Michael Brennan won the Bank of Utah Championship with a 262 (67, 65, 64, 66, -22) shot, in just his third appearance on the PGA Tour. On the par-71 Black Desert Resort Golf Course in Ivins, Utah, a final-round 66 (-5, seven birdies, two bogeys) left the Filipino Rico Hoey four shots behind, second with a 266 (-18).
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Two Italians are in the field: Francesco Molinari, 42nd with a 276 (67 71 69 69, -8), after a mostly mid-table run, ending with a partial 69 (-2, four birdies and two bogeys), and Matteo Manassero, who made the cut (108th with a 146 (75 71, +4). In third place with a 268 (-16) are Justin Lower, David Ford, Pierceson Coody, Matt McCarty, defending his title, Canadian Ben Silverman and Danish Thorbjorn Olesen, and in ninth with a 269 (-15) are Brandt Snedeker and Max Homa.
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Michael Brennan, a 23-year-old from Leesborg (Virginia), a pro since 2024, achieved his first victory on the tour, but this is his fourth of the year after those on the PGA Tour Americas (BioSteel Championship, CRMC Championship, ATB Classic) signed within a month between August and September. He has now become a member of the PGA Tour, with an exemption until 2027, and will be eligible to play in The Players Championship, the RBC Heritage, and the PGA Championship in 2026. He rose from 111th to 43rd in the World Ranking and received a check for $1,080,000 on a prize pool of $6,000,000.
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