Joe Highsmith is taking that check home after an incredible weekend on the Champion Course. The 24-year-old made the cut on the number then fired rounds of 64-64 to seize the title. Brandt Snedeker was the last player to win after making the cut on the number, at the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open.

It all started with the Cognizant Classic at PGA National, which was a pushover early in the week with ridiculously low scores on the historically tough Champion Course. By week's end it was Joe Highsmith who collected his first PGA Tour victory after making the cut just on the number.

Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches is set to captivate golf enthusiasts from February 27 to March 2 at the prestigious PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florid

While not a PGA Tour signature event, the tournament’s prize money purse of $9.2 million is appealing and Highsmith will be taking home a pretty penny.

While not a PGA Tour signature event, a few big names have committed to playing for the tournament’s prize money purse of $9.2 million.

The Cognizant Classic kicks off the PGA Tour's Florida swing and there is huge prize money - and much more - up for grabs.

The Cognizant Classic wraps up Sunday with the winner earning $1,656,000. Here's a look at how the $9.2 million purse will be paid out at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida: Win: $1,656,000 2: $1,