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Brandt Newell Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American
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who plays on the
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. He won the
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with a victory in the season-ending
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at
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. After this victory, he moved into the top ten of the
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for the first time in his career. In February
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, after winning the
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, he moved to a career high of number four in the world. On August 16, 2018, he shot the tenth sub-60 round in the history of the PGA Tour, firing an opening round 59 at the
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.


Early years and college

Snedeker was born in
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to Larry and Candice Snedeker. He was introduced to golf by his maternal grandmother, who managed a
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in
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. He attended Harding Academy,
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and then
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, where he was initiated into
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by the Chi Chapter. He won the
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in 2003 before turning professional in 2004.


Professional career


2004–06: On the Nationwide Tour

Snedeker played on the Nationwide Tour from 2004 until 2006, when he finished 9th on the tour money list after victories at the
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and the
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, thus earning a
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spot for 2007. While on the Nationwide Tour, Snedeker recorded two wins, two runners-up, 12 tops 10s and earned $549,564.


2007: PGA Tour Rookie of the Year

Snedeker garnered immediate attention in January
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after shooting a course record equaling 61 in the first round of the
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. He led the tournament by three strokes after 36 holes but due to a 74 in the third round he finished in third place. He made eight consecutive cuts starting at the
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in January and ending at the
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in March. In that span he recorded three top-25 finishes. In four tournaments in April, he made two cuts including a finish of T16 at the
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. From May to early June, Snedeker made the cut in two of the four tournaments he entered, including a T12 finish at the prestigious Players Championship. Snedeker then went on a hot streak starting at the Stanford St. Jude Championship on June 10. He finished in a tie for fifth at that tournament and by doing so surpassed $1 million in earnings on tour in 2007. He finished in a tie for 23rd at the U.S. Open the following week. In early July he recorded two top-10 finishes, including a tie for 10th at the
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. This finish put Snedeker into the top 100 of the
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for the first time. Later in July, Snedeker finished in a tie for 7th at the Canadian Open. A fortnight later he played in the
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for the first time and finished in a tie for 18th place. Snedeker picked up his first PGA Tour victory the next week at the
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in
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. This win propelled him to a world ranking of 55th. The Wyndham Championship was the last regular season event before the
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. Snedeker entered the playoffs in 9th place in the point standings. He played in all four playoff events, recording finishes of missed cut, T47, T14 and T29. Snedeker finished in 20th place in the final points standings, which earned him a bonus check of $225,000. Due to his fine debut performance on tour, Snedeker was named the
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for 2007. He entered 29 PGA Tour events in 2007, making 23 cuts. He had one win, a third-place finish, six top-10 finishes and 13 top-25 finishes. He earned $2,836,643 which put him in 17th on the final money list and he finished 2007 ranked 47th in the world rankings.


2008–10

Snedeker began the
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season with a tied for 10th finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. He finished tied for 9th at the
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in February and tied for 8th at the
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in March. Snedeker recorded his first top-10 in a major at the 2008 Masters, where he finished tied for third. He went into the final round in second place, two strokes behind eventual winner
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but Snedeker shot a final round 77. Following his third-place finish at the
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, Snedeker reached a new high of 32nd in the world rankings. Snedeker finished in the top-10 for the second time in a major at the 2008 U.S. Open where he finished tied for 9th. For the rest of the year Snedeker struggled to maintain his early season consistency and did not record another top-10 finish for the season. Snedeker made 19 of 26 cuts on the year and recorded five top-10s, seven top-25s and earned $1,531,442 while finishing 34th in the FedEx Cup standings. Snedeker struggled in
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, making only 14 of 26 cuts and failing to make the cut in 9 of his first 12 tournaments. His play improved in the summer as he had two consecutive top-5 finishes, a tie for 5th place at the AT&T National, and a tie for 2nd place at the John Deere Classic. These were followed by two more top-5 finishes at the
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and the
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. Despite this mid season form he missed the cut in all four of the years majors. One factor contributing to Snedeker's uneven play in 2009 was his health. He missed seven consecutive tournaments in the middle of the season due to a rib injury. Snedeker finished the season 55th on the money list. Snedeker started the
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season well with a top-10 finish at the
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which he then followed up with a runner-up finish at the Farmers Insurance Open. Snedeker played consistently throughout the early season making eight consecutive cuts through to April. However he then missed five of his next seven cuts and did not record a single top-25 finish until the U.S. Open where Snedeker finished in a tie for 8th place at
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, his best ever finish in the U.S. Open. For the rest of season he played steadily and recorded two more top-10s at the Wyndham Championship and the end of season playoff event the
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. Snedeker ended the year 48th on the money list.


2011

Snedeker had an inconsistent start to the
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season missing his first cut at the
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, but followed that up with two consecutive top-10 finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and the
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. This was then followed by a further two missed cuts and a withdrawal from the
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to attend the birth of his first child. He returned to the tour with a 4th-place finish at the
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and then at the year's first major championship, the
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finished in a tie for 15th. The following week Snedeker had a chance to win his second PGA Tour title at the
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but made a number of mistakes on the back nine on Sunday which cost him victory, eventually finishing alone in 4th. Snedeker won his second PGA Tour title at The Heritage, beating
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in a sudden-death playoff at the third extra hole. Snedeker shot a seven-under-par round of 64 to recover from six shots back on the Sunday to tie Donald. The first two extra holes were parred by both players, but when Donald's par chip missed on the third extra hole, Snedeker sealed the win. This victory took Snedeker to 38th in the world rankings. In November 2011, Snedeker underwent elective surgery on his right hip in order to fix a degenerative issue. This sidelined him for six to eight weeks at the end of year, however Snedeker confirmed he wished to have surgery at this stage in order to be fully fit for the 2012 season. Snedeker finished the season 14th on the money list.


2012

Snedeker won his third PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. He started the day seven shots behind the leader
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, but after firing a final round 67 he was the leader in the clubhouse while the final group completed its rounds. Stanley had a three stroke lead coming to the final hole, but pitched his third shot into the water resulting in a triple bogey 8 to take the tournament to a playoff. After both players made birdie on the first extra hole, Snedeker prevailed with an up-and-down for par on the second hole after Stanley missed his par putt. Snedeker entered the top 20 in the
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after his win. Snedeker had to withdraw from the 2012 U.S. Open due to a rib injury. During a practice round for the 2012 Open Championship, Snedeker holed a driver from the tee on the 16th hole, a 336-yard par 4. In the championship itself, he scored 66 and 64 in the first two rounds to equal the lowest 36 hole score in the tournament by
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in 1992. Snedeker finished with rounds of 73 and 74 to share 3rd place with
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at three under par, four shots behind the winner,
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Snedeker won the 2012 FedEx Cup and the $10 million prize after winning the
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.


2013

Snedeker began his
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season with three top-3 finishes in his first four tournaments: third at the
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, tied for second at the Farmers Insurance Open, and solo second at the
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. He then won in his fifth start of the year, the
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and moved up to a career-high 4th in the
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. He pulled out of the
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the following week, citing a rib injury. He was later diagnosed with "low bone turnover" and began taking daily injections to increase his bone mass. He had top-10 finishes at the Masters Tournament ( T-6), the Players Championship ( T-8), and the
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(T-8), before winning his second tournament of the season at the
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. Snedeker spent the entire 2013 PGA Tour season inside the top 10 of the World Golf Rankings.


2014

Snedeker had only three top-10 finishes on the tour in 2014, with a best finish of T-5 at the
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. He finished 86th on the FedEx Cup points list and 60th on the money list.


2015

After a winless 2014 including many missed cut and rare top-ten finishes, Snedeker worked in the off-season with his coach
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to find new sensation in his swing and especially new mental strength. This hard work finally paid off at the
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, where Snedeker won for the second time in three years with the score of −22, three strokes ahead of
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. This was the seventh PGA Tour title for Snedeker and the victory lifted him back in the top 50 in the World Ranking. Snedeker was back to his consistent ways in the 2015 PGA Tour season with frequent places in the top-10 of events. Three ties for 10th occurred early in the season at the
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,
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, and the
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. After missing the cut at both the
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and
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, Snedeker, finished tied for 2nd at the
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, tied for 6th at the
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and solo 8th at the U.S. Open at
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.


2018

Snedeker shot 59 in the first round of the
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, becoming the 10th player in the history of the PGA Tour to post a sub-60 round in competition. He went on to win the tournament, posting a total score of 259, 21 under par.


Personal life

Snedeker resides in Nashville with his wife Mandy and his children Lily and Austin who were born in 2011 and 2012. He used to work with instructor
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. His brother, Haymes Snedeker, won The Big Break X: Michigan, and earned a shot at Q school and the PGA Tour.


Amateur wins (1)

*2003
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Professional wins (13)


PGA Tour wins (9)

PGA Tour playoff record (2–2)


European Tour wins (1)

1Co-sanctioned by the
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Nationwide Tour wins (2)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–1)


Other wins (1)

Other playoff record (0–1)


Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to
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Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2013 Masters – 2014 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2008 Masters – 2008 U.S. Open)


Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the
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Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.'' 1Cancelled due to
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pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.


PGA Tour career summary

''* As of the 2020 season.''


U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *
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:
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World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
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Ryder Cup The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe. The Ryder Cup is named af ...
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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
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Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world minus Europe. Europe competes against the United States in a similar but considerably ...
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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
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List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins This is a list of the fifty golfers who have won the most official (or later deemed historically significant) money events on the PGA Tour. It is led by Sam Snead and Tiger Woods with 82 each. Many players won important events early in the 20th ce ...
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2006 Nationwide Tour graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of players who graduated from the Nationwide Tour in 2006. The top 22 players on the Nationwide Tour's money list in 2006 earned their PGA Tour card for 2007. *PGA Tour rookie for 2007. †First-time PGA Tour member, but ...
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Lowest rounds of golf This article lists the lowest rounds of golf. In professional competition a round of 59 or less is regarded as a significant achievement. In men's major championships the lowest round is 62 by Branden Grace at the 2017 Open Championship. The low ...


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