Brandt Snedeker
USA
Brandt Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Personal information
Born December 8, 1980 (1980-12-08) (age 31)
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 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Nationwide Tour 2
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T3: 2008
U.S. Open T8: 2010
The Open Championship CUT: 2008, 2009
PGA Championship T18: 2007
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
Snedeker was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He was introduced to golf by his maternal grandmother, who managed a golf course in Missouri. 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.
Professional career
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.
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 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. 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.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.
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.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.
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.
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.
2010
Snedeker had an average season. He was runner-up at the Farmers Insurance Open, and finished 48th on the money list.
2011
Snedeker had an inconsistent start to the 2011 season missing his first cut at the Bob Hope Classic then following that with two consecutive top-10 finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and the Waste Management Phoenix Open. This was then followed by a further two missed cuts and a withdrawal from the Honda Classic to attend the birth of his first child. He returned to the tour with a 4th place finish at the Transitions Championship and then at years first Major Championship, The Masters Tournament finished in a tie for 15th. The following week Snedeker had a chance to win his second PGA Tour title at the Valero Texas Open but made a number of mistakes on the back nine on Sunday which cost him victory, eventually finishing alone in 4th. Snedeker did however earn his second PGA Tour title the week after at The Heritage beating Luke Donald in a sudden-death playoff at the third extra hole. Snedeker shot a 64 seven-under-par round to recover from six shots back on the Sunday to tie Donald after the Englishamn had to up and down on the last to make the playoff. 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 win took Snedeker to 38th in the world rankings.
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 Kyle Stanley, 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 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 Official World Golf Ranking after his win.
Player profile is based on the information provided by www.en.wikipedia.org