From the first tee at True Blue, Micah Smoak made his intentions clear. He posted a first-round net 71 — good enough to lead outright — and never looked back. Over four courses, four days, and 72 holes, he surrendered the lead exactly zero times. It wasn't flashy. It wasn't luck. It was the kind of steady, relentless golf that earns a name on the trophy. Meanwhile, Steve Williams made history at TPC Myrtle Beach with the tournament's first-ever hole-in-one, Derek Beauregard mounted the field's biggest comeback, and Nick Brabant survived more than just the rough. When the final cards were in at Pawleys Plantation, Smoak stood ten strokes clear of second place. ForeFathers 2026 had its champion.