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1. Michael Brennan: Hello, world. The 23-year-old was granted a sponsor’s exemption into the Bank of Utah Championship—and dominated in just his third ever PGA Tour start. Now, he’s the 13th player to win a Tour event on a sponsor’s invite and the eighth to win for the first time in their third (or fewer) career start. Having earned Korn Ferry Tour status for 2026 with three wins on the PGA Tour Americas, he’ll bypass that now and head straight to the big leagues.