Brandt Snedeker wins Myrtle Beach Classic for first PGA Tour title in nearly 8 years
MYRTLE BEACH, S. C. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker poured in the birdies on the back nine and closed with a 5-under 66 to win the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title in nearly eight years, earning a surprising spot in the PGA Championship.
And now the Presidents Cup captain will get a closer look at his American players the rest of the year. The victory should get him into high-profile tournaments the 45-year-old Snedeker might not have been expecting. Snedeker drove into the right trees on the 18th hole at Dunes Golf and Beach Club, pitched out to the fairway and two-putted from 30 feet for bogey.
“I feel amazing,” said Snedeker, whose last win was Wyndham Championship in 2018. “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. ” Mark Hubbard, seeking his first PGA Tour win in his 274th start, was tied for the lead when he did the same thing — a drive into trouble on the right, no real option but to pitch back to the fairway and a 25-foot par to force a playoff that missed. Hubbard shot 70.
“I thought I hit a much better wedge shot in there,” Hubbard said. “I thought it was going to get a lot closer, and the putt I left myself was 5 feet of break down grain. So it’s not a putt you’re going to make too much.