Alvaro Ortiz finishes with flurry for four-shot victory over Sandy Scott at Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation

Alvaro Ortiz broke away from fellow 54-hole co-leader Sandy Scott with a five-under 30 on the back nine at Vanderbilt Legends Club, North Course, on Sunday for a four-stroke win at the Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation. He finished with a 26-under 254 total for his second victory of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season.

Charting the champion (stats updated through tournament)

• Ortiz improved to 2-for-3 converting the 54-hole lead/co-lead into victory on the Korn Ferry Tour (previous: 2025 Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS, finished second; 2026 UNC Health Championship, won).
• Closed in 7-under 63 with six birdies in the final 10 holes to total 26-under 254, tying the fourth-lowest 72-hole score in Korn Ferry Tour history
  • Lowest 72-hole scores in Tour history:
    • 250 – Stephan Jaeger/2016 Ellie Mae Classic
    • 251 – Adrien Dumont de Chassart/2025 Compliance Solutions Championship
    • 253 – Tim Widing/2024 Veritex Bank Championship
    • 254 – Norman Xiong/2022 Wichita Open
    • 254 – Johnny Keefer/2025 Veritex Bank Championship
    • 254 – Alvaro Ortiz/2026 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation
• Broke the 72-hole tournament scoring record of 257 previously established by 2025 champion Zach Bauchou
• Played the final 54 holes in 21-under 189, tying the fifth-lowest 54-hole score in consecutive rounds in Korn Ferry Tour history
• Carded a 9-under 61 in the second round, tying his career-low round on Tour (2026 OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank, Round 2) and the 18-hole tournament scoring record
• Finished with 31 total birdies, tying the fourth-most birdies in a 72-hole event in Korn Ferry Tour history
• Posted the largest margin of victory in tournament history (previous: three strokes, James Driscoll, 2016; Austin Smotherman, 2021; Grayson Murray, 2023)
• Previously finished solo sixth at the 2025 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation

Additional notes

• Sandy Scott (second/-22) recorded a career-high finish and his second top-three finish of the 2026 season (third/Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya), lifting him to No. 13 on the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour Points List.
• The Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation is the first of four season-ending Korn Ferry Tour Finals events; the top 132 players on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List upon conclusion of this week’s final round qualified for next week’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.
  • Two players who began the week outside the top 132 on the Points List moved into the top 132:
    • No. 149 Lanto Griffin (T3/-21) – rises to No. 86
    • No. 134 Joshua Creel (T18/-15) – rises to No. 114