45 year old Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker won for the first time in nearly 8 years yesterday at the Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic for his 10th PGA Tour title. After the victory, he said Gary Woodland’s recent win helped motivated him:
“Yeah, it's been a roller coaster. I feel amazing. I feel so lucky to still be out here still doing what I love to do, to have a chance to win a golf tournament at my age and to be able to pull it out is something super special. I'm just so pumped. I don't know what else to say.
“But I've had a lot going on this year obviously with Presidents Cup stuff and getting to be around the guys. It really pushed me a lot. It did. Seeing Gary Woodland win a few weeks ago in Houston and seeing the old guys play well and the young guys push them, it's been fun to get back in the swing of things and play some good golf.
“I know people don't think I been playing that great, but I been playing pretty good. Just kind of have not been able to put four rounds together, and this week I did.
So excited for what the next little bit holds, and going to really enjoy tonight and celebrate this. Ten wins out here is a huge accomplishment for me, and super excited about it.”
He then went on to say that winning “means everything” and developed with an emotional answer about the struggles of professional sport:
“To not have my card the last couple of years, to be struggling to do what I love, you know, to still have a passion to play this game the way I want to play it and to show people how I can still do it, especially not playing my best and struggling the way I did to come back and fight, claw my way back and play some great golf this year even though it hasn't seemed like it to people outside.
“I knew I was playing well. I just hadn't been able to put it all together. Hopefully it shows my family, my kids something. Just, you know, ten wins out here is an accomplishment. Something I'm very proud of.”
The victory earns Brandt a full PGA Tour exemption through the 2028 season, a spot in this week’s PGA Championship and climbs him up to 63rd on the FedEx Cup Standings.
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