47 Facts About Brandt Snedeker

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Brandt Newell Snedeker was born on December 8,1980 and is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Brandt Snedeker won the 2012 FedEx Cup with a victory in the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

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Brandt Snedeker was introduced to golf by his maternal grandmother, who managed a golf course in West Plains, Missouri.

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Brandt Snedeker attended Harding Academy, Montgomery Bell Academy and then Vanderbilt University, where he was initiated into Kappa Alpha Order by the Chi Chapter.

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Brandt Snedeker won the US Amateur Public Links in 2003 before turning professional in 2004.

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Brandt 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.

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Brandt Snedeker garnered immediate attention in January 2007 after shooting a course record equaling 61 in the first round of the Buick Invitational.

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Brandt Snedeker led the tournament by three strokes after 36 holes but due to a 74 in the third round he finished in third place.

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Brandt Snedeker finished in a tie for fifth at that tournament and by doing so surpassed $1 million in earnings on tour in 2007.

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Brandt Snedeker finished in a tie for 23rd at the US Open the following week.

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11.

Brandt Snedeker picked up his first PGA Tour victory the next week at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.

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12.

Brandt Snedeker entered the playoffs in 9th place in the point standings.

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13.

Brandt Snedeker played in all four playoff events, recording finishes of missed cut, T47, T14 and T29.

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14.

Brandt Snedeker finished in 20th place in the final points standings, which earned him a bonus check of $225,000.

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15.

Brandt Snedeker had one win, a third-place finish, six top-10 finishes and 13 top-25 finishes.

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16.

Brandt Snedeker earned $2,836,643 which put him in 17th on the final money list and he finished 2007 ranked 47th in the world rankings.

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17.

Brandt Snedeker began the 2008 season with a tied for 10th finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.

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18.

Brandt Snedeker recorded his first top-10 in a major at the 2008 Masters, where he finished tied for third.

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19.

Brandt Snedeker went into the final round in second place, two strokes behind eventual winner Trevor Immelman but Snedeker shot a final round 77.

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20.

Brandt Snedeker finished in the top-10 for the second time in a major at the 2008 US Open where he finished tied for 9th.

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21.

Brandt 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.

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22.

Brandt Snedeker struggled in 2009, making only 14 of 26 cuts and failing to make the cut in 9 of his first 12 tournaments.

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23.

Brandt Snedeker missed seven consecutive tournaments in the middle of the season due to a rib injury.

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24.

Brandt Snedeker started the 2010 season well with a top-10 finish at the Bob Hope Classic which he then followed up with a runner-up finish at the Farmers Insurance Open.

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25.

However he then missed five of his next seven cuts and did not record a single top-25 finish until the US Open where Brandt Snedeker finished in a tie for 8th place at Pebble Beach Golf Links, his best ever finish in the US Open.

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26.

Brandt Snedeker had an inconsistent start to the 2011 season missing his first cut at the Bob Hope Classic, but followed that up with two consecutive top-10 finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open and the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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27.

Brandt Snedeker returned to the tour with a 4th-place finish at the Transitions Championship and then at the year's first major championship, the Masters Tournament finished in a tie for 15th.

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28.

The following week Brandt 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.

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29.

Brandt Snedeker won his second PGA Tour title at The Heritage, beating Luke Donald in a sudden-death playoff at the third extra hole.

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30.

Brandt Snedeker shot a seven-under-par round of 64 to recover from six shots back on the Sunday to tie Donald.

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31.

In November 2011, Brandt Snedeker underwent elective surgery on his right hip in order to fix a degenerative issue.

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32.

Brandt Snedeker won his third PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

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33.

Brandt Snedeker 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.

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34.

Brandt Snedeker entered the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking after his win.

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35.

Brandt Snedeker had to withdraw from the 2012 US Open due to a rib injury.

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36.

Brandt Snedeker finished with rounds of 73 and 74 to share 3rd place with Tiger Woods at three under par, four shots behind the winner, Ernie Els.

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37.

Brandt Snedeker won the 2012 FedEx Cup and the $10 million prize after winning the Tour Championship.

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Brandt Snedeker began his 2013 season with three top-3 finishes in his first four tournaments: third at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, tied for second at the Farmers Insurance Open, and solo second at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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39.

Brandt Snedeker pulled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship the following week, citing a rib injury.

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40.

Brandt Snedeker was later diagnosed with "low bone turnover" and began taking daily injections to increase his bone mass.

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41.

Brandt Snedeker spent the entire 2013 PGA Tour season inside the top 10 of the World Golf Rankings.

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42.

Brandt Snedeker had only three top-10 finishes on the tour in 2014, with a best finish of T-5 at the Wyndham Championship.

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43.

Brandt Snedeker finished 86th on the FedEx Cup points list and 60th on the money list.

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44.

Brandt Snedeker was back to his consistent ways in the 2015 PGA Tour season with frequent places in the top-10 of events.

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45.

Brandt Snedeker shot 59 in the first round of the Wyndham Championship, becoming the 10th player in the history of the PGA Tour to post a sub-60 round in competition.

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46.

Brandt Snedeker went on to win the tournament, posting a total score of 259,21 under par.

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47.

Brandt Snedeker resides in Nashville with his wife Mandy and his children Lily and Austin who were born in 2011 and 2012.

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