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Michael Brennan wrapped up an unforgettable week with a 5-under-par 66 on Sunday to seal his runaway win on the Bank of Utah Championship in Ivins, Utah.
Brennan, 23, acquired a sponsor’s exemption this week to make his third PGA Tour begin, and his first since turning professional. The win ensures him a full tour card for the following two years.
Brennan completed at 22-under 262 over 4 days at Black Desert Resort, which left him 4 strokes away from the Philippines’ Rico Hoey (67 Sunday). The Wake Forest product seized the lead within the second spherical and stored it Saturday due to a spherical of 64.
On Sunday, Brennan caught his method on the par-4 second gap to three ft and his tee shot on the par-3 third to six 1/2 ft to arrange his first two birdies. He made 5 of his seven birdies on the entrance 9 as he sped away from the pack and have become the seventh participant since 1970 to win a PGA Tour occasion inside his first three begins.
Brennan will get to bypass the Korn Ferry Tour, the place he was set to play in 2026. He acquired Korn Ferry eligibility by putting No. 1 within the Fortinet Cup standings on the third-tier PGA Tour Americas this season.
Hoey, in the meantime, jumped a projected 30 spots to No. 61 within the FedEx Cup Fall factors race by incomes 300 factors together with his second-place end. Golfers who end 51st to sixtieth within the FedEx Cup Fall factors are assured entry into the primary two signature occasions of 2026. There are three tournaments remaining on the autumn schedule.
Defending champion Matt McCarty — who, like Brennan, gained this occasion in his third profession begin — posted a 70 and tied for third at 16 underneath with David Ford (67), Justin Lower (67), Pierceson Coody (69), Canada’s Ben Silverman (67) and Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen (68).
–Field Level Media