Michael Brennan sums up his 2025 Bank of Utah Championship triumph in 3 words

Michael Brennan clinched his first PGA Tour victory at the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship. The 23-year-old golfer entered the tournament with a sponsor exemption and carded an impressive 22-under par score to claim the title. He is only the second player, after Nick Dunlap, to win on the PGA Tour on a sponsor's exemption.

Brennan turned professional in 2024 and primarily plays on the PGA Tour Americas, where he has secured three wins this year. The young golfer also competed in the 2023 U.S. Open and the 2022 Genesis Invitational, where he missed the cut in both events. However, Brennan has tremendously improved his golf skills since then and claimed higher finishes on the leaderboard in the past two years.

Michael Brennan put up a brilliant performance throughout the week at the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship. Brennan secured a lead following round two and displayed a consistent performance throughout. After his win, the 23-year-old golfer took to his social media page to reflect on his victory.

He shared a compilation of moments at the Utah event and checked off his dream of being a PGA Tour winner in the caption. Brennan summed up his triumph in three words as he wrote:

"PGA Tour winner ✅"

With his win at the Bank of Utah Championship, Michael Brennan earned $1,080,000 in prize money. In addition, he qualified for the Major event, the 2026 PGA Championship, as well as the 2026 Players Championship.

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Michael Brennan hopes to continue playing 'solid golf'

Michael Brennan at the Bank Of Utah Championship 2025 - Source: Getty

Michael Brennan certainly took the golf world by surprise with his four-stroke victory at the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship on Sunday, October 26. The rising PGA Tour star achieved his dream quite early on, in his third event on the Tour. During the post-round press conference on the final day, Brennan shared his thoughts about his latest victory (via ASAP Sports):

"Yeah, played some good golf. I don't know, it's a little tough. It's something I work for and I felt like I had been playing good for a while. I feel like maybe I have an idea what clicked, but I'm really not 100% sure. I'll take it and hope to continue playing solid golf."

He went on to speak about his long-time dream of winning on the Tour, as he said:

"Hundred percent, Been my dream for a very long time to play on the PGA Tour and win on the PGA Tour, so, yeah, it feels amazing to do it. Just very thankful to even be in the field this week. I mean, ended up pretty good."

Michael Brennan, who maintained his lead heading into the final round of the tournament, shared about his nervousness he felt at the tee off. He continued to share how his caddie, Jeff Kirkpatrick, calmed him down during the game.

Edited by Anusha M