Michael Brennan Wins Second PGA Tour Title of the Season

• Michael Brennan won the Baycurrent Classic with a final-round 68 at Yokohama Country Club.
• Jacob Bridgeman and Keith Mitchell tied for second, one stroke back.
• It is the 24-year-old’s second win of 2026 and his third PGA Tour title in 33 starts.

Winning golf tournaments is sometimes about the birdies you make. More often, down the stretch, it’s about the bogeys you don’t.

Michael Brennan won the Baycurrent Classic on Sunday by parring each of his last six holes on the hilly Yokohama Country Club layout. His 3-under 68 took him to 16-under 268, one clear of Jacob Bridgeman and Keith Mitchell, for his second title of the season and third on the PGA Tour.

“Unbelievable. It was an unbelievable week,” said Brennan. “Japan was spectacular. The fans were amazing this week. It was so awesome to have my brother fly out here and be here for the weekend.”

A winning week in Japan 🇯🇵🏆 https://t.co/LQLeG9iJFr

— PGA Tour (@PGATour) October 11, 2026

Bounce-back at 11 and 12

Brennan began the day tied for the 54-hole lead with Bridgeman and Zach Bauchou. His round looked to be wobbling when he bogeyed the 10th. Birdies at the 11th and 12th put it back on course.

“I was frustrated after 10, probably could have handled it a little bit better,” he said. “Definitely should have hit a better chip, but making a really nice roll on 11 and 12 was huge.”

The par that mattered most came at the par-3 16th. From a greenside bunker he played a long splash to a foot and tapped in to stay ahead.

The former Wake Forest player now has three wins from 33 starts. He took the Bank of Utah Championship last year and won the Wyndham Championship in August to reach the FedExCup Playoffs, finishing the season 46th in the standings. He is now 3-for-3 when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead. He is also the season’s seventh multiple winner, and only the second player to win the Baycurrent Classic on debut after Nico Echavarria in 2024.

“I just think you can get more comfortable in those situations,” Brennan said. “I was very nervous today, especially coming down the stretch. Jacob and I had a great battle. He played really great coming down and that was really fun. We played a lot of golf in college together.”

Ground under repair? No problem 😤 Michael Brennan turns a tricky lie into a birdie on No. 12 to move into a tie for the lead @Baycurrent_Clsc. 📺 Golf Channel https://t.co/b5ADE03gIS

— PGA Tour (@PGATour) October 11, 2026

Bridgeman’s 17th will sting

Bridgeman had held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds. He had his chance to draw level at the par-4 17th, but his 5-foot birdie putt slid by on the right. At the last, his 55-foot effort over a large ridge finished 4 feet wide. He signed for a 69.

“I was in defensive mode a lot,” Bridgeman said. “I feel like I just kind of grinded my way to the end there. Was able to make some putts at important times that I needed. That one on 17’s going to sting a little bit.”

A win would have been the American’s third of the season, after he took his first title at the Genesis Invitational in February and then won the Biltmore Championship Asheville. That would have made him the fifth three-time winner of 2026 and the first player since Matt Fitzpatrick to win in back-to-back starts.

Mitchell’s burst runs out of road

For a spell, Keith Mitchell looked the man most likely. The halfway co-leader played a five-hole stretch in 5-under, with three birdies and an eagle, to move two strokes clear. He then played his final 10 holes in 2-over and also finished with a 68.

“The back nine plays a lot harder than the front,” Mitchell said. “Gave myself some good looks on the final three holes and just, unfortunately, didn’t convert them.”

The share of second is his best finish of the season, improving on a tie for fourth at the US Open. His wait for a second Tour title, which stretches back to the 2019 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, goes on.

Schauffele undone at the last

Defending champion Xander Schauffele came to the 18th a stroke back. He drove left into the trees and made a double bogey, closing with a 67 to tie for fourth at 13-under. His bid to become the first player to defend this title ended there.

“I hit a lot of really good shots,” Schauffele said. “I definitely played good enough golf to win this tournament.”

Brian Harman (67), Stephan Jaeger (70), Ryan Gerard (68) and Jordan Smith (70) joined Schauffele at 13-under.

Jordan Spieth, making his first start of the FedExCup Fall, closed with a 67 to tie for 13th at 11-under. Home favourite Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 champion, also shot 67 and finished tied 21st at 9-under.

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