Seamus Power's hopes of retaining his PGA Tour card suffered a setback after a costly bogey run towards the end of his round at the Bermuda Championship on Sunday as Adam Schenk finally got his first win on the tour.
Waterford native Power had gone into the final round at Port Royal Golf Course three shots off the lead after a 67 the previous day.
However, he was unable to gain any ground, instead carding a final-round 73 that ultimately left him in a tie for 11th on seven under, five shots adrift of Schenk.
Two birdies and a bogey on the front nine had kept Power steady, while he gained another shot on the 11th to briefly go two under for the day and within two shots of the summit.
This week's performance around the Port Royal Golf Course could be consequential for Power, who is finishing the season strongly after a summer hampered by injury.
However, his round would fall apart in the final five holes with a quartet of bogeys on 14, 16, 17 and 18.
Ahead of next week's season-ending RSM Classic, Power is now ranked 129th in the FedEx Fall standings, with the top 100 earning PGA Tour cards for 2026, while the top 125 gain conditional PGA Tour status.
Meanwhile, with wind gusts topping 30 miles per hour at the course, Schenk steadied himself for an even-par 71 to edge Chandler Phillips by one stroke.
"Unbelievable," Schenk said of his first PGA Tour win in start No. 243. "Was really hoping this day would come at some point in my life. Never really know if it is. That's what makes the journey so amazing, interesting and it's a surreal moment when it finally does."
He arrived on the brink, sitting 134th in the FedEx Cup with one event remaining in the Fall schedule.
A finish outside the top 125 would have meant a Q-School return for Schenk to earn his tour card. Instead, he left with a two-year exemption, a spot in at least one 2026 signature event, and berths into The Players and the PGA Championship.
Schenk made just one birdie and leaned on four gritty par saves as the wind turned routine shots into riddles.
The final hole was pure survival. Protecting a one-shot lead at 18, his approach stuck just over the green with a tight lie. Schenk putted through six feet of fringe, saw the gusts knock the ball dead to roughly five feet, then poured in the winner.
"That was just a massive putt for me to make, a massive putt to have go in," Schenk said. "It's somewhat life changing. It's life changing I get two more years on the PGA Tour. I feel like I'm playing the best golf of my life that I ever played."
Phillips matched Schenk's 71 but couldn't draw level. The runner-up finish vaulted him from 139th to 92nd in the FedEx Cup Fall, a massive leap toward securing full status.
Five players tied for third place at 10-under par. Of those, Alex Smalley shot the best round (68), but bogeyed two of the final three holes to miss out on an opportunity for his first career victory.
Additional reporting: Reuters
