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 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 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 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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Brandt Snedeker picked up his first PGA Tour victory the next week at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.
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Brandt Snedeker entered the playoffs in 9th place in the point standings.
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Brandt Snedeker played in all four playoff events, recording finishes of missed cut, T47, T14 and T29.
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Brandt Snedeker finished in 20th place in the final points standings, which earned him a bonus check of $225,000.
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Brandt Snedeker had one win, a third-place finish, six top-10 finishes and 13 top-25 finishes.
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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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Brandt Snedeker began the 2008 season with a tied for 10th finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
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Brandt Snedeker recorded his first top-10 in a major at the 2008 Masters, where he finished tied for third.
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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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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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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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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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Brandt Snedeker missed seven consecutive tournaments in the middle of the season due to a rib injury.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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In November 2011, Brandt Snedeker underwent elective surgery on his right hip in order to fix a degenerative issue.
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Brandt Snedeker won his third PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.
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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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Brandt Snedeker entered the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking after his win.
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Brandt Snedeker had to withdraw from the 2012 US Open due to a rib injury.
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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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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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Brandt Snedeker pulled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship the following week, citing a rib injury.
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Brandt Snedeker was later diagnosed with "low bone turnover" and began taking daily injections to increase his bone mass.
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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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Brandt Snedeker finished 86th on the FedEx Cup points list and 60th on the money list.
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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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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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Brandt Snedeker went on to win the tournament, posting a total score of 259,21 under par.
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