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Saturday, October 24, 2026
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Smotherman & Power Share Two-Stroke Lead Heading into Final
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 Austin Smotherman IslandStats.com
Facing blustery coastal breezes across the exposed fairways of Port Royal Golf Course, Smotherman held his nerve to card a five-under-par 66. An eagle and five birdies offset two dropped shots, securing the Californian a share of the 54-hole lead.
Alongside him at the summit sits 2022 champion Power, who continued his pursuit of a second title in Southampton with a composed, clinical display. The Irishman negotiated the conditions with four-under 67, recording five birdies and a solitary bogey to match Smotherman's 16-under clubhouse mark.
The leading duo will have little room for error on Sunday, with a crowded chasing pack firmly in pursuit.
American Taylor Moore and Canadian duo Ben Silverman and Corey Conners sit just two shots adrift in a tie for third at 14 under par.
A further shot back at 13 under is a congested five-man group that includes Tom Hoge, Chris Kirk, Chan Kim, Danny Walker, and halfway co-leader Chandler Blanchet, setting up a frantic final-round sprint for silverware along Bermuda's south shore.
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Friday, October 23, 2026
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Hirata & Blanchet Share Halfway Lead at Port Royal
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 Kensei Hirata IslandStats.com
Hirata set the benchmark with a flawless seven-under-par 64. The Osaka native traded in pure consistency, firing seven birdies without dropping a single shot to move to 13-under for the tournament.
Blanchet quickly matched him at the summit, carding a steady four-under 67 featuring five birdies and a solitary bogey to claim his share of the clubhouse lead.
The chasing pack remains tightly bunched, with five players sitting just one stroke adrift at 12-under par.
Leading that charge is 2022 champion Seamus Power, who matched Hirata's low round of the day with a sparkling, bogey-free 64. The Irishman sits in a five-way tie for third alongside Canada’s Corey Conners (67), who racked up six birdies in an eventful round, and fellow Canadian Ben Silverman (67).
American duo Eric Cole and Danny Walker are also firmly in contention at 12-under; Cole surged up the leaderboard with a six-under 65, while Walker posted a solid 67.
With the projected cut settled at five-under, it proved a difficult day for the local contingent.
Bermuda's Nick Jones produced an improved second-round 70 in demanding coastal breezes, but his level-par tournament total left him well adrift of the weekend cutline. Fellow Bermudian Camiko Smith endured a bruising afternoon, carding a 14-over-par round featuring 10 bogeys and two double bogeys to bow out of contention.
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Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Blanchet Fires 62 to Seize Clubhouse Championship Lead
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American Chandler Blanchet produced a scintillating nine-under-par 62 to snatch the clubhouse lead on the opening day of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course.
On a day when testing coastal conditions, heavy rain squalls, and shifting Atlantic gusts challenged the field, Blanchet timed his charge to perfection, edging clear of a packed chasing pack locked on eight-under 63.
Blanchet’s fireworks included two eagles, six birdies, nine pars, and a solitary bogey, securing him a one-stroke cushion heading into Friday's second round.
Before Blanchet’s late surge, a congested group had threatened to share the overnight lead after posting matching rounds of 63.
Morning starters Ben Kohles, Ben Silverman, and Danny Walker set an early blistering pace.
Kohles produced a rollercoaster round, carding a remarkable 11 birdies alongside four pars and three bogeys to reach eight under. In stark contrast, Canada’s Silverman took a clinical, bogey-free route to the clubhouse with eight birdies and ten pars.
American Walker matched the total courtesy of an eagle on the par-five second, combined with six birdies and 11 pars.
As conditions worsened into the afternoon wave, Canadian Corey Conners was the sole player to navigate the wind and rain to match that benchmark, carding eight birdies and ten pars in a flawless 63 of his own.
Bermudian interest centred on local favourites Camiko Smith and Nick Jones, who both battled tough afternoon conditions on the Southampton layout.
Smith kept himself within striking distance of the projected weekend cut, signing for a resilient, even-par round of 71 to finish tied for 90th. His day featured three birdies and 13 pars, though a lone bogey and a costly double bogey kept him from breaking into red figures.
Compatriot Nick Jones opened his tournament one stroke back of Smith, carding a one-over-par 72. Jones tallied three birdies and 12 pars, but two bogeys and a double bogey left him facing an uphill task on Friday morning to reach the weekend rounds.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Defending Champion Schenk Relishing return to Port Royal
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Defending champion Adam Schenk says he feels "free" on the course again as he prepares to launch his title defence at the 2026 Butterfield Bermuda Championship.
The American lifted the silverware at Port Royal Golf Course 11 months ago, mastering howling winds on the final day to clinch a memorable victory.
Returning to the media center on the eve of the tournament, Schenk admitted the time had flown by since his triumph on the Southampton layout.
"It really does feel like yesterday, and it's crazy how fast time goes," Schenk said. "That last 11 months was the fastest for me coming back here. It’s just good to get back, relive some of the memories, and remember some of the shots on the course. I'm excited for this week."
Schenk’s maiden victory at Port Royal came amid brutal coastal conditions, with gusts reaching up to 40 mph on Sunday testing the field's creativity and nerve. Similar blustery weather is forecast across the opening rounds this week.
"With it being so windy, it obviously made the golf very creative," Schenk reflected. "You had to really control the flight and the spin of your golf ball, and that's stuff I'm usually pretty good at doing.
"You didn't have time to stop and think about your situation or if something felt wrong in your swing. You just had to focus on how you were going to complete that hole.
"Hitting wasn't easy, but putting was honestly the most challenging part. You’d stand over a ball oscillating back and forth in the wind. You’d have a right-to-left putt, but the wind's blowing so hard off the left it’s actually breaking left to right. It took a little bit of luck, but the breaks all fell my way last year and hopefully we can find something similar."
Since tasting glory in Bermuda, Schenk has endured a testing run of form on the PGA Tour. However, the 34-year-old insists recent swing adjustments have him primed for a resurgence.
"The scores I've been posting have been pretty abysmal this year, but I still believe," Schenk admitted. "I've figured out some stuff the last couple of months, especially the last couple of weeks.
"I'm able to swing the club a little freer now and not worry about some of the misses, which has been very freeing. A couple of shots I’ve been fighting all year, I don’t feel I have to fight them as much anymore.
"Everything outside of golf has been absolutely phenomenal—family and all that is great. But I still care a lot about the game. I feel like I'm getting back on the right track, and this would be a great week to start that trend."
Schenk gets his title defence under way on Thursday morning at 07:57 am local time.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Muso Secures The Melee Second Place in Virginia
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Bermudian golfer Dylan Muso produced another eventful, level-par display to seal second place on the individual leaderboard at The Melee in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Representing McDaniel College at the Williamsburg National Golf Club, Muso mixed attacking flair with steady composure over the final 18 holes to sign for an even-par 72 and confirm his runner-up finish.
Navigating testing conditions across the layout, the Bermudian endured a rollercoaster final round that kept him hot on the heels of the tournament leader until the very end. His card featured four birdies, eight pars, two bogeys, and a lone double bogey in an absorbing battle against the course.
Muso's fine individual form provided the catalyst for a strong finish by McDaniel on the team leaderboard.
The Green Terror rallied through the difficult conditions to finish fourth overall with a combined 35-over-par total, capping off a positive week in Virginia spearheaded by their Bermudian standout.
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