Brian Gay - Media Guide

T13 at the season-ending Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-Mart, which moved him to No. 86 on the money list...Ended the year ranked in the top-10 in both Putting Average and Driving Accuracy...Made an ace during the opening round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.

first hole at Riviera CC during second round...Was two strokes off the lead through 36 holes at the Verizon Heritage, but closing rounds of 73-70 dropped him to T9...Opened with a 7-under 64 at the Chrysler Championship and held a two-stroke lead. Was one back of leader K.J. Choi after 36 and 54 holes, but a closing 2-over 73 dropped him to T9.

503-yard first hole at Riviera CC during second round...Was two strokes off the lead through 36 holes at the Verizon Heritage, but closing rounds of 73-70 dropped him to T9...Opened with a 7-under 64 at the Chrysler Championship and held a two-stroke lead. Was one back of leader K.J. Choi after 36 and 54 holes, but a closing 2-over 73 dropped him to T9. 2005: Lone top-10 was T3 at the Barclays Classic. Entered final round two off the lead of Jim Furyk and Padraig Harrington, but had two double bogeys on Sunday. Finish was best performance since a T2 at the 2002 Buick Open...Finished T17 at the Valero Texas Open and collected $42,420, lifting him over the mark to secure his card for 2006. 2004: After finishing out of the top 125 in 2003, managed to get back into the top 125 with five top-20s, including one top-10...Played in final group on Sunday for the second consecutive week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Opened final round eight strokes behind David Toms and posted 73 to finish T5...Needed to make one cut with three tournaments remaining for the season to secure his card for 2005. Managed to make the cut near his home at the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort, finishing T41. 2003: Finished out of the top 125 for the first time since 1998, his rookie season. Returned to the Qualifying Tournament and finished T28. Only top-10 of the season was a T8 at The Honda Classic. 2002: Played in 34 events, making 24 cuts, and finishing in the top-10 four times. Best finish was a T2 at the Buick Open, four strokes behind champion Tiger Woods. 2001: Had career-highs in money earned and money list position. Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time, thanks to a career-high five top-10s. At the MasterCard Colonial, finished T2 on the strength of a closing 65, two strokes behind Sergio Garcia. His $352,000 paycheck was largest of his career. 2000: On strength of eight top-25s, placed among Top 125 on money list for first time...First career top-10 came at Honda Classic, a T4. Part of eight-way first-round tie for lead after 7-under-par 65 in Coral Springs. Stood two strokes back through 54 holes and pulled within one of champion Dudley Hart heading to 17th hole Sunday. Gay's 30-foot birdie putt stopped on the edge of the front lip and fell in, but Gay waited longer than the allowed 10 seconds to tap ball in and was assessed one-stroke penalty (Rule 16-2) after play was completed, giving him a par. He bogeyed the 18th hole and finished two strokes behind Hart. 1999: In first career full TOUR season, played in 26 events and made eight cuts...Retained exempt status with T10 at TOUR Qualifying Tournament. 1998: Member of the Nationwide Tour...Earned status on TOUR for the next season with T31 finish at Qualifying Tournament in Palm Springs. 1997: Three-time winner on Golden Bear Tour, a two-time winner on Sunshine Players Tour and a four-time winner on South Florida Tour. 1996: Lone TOUR event was U.S. Open...Finished second on Golden Bear Tour money list after winning Golden Bear Tour Championship. 1995: Played in 40 mini-tour tournaments and won nine times, including victories on the Emerald Coast Golf Tour, Gulf Coast Tour, Gary Player Tour and Tommy Armour Tour. Amateur: Member of 1993 U.S. Walker Cup team...Medalist at the 1993 U.S. Amateur...Two-time All-America selection and a three-time All-SEC selection of the University of Florida. Only player to win the SEC Championship twice. Also, SEC Freshman of the Year...Led University Florida to NCAA Championship in 1993 along with TOUR member Chris Couch.

cuts, and finishing the top-10 four times in 2002. Recorded a T2 at the 2002 Buick Open. Closing rounds of 67-68, netted $217,800 to secure his card for 2003 ($593,419). Had career highs in money earned and money list position in 2001. Surpassed the $1-million mark for the first time. Earned career-best PGA TOUR finish at the 2001 MasterCard Colonial with a T2 on the strength of a closing 65, two strokes behind Sergio Garcia. His $352,000 paycheck was largest of his career. First career top-10 came at 2000 Honda Classic, a T4. Stood two strokes back through 54 holes and pulled within one of champion Dudley Hart heading to 17th hole Sunday. Gay's 30-foot birdie putt stopped on the edge of the front lip and fell in, but Gay waited longer than the allowed 10 seconds to tap ball in and was assessed one-stroke penalty (Rule 16-2) after play was completed, giving him a par. He bogeyed 18th hole and finished two strokes behind Hart. In 1999, his first career full PGA TOUR season, played in 26 events and made eight cuts. Retained PGA TOUR exempt status for 2000 with T10 at PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Member of the Nationwide Tour in 1998. Earned status on the PGA TOUR for the next season with T31 finish at Qualifying Tournament in Palm Springs. Three-time winner on Golden Bear Tour, a two-time winner on Sunshine Players Tour and a four-time winner on South Florida Tour in 1997. Played in 40 mini-tour tournaments in 1995 and won nine times. As an amateur, was a member of the 1993 U.S. Walker Cup team. Medalist at the 1993 U.S. Amateur. Two-time All-America selection, three-time All-SEC selection, two-time SEC Championship medalist and on three SEC Championship teams while at Florida. Played on the same team with Pat Bates, 2001 Nationwide Tour three-time winner, at Florida and won the 1993 NCAA Championship with PGA TOUR member Chris Couch. Father was a scratch golfer and played for the all-Army team. Dad got him started in golf when he was 9.