Brandt Snedeker’s opening round at the Wyndham Championship started with a bogey and two pars. Then it got ridiculous.
Snedeker played the final 15 holes at Sedgefield Country Club in 12 under par, coming in with a second-nine 27 en route to an 11-under 59. In doing so, Snedeker joined the exclusive sub-60 club: only eight other players have ever shot in the 50s in a PGA Tour event.
A poor tee shot at No. 10 put Snedeker out of position to open his round; he failed to get up-and-down for par. It was the only bad thing that would happen all day.
He reeled off birdies at 13, 14, 15 and 16 to go out in three-under 32. The 37-year-old dialed in his iron game even further at the turn. He left just four feet for birdie at No. 1, three feet at No. 2 and five feet at No. 3. He added another two-putt birdie at the par-5 5th. After splitting the fairway at No. 6, Snedeker was left with 176 yards. He flew it directly into the cup.
DUNK! ?
And @BrandtSnedeker had NO idea. ?#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/U3BpsLD5mq
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 16, 2018
Snedeker wasn’t done. His very next shot came at the 223-yard 7th and he stuck that, too, leaving less than three feet for birdie.
10 UNDER!@BrandtSnedeker needs one birdie in his final two holes to shoot 59.#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/UOAIwan1rJ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 16, 2018
He hit his approach shot at No. 8 to six feet but just missed the right-to-left slider, leaving himself one last chance for 59.
SO close.
With this miss, @BrandtSnedeker needs to birdie his final hole to shoot 59.
Watch his final hole on @PGATOURLIVE: https://t.co/aWLH5GSUGt pic.twitter.com/HbbxoavGGm
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 16, 2018
At No. 9, he found the fairway and the green, leaving himself with 20 feet. You can watch the rest below.
?59?@BrandtSnedeker shoots a 59!#LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/qMag0wlolC
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 16, 2018
