Congratulations to Joe Highsmith on capturing the first victory of his professional career at the Cognizant Classic. Highsmith overcame a packed leaderboard and fired weekend rounds of 64-64 to win by two strokes, earning the $1.656 million winner’s check and more than doubling his career earnings.
Using a SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0 putter grip, the Washington native and Pepperdine graduate carded 12 birdies and an eagle, and gained nearly six-and-a-half strokes on the field over the final two rounds to earned his maiden victory on the PGA TOUR in the most unexpected fashion.
Highsmith putted lights out, averaging 1.61 putts per green in regulation and holing more than 230 feet of putts over the final two rounds. He also led the field in Strokes Gained: Total (12.516) to secure the win and a spot in the 2025 playing of The Masters.
“Congratulations to Joe Highsmith on earning his first career win at the Cognizant Classic in incredibly dramatic fashion and with stellar putting down the stretch,” said SuperStroke CEO Dean Dingman. “His putting was the definition of clutch all week with his SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0 putter grip. Joe proved himself to be a great champion with an excellent chance to position himself as one of the game’s best young players.”
SuperStroke's Zenergy Tour Series putter grips feature SuperStroke's traditional and most popular putter grip profile. The Tour Series parallel design has uniform lower hand profile to minimize grip pressure and maintain putter head path for a more consistent stroke.
Part of SuperStroke's groundbreaking Zenergy line, the Tour 2.0 features:
Enhanced SPYNE™ Technology – The new SPYNE™ Technology has an improved, embossed ridge along the underside of the grip, engineered to make it easier to square the face at impact.
New Multi-Zone Texturing – Strategically placed texture in high-sensory areas designed to optimize feedback and comfort from the incredibly soft polyurethane outer layer.
No Taper Technology – Our patented No Taper minimizes grip pressure with an advanced parallel design that enables golfers to quiet their hands and add consistency to their stroke.
Tech-Port – Located at the top of SuperStroke grips, Tech-Port allows golfers to easily add game-improvement options including the patented CounterCore weight system and performance tracking sensors.
Pistol Tour Size Specs:
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Width: 1.17"
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Length: 10.50"
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Weight: 55g
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Core: 0.58"
SuperStroke grips are trusted by hundreds of top professional golfers. In 2024, SuperStroke users won 71 tournaments on golf’s major professional tours, totaling more than $58 million in first-place prize money in those events.
