Brandt Snedeker - Media Guide

of the Buick Invitational. The 9-under-par 27 on his first nine holes (Nos. 10-18) tied the PGA TOUR record for most strokes under par for nine holes (Billy Mayfair, 2001 Buick Open; and Robert Gamez, 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic). Also held the second-round lead and shared the 54-hole lead with Andrew Buckle. Finished solo third, three strokes behind Tiger Woods...Finished T12 in his first start at THE PLAYERS Championship...Finished T5 at the Stanford St. Jude Championship with rounds of 69-68 on the weekend ...Posted third top-10 with a T10 at the Buick Open...Finished T8 at the inaugural AT&T National for third top-10 in four starts...After two weeks off, earned fifth top-10 with a T7 at the Canadian Open...Finished T18 in his first start at the PGA Championship...Sank a 32-foot birdie putt on the 71st hole in regulation for a final-round 63 and collected his first PGA TOUR title at the Wyndham Championship, the last FedExCup Regular Season event. Finished 22-under par, two strokes ahead of Tim Petrovic, Billy Mayfair and third-round leader Jeff Overton. Moved to ninth on the FedExCup points list entering the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup...Became just the 15th rookie to qualify for THE TOUR Championship. He finished T29 at East Lake Golf Club and 20th overall in final FedExCup standings.

with his first career victory at the Scholarship America Showdown, where he birdied the second extra hole to defeat Jeff Quinney. Both playoff appearances were set up by eagles on the final hole of regulation...After missing the cut in early August at the Cox Classic, had to sit out five tournaments due to a broken collarbone suffered after tripping over a tree root. Comeback was complete with his second win of the season at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic, finishing at 16-under-par 272 and defeating Aron Price on the first playoff hole with a 15-foot birdie putt. Made the identical putt on the final hole of regulation to set up the extra session. 2005: 45th on the Nationwide Tour money list. 2004: 45th on the Nationwide Tour money list. Finished second at the Price Cutter Charity Championship in his second career start on that Tour...Finished T41 at the Masters Tournament as an amateur. Turned pro soon after...The best finish among his season starts on TOUR was a T27 at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Amateur: Winner of the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, which earned a spot in the 2004 Masters...First-team All-American during his junior season at Vanderbilt University, becoming the first Commodore to earn that honor. Spent time during his senior season as the nation's top-ranked golfer according to Golfstat and Golfweek...Recipient of the 2003 Southeastern Conference Male Golfer of the Year award and a three-time, first-team All-SEC selection. Became the first Vanderbilt men's golfer to qualify for NCAA Regional play during his sophomore season...Represented the United States in the 2002 USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship, going 3-0 to lead U.S. to a 31-29 victory...Two-time Tennessee high school state champion...Two-time Tennessee State Junior Player of the Year.

Reifers. Opened with a career-best 10-under 62. Followed that three weeks later with his first career victory at the Scholarship America Showdown, where he birdied the second extra hole to defeat Jeff Quinney. Both playoff appearances were set up by eagles on the final hole of regulation. After missing the cut in early August at the Cox Classic, had to sit out five tournaments due to a broken collarbone suffered after tripping over a tree root. Comeback was complete with his second win of the season at the Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic, finishing at 16-under-par 272 and defeating Aron Price on the first playoff hole with a 15-foot birdie putt. Made the identical putt on the final hole of regulation to set up the extra session. Finished No. 45 on the 2004 and 2005 Nationwide Tour money lists. Finished second at the 2004 Price Cutter Charity Championship in his second career start on that Tour. Finished T41 at the 2004 Masters Tournament as an amateur. Turned pro soon after. The best finish among his 2004 starts on TOUR was a T27 at the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Winner of the 2003 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. First-team All-American during his junior season at Vanderbilt University, becoming the first Commodore to ever earn that honor. Spent time during his senior season as the nation's top-ranked golfer according to Golfstat and Golfweek. Recipient of the 2003 Southeastern Conference Male Golfer of the Year award and a three-time, first-team All-SEC selection. Became the first Vanderbilt men's golfer to qualify for NCAA Regional play during his sophomore season. Represented the United States in the 2002 USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship, going 3-0 to lead U.S. to a 31-29 victory. Two-time Tennessee high school state champion. Two-time Tennessee State Junior Player of the Year.