Brandt Snedeker
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| Brandt Snedeker | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 8, 1980 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Vanderbilt University |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Nationwide Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| The Masters | T3: 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T9: 2008 |
| Open Championship | CUT: 2008, 2009 |
| PGA Championship | T18: 2007 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
2007 |
Brandt Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Snedeker was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Montgomery Bell Academy and then Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of the Chi Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 2003 before turning professional. Snedeker currently works with Todd Anderson of the Sea Island Golf Club.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] 2004-2006: 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 Showdown at Somerby and the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic, thus earning a PGA Tour spot for 2007. While on the Nationwide Tour, Snedeker recorded two wins, two runner ups, 12 tops 10s and earned $549,564.
[edit] 2007: PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
Snedeker garnered immediate attention in January 2007 after shooting a course record equaling 61 in the first round of the Buick Invitational. He led the tournament by three strokes after 36 holes[1] but due to a 74 in the third round he finished in third place. He made eight consecutive cuts starting at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January and ending at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. In that span he recorded three top 25 finishes. Snedeker did not play as well as he hoped in the month of April. In four tournaments in April, he made two cuts including a finish of T16 at the Verizon Heritage. From May to early June Snedeker made the cut in two of the four tournaments he entered. This included an impressive T12 finish at the prestigious PLAYERS Championship. Snedeker would then go 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. He recorded two top ten finishes in early July including a tie for 10th at the Buick Open. This finish put Snedeker into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.[2] Later in July he finished in a tie for 7th at the Canadian Open. Two weeks after the Canadian, Snedeker played in the PGA Championship for the first time. Snedeker finished in an impressive tie for 18th place. Snedeker picked up his first PGA Tour victory the next week at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina. This win propelled him to a world ranking of 55th.[3] The Wyndham Championship was the last regular season event before the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Snedeker entered the playoffs in 9th place in the point standings. He played in all four playoff events. He recorded finishes of missed cut, T47, T14 and T29. Snedeker finished in 20th place in the final points standings and that earned him a bonus check of $225,000. Due to his great performance on tour he was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2007.[4]
Snedeker entered 29 PGA Tour events in 2007. He made 23 cuts including one win, a third place finish, six top ten finishes and thirteen top 25 finishes.[5] 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.
Following his third place finish at the 2008 Masters Tournament, Snedeker reached a new high of 32nd in the world rankings.
His brother, Haymes Snedeker, won Big Break X Michigan, and earned a shot at Q school and the PGA Tour.[6]
[edit] 2008
Snedeker began the year with a tied for 10th finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. He finished tied for 9th at the FBR Open in February and tied for 8th at the PODS Championship in March. Snedeker recorded his first top ten in a major at the 2008 Masters Tournament where he finished tied for third. He went into the final round in second place, two strokes behind eventual winner Trevor Immelman but Snedeker shot a final round 77. Snedeker finished in the top 10 for the second time in a major at the 2009 U.S. Open where he finished tied for 9th. Snedeker made 19 of 26 cuts on the year and recorded five top 10s, 7 top 25s and earned $1,531,442 while finishing 34th in the FedEx Cup standings.
[edit] 2009
Snedeker struggled in 2009, making only 14 of 26 cuts. His play improved in the summer as he had 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. 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.
[edit] Amateur wins (1)
[edit] Professional wins (3)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 19, 2007 | Wyndham Championship | -20 (70-67-66-63=266) | 2 strokes | Tim Petrovic, Billy Mayfair, Jeff Overton |
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T41 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | DNP | T23 | T9 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 | T24 | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] United States national team appearances
[edit] References
- ^ "Snedeker Surprise 36-Hole Leader at Buick". http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=15101&select=21623.
- ^ Official World Golf Rankings - July 1, 2007
- ^ Official World Golf Rankings - August 19, 2007
- ^ "Woods named PGA Tour Player of the Year". http://www.pgatour.com/2007/r/12/10/yearend.awards/.
- ^ PGA Tour results Brandt Snedeker - 2007
- ^ "Haymes Snedeker wins Big Break Michigan". http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/56749-Haymes-Snedeker-and-Bernadette-Luse-win-Big-Break-X-Michigan.
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