Opinion: Expect to hear a lot about Brandt Snedeker for the rest of 2026

Brandt Snedeker (Killivt03, Wikimedia Commons)

As we are on the eve of the 2026 PGA Championship, there is one player who could be in the spotlight for the next little while. That is 45-year-old Brandt Snedeker of Nashville, Tennessee.

This past weekend, Snedeker received a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour and qualified for the 2026 PGA Championship, as he won the Myrtle Beach Classic in South Carolina. Don’t forget. Snedeker is also the Presidents Cup captain for the United States this year, and will have a lot of important decisions to make in the coming months to ensure American dominance continues in this international tournament.

As a player though, Snedeker just rose 162 places in the world from 273rd to 131st. At Myrtle Beach, he posted a winning score of -18. Four other golfers were in contention. Mark Hubbard of Denver, Colorado was in second place at -17, Beau Hossler of Mission Viejo, California and Kevin Roy of Syracuse, New York were tied for third place at -16, and England’s Aaron Rai was in fifth place at -15.

Snedeker needs to be praised for his consistency on the course at Myrtle Beach. He had an opening round score and third round score of four-under-par 67, and a second round score and fourth round score of five-under-par 66. Snedeker even eagled the par five 15th hole in round three on Saturday. He had a 300 yard tee shot, 253 yard approach shot, and a 22 foot, 11 inch putt for eagle.

This was Snedeker’s 10th PGA title, but first in eight years. He has previously won the 2007 and 2018 Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, the 2011 Heritage Classic in Hilton Head, South Carolina, the 2012 and 2016 Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego, the 2012 Tour Championship in Atlanta, 2013 and 2015 Pebble Beach, and 2013 Canadian Open. Snedeker has now won a PGA Tour event in three separate decades and over a span of 19 years.