Snedeker earns first PGA Tour win

Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - Brandt Snedeker fired a nine-under 63 on Sunday to come from behind and win his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship.
He finished the shootout at 22-under-par 266 and won by two over three other players at Forest Oaks Country Club.
In addition to the first PGA Tour victory and the perks that come with that, Snedeker moved up to ninth in the FedEx Cup standings. With this being the final event before the playoffs start next week at the Barclays, Snedeker is assured to play all four events, culminating in the Tour Championship.
"It's just unbelievable," said Snedeker, who pocketed $900,000 for the win. "I'm getting goose bumps thinking about everything that comes with it. Thank God I didn't think about that today because I probably would not have won."
Overnight-leader Jeff Overton only managed a two-under 70 on Sunday. He tied for second place with Billy Mayfair and Tim Petrovic, both of whom shot 67s in the final round. The group came in at minus-20.
Carl Pettersson posted a four-under 68 and took fifth at 19-under-par 269. Greg Kraft carded a six-under 66 and came in sixth at minus-18.
Sunday's final round quickly became a birdie-fest and Snedeker was on board early. He birdied the first two holes, then rattled off four in a five-hole span to close his front nine.
He bogeyed the par-three 12th to momentarily fall down the leaderboard. Snedeker narrowly missed an eagle putt at 13, but tapped in for a birdie. He sank a seven-foot birdie putt at the 14th, which tied him for the lead at 20- under par with Petrovic, who recorded six birdies and a bogey through his first 15 holes.
Snedeker birdied the par-five 15th to take the outright lead, but Petrovic hit a sensational four-iron to six feet to set up birdie at 16. The two were tied again, but Snedeker broke out thanks to a 33-foot birdie putt at the 17th.
He made a routine par at 18 and waited as Petrovic needed a birdie at the last to force a playoff.
The chances of that happening disappeared quickly. Petrovic drove well into the left trees and had to pitch back to the fairway with his second. He did not hole out his third, and in fact made bogey to miss out by two.
Mayfair gave it a go thanks to two late birdies. He needed to hole out his second shot at the 18th to force the extra session, but drove into a bunker and hit his approach to 12 feet.
That guaranteed the title for Snedeker.
His first PGA Tour win might have cemented Rookie of the Year honors for the 26 year old. Snedeker took third in his third event of the year at the Buick Invitational and has three top 10s since mid-June.
"I still don't really believe it right now," said Snedeker, a two-time winner last year on the Nationwide Tour. "I'm trying to realize what just happened. It's a great day."
Shigeki Maruyama had a good day on Sunday. He shot a three-under 69 to move into a tie for seventh place, but it was enough to get him to 140th on the FedEx Cup list and into the field next week.
Maruyama shared seventh place with Kevin Stadler (66), Jason Gore (67) and Will MacKenzie (69). That group finished at 17-under-par 271.