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Brandt Newell Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2012 FedEx Cup with a victory in the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, a win that moved him into the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. In February 2013 after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, he moved to a career high of No. 4 in the world. On August 16, 2018, he shot the tenth sub-60 round in the history of the PGA Tour, scoring an opening round 59 at the Wyndham Championship.
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to parents Larry and Candice Snedeker, Snedeker was introduced to golf by his maternal grandmother, who managed a golf course in West Plains, Missouri. He attended Harding Academy and Montgomery Bell Academy for high school.
Snedeker graduated from Vanderbilt University, where he was initiated into Kappa Alpha Order by the Chi Chapter. He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 2003 before turning professional in 2004.
Snedeker played on the Nationwide Tour from 2004 until 2006, when he finished ninth on the tour money list…
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