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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSBrandt snedekereXeMPt StAtUS: 48th on 2010 money listFULL nAMe: Brandt SnedekerHeiGHt: 6-1WeiGHt: 185BiRtHDAte: December 8, 1980BiRtHPLAce: Nashville, tNReSiDence: Nashville, tNFAMiLY: Wife, mandyeDUcAtion: Vanderbilt university (2004,communications)SPeciAL inteReStS: Hunting, fishingtURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2004nationwide tour Graduate (2006)PGA toUR VictoRieS (1):2007 Wyndham championship.nAtionWiDe toUR VictoRieS (2):2006 Scholarship america Showdown at Somerby, permianBasin charity golf classic.otHeR VictoRieS (1):2009 aDt Skills challenge [with Boo Weekley]BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t2—Farmers Insurance open; t5—Deutsche Bankchampionship; t8—u.S. open, Wyndham championship;t10—Bob Hope classic.2010 SeASon:matched his 2009 performance of five top-10 finishes enroute to a 37th-place finish in the final FedExcup standings.First two top-10 finishes came in first two starts of the year,beginning with a t10 at the Bob Hope classic…a t2 at theFarmers Insurance open a week later was his best finish attorrey pines in four appearances…Snapped a streak of fourmissed cuts in major championships with a t8 finish at theu.S. open, his third top-25 finish in five career u.S. openstarts. made the cut on the number at 7-over 149 beforerounds of 69-71 propelled him into the top 10 for the thirdtime in 2010…past champion finished t8 at the Wyndhamchampionship after opening with a 7-under-par 63. Sharedthe lead through 36 holes with eventual champion arjunatwal…Shared the 36-hole lead for the second time in threeweeks at the Deutsche Bank championship, thanks to asecond-round 64. Went on to finish t5 and jump to No. 31 inthe FedExcup standings, familiar territory as he has finishedinside the top 35 in the first three years of the FedExcup…Quest for trip to tHE tour championship ended at the BmWchampionship as he finished t37 to fall to No. 37 in the finalFedExcup standings.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Finished in the top 60 on the money list for the thirdconsecutive time, at No. 55. after missing the cut at theVerizon Heritage in mid-april, missed the next eight weekswith a rib injury. came back at the St. Jude classic in earlyJune, where he missed the cut...Shot a final-round 67 atthe at&t National to finish t5, his first top-10 since a t9at the 2008 u.S. open. the at&t finish earned him a spotin the British open two weeks later...Kept solid play rollingthe following week at the John Deere classic where he firedfour rounds in the 60s, capped by a 6-under 65 en route toa t2...Despite a first-round, 1-over 73 at the rBc canadianopen, claimed his third top-10 of the year in a monday finishwith a t5. In his only other rBc canadian open start in 2007,he finished t7...Finished t5 at the Wyndham championshipto continue his solid play over the last couple months. Hisfirst-round 64 was the third-best round of his pga tourcareer and the best since he shot a final-round 63 to win the2007 Wyndham championship...Entered the third pga tourplayoffs event, the BmW championship, 42nd in FedExcupstandings. after opening 69-69-66, had opportunity to climbinside the top 30 and earn second career trip to tHE tourchampionship. Needing a bogey on 72nd hole to secure berthin pga tour playoff finale, but made triple bogey (four-puttfrom 11 feet) and dropped to t10 and final FedExcup positionof 33rd...played 13 of final 14 weeks, including regularSeason and playoffs. 2008: played in the first three eventsof the pga tour playoffs for the FedExcup, eventuallyfinishing No. 34 in the final standings. Sophomore seasonon tour highlighted by five top-10 finishes...Finished t10 atthe mercedes-Benz championship to start the season. Ledbriefly during the first round, but cracked the head on hisdriver while teeing off on the par-4 17th and finished doublebogey, bogey...at the FBr open in Scottsdale, aZ, finishedt9...rounds of 69-68 led to a one-stroke lead after 36 holesat the poDS championship, but closing rounds of 73-73 ledto a t8 finish, three strokes behind winner Sean o’Hair...Insecond masters appearance, first as a professional, finishedt3 after playing in the final pairing with eventual championtrevor Immelman for the final two rounds. posted rounds of69-68-70-77—284 to finish four behind Immelman. tied forthe lead on Sunday after an eagle-3 on No. 2 but fell backwith eight bogeys over the final 16 holes...recorded his secondconsecutive top-10 in a major championship with a t9 atthe u.S. open at torrey pines, his fifth made cut in six majorchampionship starts at the time...represented the unitedStates at the omEga mission Hills World cup, with teammateBen curtis. the duo finished ninth...also played in theinaugural Kiwi challenge in New Zealand. Led after the firstround of the 36-hole, four-player tournament before settlingfor a third-place finish, two strokes behind winner Huntermahan. 2007: Stellar first season on tour, which includedhis first victory and a trip to the tour championship at theend of the pga tour playoffs for the FedExcup. Voted pgatour rookie of the Year…In third start as a member, rookietied the torrey pines North course record with an 11-underpar61 in the first round of the Buick Invitational. the 9-underpar27 on his first nine holes (Nos. 10-18) tied the pga tourrecord for most strokes under par for nine holes (Billy mayfair,2001 Buick open; and robert gamez, 2004 Bob Hope chryslerclassic). also held the second-round lead and shared the54-hole lead with andrew Buckle. Finished solo third, threestrokes behind tiger Woods...Sank a 32-foot birdie putt onthe 71st hole in regulation for a final-round 63 and collectedhis first pga tour title at the Wyndham championship,the last FedExcup regular Season event. Finished 22-underpar, two strokes ahead of tim petrovic, Billy mayfair andthird-round leader Jeff overton. moved to ninth on theFedExcup points list entering the pga tour playoffs forthe FedExcup...Became just the 15th rookie to qualify fortHE tour championship. He finished t29 at East Lake gcand 20th overall in final FedExcup standings. 2006: Finishedninth on the Nationwide tour money list. member of theNationwide tour from 2004-06. three top-10s included twofirsts and a second...runner-up came first at the chattanoogaclassic in June, where he lost playoff to Kyle reifers. openedwith a career-best 10-under 62...Followed that three weekslater with his first career victory at the Scholarship americaShowdown, where he birdied the second extra hole to defeatJeff Quinney. Both playoff appearances were set up byeagles on the final hole of regulation...after missing the cutin early august at the cox classic, had to sit out five tournamentsdue to a broken collarbone suffered after tripping overa tree root. comeback was complete with his second win ofthe season at the permian Basin charity golf classic, finishingat 16-under-par 272 and defeating aron price on the firstplayoff hole with a 15-foot birdie putt. made the identicalputt on the final hole of regulation to set up the extra session.2005: 45th on the Nationwide tour money list. 2004: 45thon the Nationwide tour money list. Finished second at theprice cutter charity championship in his second career starton that tour...Finished t41 at the masters tournament as anamateur. turned pro soon after...the best finish among hisSection 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2004a 1 12004 8 3 $54,215/2005 2 1 12,731/2007 29 23 1 1 6 13 97,907/20 2,836,643/172008 26 19 1 5 7 102,432/34 1,531,442/592009 26 14 1 5 8 1,435/33 1,483,557/552010 26 18 1 5 9 1,470/37 1,602,690/48total 118 79 1 2 2 21 37 7,521,278nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2004 11 8 1 5 6 $129,358/452005 24 14 4 8 119,288/452006 26 20 2 1 3 8 300,918/9total 61 42 2 2 12 22 549,563* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters t41 t3 cutu.S. open cut t23 t9 cut t8British opencut cutpgat18 t24 cut t39tHE pLaYErS t12 cut cuttour championshipt29accenture match play championshipt33Bridgestone Invitationalt43ca championshipt48the Barclays cut cut t68 t12 cutDeutsche Bank championship t47 t27 t32 t5BmW championship cut t14 t55 t10 t37nAtionAL teAMS: uSa vs. Japan collegiate golf championship (1), 2002; World cup (1),2008.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-181