I'm Feeling Lucky

16 Facts About Brian Gay

1.

Joseph Brian Gay was born on December 14,1971 and is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,898
2.

Military brat, Gay was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but was raised primarily at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where his father was a US Army non-commissioned officer involved in flight operations.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,899
3.

Brian Gay's father was a member of the All-Army golf team in his spare time.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,900
4.

Brian Gay was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2010.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,901
5.

Brian Gay turned pro in 1994 and joined the PGA Tour in 1999.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,902

Related searches

PGA Tour Fort Worth Military Alabama US Army Texas Florida Verizon Golf David Toms Humana Bermuda
6.

Brian Gay picked up his first win on tour at the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun in 2008 after 293 PGA Tour starts, with his second win coming at the Verizon Heritage in 2009.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,903
7.

Brian Gay won the event by ten strokes, finishing at 20-under par.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,904
8.

Brian Gay has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking, ranking as high as 35th in 2009.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,905
9.

Brian Gay was not exempt to play in the 2009 US Open heading into the St Jude Classic.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,906
10.

Brian Gay was one of seven golfers who could earn the last spot in the US Open by winning the St Jude Classic, using the "Winners of multiple PGA Tour events since the last Open" exemption.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,907
11.

Brian Gay went on to win by five strokes over David Toms and Bryce Molder for his second wire-to-wire win of the season.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,908
12.

In 2013, Brian Gay won for the first time in four years at the Humana Challenge, the fourth victory of his PGA Tour career.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,909
13.

Brian Gay defeated Charles Howell III on the second hole of a three-man sudden-death playoff when he made birdie.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,910
14.

In November 2020, Brian Gay won his fifth PGA Tour event at the Bermuda Championship when he defeated Wyndham Clark in a playoff.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,911
15.

Brian Gay was mentioned frequently in Bud, Sweat and Tees: A Walk on the Wild Side of the PGA Tour by Alan Shipnuck, which profiled Rich Beem's rookie year on the PGA Tour.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,912
16.

Steve Duplantis, who became Brian Gay's caddy following a split with Beem, was chronicled as well in Shipnuck's book.

FactSnippet No. 2,244,913