There are few changes on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup points list after the Cognizant Classic, but some were significant. Points leader Ludvig Åberg (978 points) didn't play and couldn't have been caught by anyone.

Highsmith is the first player since Brandt Snedeker at the 2016 Farmers Insurance Open to make a cut on the number and go onto win a tournament. It's the ninth time such a comeback has occurred on the PGA Tour in the last 50 years.

Winning on the PGA Tour comes with tremendous perks. You receive a 7-figure check and are guaranteed playing status for two more years. Perhaps more significantly, PGA Tour winners receive invites to Augusta National and the PGA Championship,