Golfer Brent Snedeker scores emotional victory on Mother’s Day

golfer Brandt Snedeker On Mother’s Day, he let his emotions flow as he won on the PGA Tour for the first time in eight years, marking his first victory since the death of his mother. Candace.

“Your mom is smiling at you right now, man,” Snedeker’s caddy, Heath Holt, Tell him after he wins at the Myrtle Beach Classic on Sunday, May 10th. “I’m happy for you, man. Congratulations, man. You put in all the hard work. What a great comeback.”

Snedeker, 46, captain of the U.S. team at the upcoming 2026 Presidents Cup, was visibly overwhelmed by the moment, wiping tears with a towel from his golf bag. “Happy Mother’s Day,” Holt said.

“Oh my God,” Snedeker replied, crying.

The victory was Snedeker’s 10th career victory on the PGA Tour and his first since the Wyndham Championship in August 2018.

Snedeker’s mother, Candace, died of a heart attack in October 2020 at the age of 73.

Eight months later, in June 2021, Snedeker’s father, Larrydied after being diagnosed with cancer.

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He added, “You live out of a suitcase and think about all kinds of things. It’s been a rough year for me and my brother. But we got through it. I’m ready to start over.”

After his parents died, Snedeker explained that he dealt with his grief the only way he knew how: on the golf course.

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“I’m trying to keep my mind focused (by playing), but it’s probably not the smartest thing in the world,” Snedeker said in 2022. “I don’t know how else to deal with it.”

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After his long-awaited win in Myrtle Beach on Sunday, Snedeker admitted he didn’t know if this moment would come again.

“The last few years I didn’t think I could win again,” Snedeker said. “I’m not playing golf very well. I’m not feeling great physically. A lot of self-doubt. A lot of, you know, what am I doing?”

He continued, “I did the only thing I knew how to do: Go back to work. That’s all you can do. Don’t look around for solutions, look for answers. That’s what I tell people all the time. I don’t need excuses. I need solutions to problems. The solution is to get back to work and do what I love to do. Every time I do that, I get better, better, better, and my confidence starts to grow and I feel like I can play.”