, the 33-year-old has just two weeks left to find a way into the top 100 of the fall FedExCup rankings to retain his eligibility.
“I know if I don’t do this, if I don’t finish in the top 100, I’m going to have to go to Q-school, so that’s a pretty big motivation,” Schenck said after the third round of the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Schenk opened with a 69 at Port Royal Golf Links and followed with rounds of 65 and 67 to share the 54-hole lead with Braden Thornberry. Schenck had just two top-10 finishes during the FedExCup season and missed the final six cuts, finishing in 133rd place. Schenk made the cut for the first time in the fall season but did not finish in the top 20. He arrived in Bermuda 134th in the standings. His PGA Tour card was on life support in two weeks.
But Schenck braved the Bermuda winds and prepared himself in Bermuda on Sunday to win his first career PGA Tour title and the two-year exemption that comes with it.
Sunday will be a tough day for Schenck. Crossing the finish line on the PGA Tour is never easy. It’s even harder when you first try to do it.
However, while Thornberry and other contenders struggled in windy conditions, Schenck started the day with a birdie and 13 par to take a two-shot lead with four holes to play. Schenck bogeyed the 15th but steadied himself with pars of 16 and 17 to take a one-shot lead heading into the 18th hole. Schenk’s tee shot split the fairway, but his shot went over the green and onto the back edge. He pulled the putter and rolled his third shot down the hill, but failed, allowing himself to hit a nervous shot to five feet for the win. It’s fitting that the club that was once his biggest Achilles’ heel must deliver him a victory.
Schenk looked at the putt, took a deep breath, and rolled the ball into the center of the cup. A powerful fist pump ensues.
“I’ve putts for PGA Tour wins in my barn a lot of times,” Schenck told Golf Channel on the green after the victory. “I could actually do it again — I’ve done it twice at Schwab — but seeing a guy go in is something I’ll never forget.”
With the win, Schenk received a two-year exemption, a spot in the Players Championship, a spot in the PGA Championship and a $1.08 million winner’s check.
Adam Schenk saves par to win Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Here’s how much each player will earn at the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
Every player’s results at the 2025 Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Editor’s note: Amateur Tyler Watts, who tied for 58th, will not receive a check. Spending reflects this.
win. Adam Schenck, $1.08 million
2. Chandler Phillips, $654,000
T3. Frankie Caplan III, $274,800
Alex Smalley, $274,800
Vince Wiley, $274,800
Kanetani Takumi, $274,800
Max McGreevey, $274,800
8. Rikuya Hoshino, $187,500
T9. Zach Blair, $169,500
Camilo Villegas, $169,5000
T11. Adam Hadwin, $145,500
Simo Electric, $145,500.
13. Doug Jim, $127,500
T14. Noah Goodwin, $106,500
Jasper Swenson, $106,500
Jonathan Byrd, $106,500
Niklas Norgaard, $106,500
T18. Dylan Wu, $82,500
Michael Brennan, $82,500
Isaiah Salinda, $82,500
Sami Valimaki, $82,500
T22. Brayden Thornberry, $54,385
Mason Anderson, $54,385
Justin Hastings, $54,385
Hayden Springer, $54,385
Rico Hoy, $54,385
Chen Jin, $54,385
Pierson Cuddy, $54,385
T29. Harry Higgs, $39,300
Thomas Rosenmueller, $39,300
Matthew Riddle, $39,300
Torbjorn Olsen, $39,300
Steven Fisk, $39,300
T34. Marty Schmid, $29,325
Will Gordon, $29,325
Chris Ventura, $29,325
Patrick Fishburne, $29,325
Tyler Montgomery, $29,325
Brown blade, $29,325
Francisco Molinari, $29,325
Kevin Roy, $29,325
T42. Martin Laird, $21,900
Sathis Sigala, $21,900
Matt Nesmith, $21,900
Brandt Snedeker, $21,900
T46. Matt Kuchar, $16,620
Jeremy Paul, $16,620
Trey Mullinax, $16,620
John Parker, $16,620
Grayson Hick, $16,620
Nico Echavarria, $16,620
T52: Paul Peterson, $14,460
Long lasting, $14,460
Harrison Endicott, $14,460
T55. Kevin Willow, $13,980
Tyler Dixon, $13,980
Carson Young
58. Antoine Rozner, $13,740
59. Danny Willett, $13,620
T60. Ben Coles, $13,200
Lee Hodges, $13,200
Kevin Streelman, $13,200
Tyler Duncan, $13,200
Matteo Manassero, $13,200
Hunter Walcott, $13,200
T66. Andrew Putnam, $12,660
Kaito Onishi, $12,660
David Skins, $12,660
69. Ryan Palmer, $12,420
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