It was not Michael Brennan’s first appearance on the PGA Tour. He had played the 2022 Genesis Invitational. However, the 23-year-old had only turned pro last year. So when he was playing the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship, he was participating in a PGA Tour event for the first time as a pro golfer. And in his very first attempt, Brennan did the unthinkable. On a sponsor exemption, he won the title at the Black Desert Resort. With that, he did something that even Rory McIlroy couldn’t achieve.

As tweeted by Nosferatu, “Things that #43 in #OWGR, Michael Brennan, will never get to experience… – going to #KFT before #PGATour. – being a top 100 player in the world before being a top 50 #OWGR. He joins the list of the fastest players to reach Top 50 in the world rankings!” After his excellent

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