Highsmith's victory at Cognizant, in which he carded back-to-back 64s in the final two rounds to set a tournament record, comes with its privileges.

Joe Highsmith had to make a nervy par putt just to make the cut in the Cognizant Classic. Two days later the lefty from Washington state had the lowest weekend score at PGA National and is headed to the Masters.

The Cognizant Classic wrapped up on Sunday and a hearty congratulations to Joe Highsmith is in order. Life changed radically for Highsmith with his first PGA Tour win and in the process he made some interesting history.