Bermuda Championship Final Leaderboard: Adam Schenk wins to lock up PGA Tour card

Adam Schenk made the par of his life on the 72nd hole to win his first PGA Tour event at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship - and with it lock up his PGA Tour card for the next two seasons.

Schenk, 33, was on the outside looking in from the 134th rung of the FedEx Cup Fall ladder entering the penultimate event of the PGA Tour season. 

With only the top 100 players earning PGA Tour cards for 2026, Schenk knew only a win would do at Port Royal GC in Bermuda, something that made his PGA Tour achievement all the more commendable. 

On an extremely breezy final day, where winds reached 40mph, Schenk held his nerve under the most intense pressure. 

A nervy Schenk missed a five footer for birdie on the par-5 17th but he held a narrow one-shot lead down the par-4 18th. 

To his credit he split the fairway but then tugged his approach long and left to the back of the green.

Schenk took out his putter from off the green and bunted his ball up to the exact same range he had on 17.

But only this time, Schenk poured his ball into the heart of the cup to become a PGA Tour winner for the first time. 

Schenk closed with a level-par 71 to finish the week one shot ahead on 12-under par. 

Schenk's victory secures his card on the PGA Tour for the next two seasons.

The American, who was making his 243rd start on the PGA Tour, now vaults 67 positions up the FedEx Cup Fall standings to 67th. 

"I really didn't think this moment would come, but I started to play better the last few months and still had the belief despite missing eight (it was six) cuts in a row," said an emotional Schenk on the 18th green.

"I've really been working hard. I wish my family could be here, I want to thank my Mum and Dad for getting me involved in golf, and there are so many other people who helped me, so I am really appreciative to all of them."

Schenk added: "I knew I could win, it was just a matter of executing each shot and handling myself. We did a great job out there today. I can't believe it's over - it was the longest day ever, it was really tough out there towards the end. 

"I've putted for PGA Tour wins so many times in my barn, but to do it again, to see one go in is something I'll never forget."

After Schenk's victory putt on 18, Japan's Takumi Kanaya missed a three footer to slip back to 99th in the FedEx Cup standings.

Kanaya will now need to play well at next week's final event of the season - the RSM Classic - in order to secure his playing rights on the PGA Tour in 2026.

His missed par putt on 18 meant Chander Phillips finished solo second on 11-under par. 

Phillips now moves 47 spots up the FedEx Cup standings to 92nd to secure his card for 2026. 

Kanaya finished in a five-way tie for third on 10-under par alongside Alex Smalley, Vince Whaley, Frankie Capan III and Max McGreevy.