Yet again this season, the PGA Tour has a first-time winner. The latest is also the 13th player to win on a sponsor exemption.
Michael Brennan, 23, was making only his third PGA Tour start. He had an amazing PGA Tour Americas season that earned him a 2026 Korn Ferry Tour card. But after his Bank of Utah win, he can make other plans as he’s exempt on the PGA Tour through the end of 2027.
First-time winners on the PGA Tour in 2025
- Thomas Detry, WM Phoenix Open
- Brian Campbell, Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
- Joe Highsmith, Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches
- Karl Vilips, Puerto Rico Open
- Min Woo Lee, Texas Children’s Hospital Open
- Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin, Zurich Classic of New Orleans
- Ryan Fox, Oneflight Myrtle Beach Classic
- Aldrich Potgieter, Rocket Classic
- William Mouw, ISCO Championship
- Ryan Gerard, Barracuda Championship
- Cameron Young, Wyndham Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood, Tour Championship
- Steven Fisk, Sanderson Farms Championship
- Michael Brennan, Bank of Utah Championship
Ben Griffin has two wins in 2025. After his team win, he later won the Charles Schwab Challenge for his first individual PGA Tour title.
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