Brandt Snedeker will be playing in the final pairing Sunday on the Copperhead course.
It’s a far cry from where the 45-year-old Snedeker has been spending his weekends in 2026.
After missing the cut in four consecutive events to start his season, Snedeker is in position to win the Valspar Championship.
A 6-under 65 on Thursday propelled him early. There might have been an expectation he’d fade, but that wound up just being a preview of what was to come for this year’s U.S. Presidents Cup captain.
Snedeker met that strong opening round with a 72 on Friday and a bogey-free 4-under 67 in Saturday’s third round.
“Even though it looked bogey-free, it was definitely up and down,” he told reporters. “There was some struggles in the middle of the round that I was able to survive, which was nice. I finished strong, made some good swings coming down the stretch. Rolling the ball so good, chipping the ball so good, if I can kind of get my long game under control a little bit we’re going to have a good chance tomorrow.”
The nine-time Tour winner finished the 18th hole on Saturday with the low round of the day, and sits two strokes off of leader Sungjae Im.
The pairing is set to tee off at 1:50 p.m. ET.
“I’m going to enjoy my late Sunday round tomorrow and go have some fun,” Snedeker said.
“Being out last on the golf course helps, it really does,” he added. “A) you can see what’s going on in your group with the guy that’s probably going to be leading or close to it, and B) it gives you opportunity to make adjustments if you need to, based on how the round is going. So being in the last group is always a positive, it means you’ve done three rounds really well, and I always use that as a good way to kind of go and kind of set your round up for success.”
Snedeker’s last truly meaningful Sunday came four years ago at the Valero Texas Open, which is the next tournament on the Tour schedule after the Valspar.
In 2022, Snedeker was the co-leader going into final round but could not seize the 54-hole momentum, as J.J. Spaun went on to win.
His last win on Tour came at the 2018 Wyndham Championship.
Brandt Snedeker turns in a bogey-free 67 and is firmly in contention heading into Sunday 👏
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 21, 2026
His most recent PGA Tour win was at the 2018 Wyndham Championship
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“I always make goals at the beginning of the year to kind of, you know, stair step it along the way,” Snedeker said Saturday. “But my big goal is trying to get more in contention on Sundays. Give myself — obviously I want to win again. I have nine Tour wins, I want to get to 10, I think that would be pretty cool. But having these conditions, giving yourself a chance on Sunday is all you can do. If I go to the 10th tee tomorrow with a chance to win the golf tournament that’s all you work for. Then, from there, go play and figure out what you can do. So just looking forward to trying to get to that 10th tee tomorrow with a chance to win.”