By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

Briny Baird will undergo surgery on both shoulders and will miss the remainder of the season.

Baird, who hasn’t played since the HP Byron Nelson Championship, will have 5-7 millimeters shaved off his bone near his AC joint to alleviate increasing pain in his left shoulder. The procedure will take place Thursday.

He will have the same surgery on his right shoulder 60-90 days later.

Baird is “very encouraged” and expects to be ready to play at the start of the 2013 season.

In 13 starts this year, Baird made the cut six times with one top 25 -- a tie for 12th in Mexico.

By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- As far as losses go, this one will actually be a little easier for Briny Baird to swallow, even if he’s now gone 348 starts without a victory.

“I finished second before four times, and only one of those four times did I really honestly think I had a chance to win,” said Baird, who lost to Bryce Molder on the sixth playoff hole at the Frys.com Open.  “The other times they weren't back door seconds, but I didn't feel like I was out there to win the tournament.

“Today I felt like I was out there to win the tournament.”

He certainly had his chances -- again. On the fourth extra hole was Baird’s best chance; he had a 7 1/2 -footer for the win but missed it.

But to Baird’s point, he also hit some big shots Sunday when he needed them most -- a birdie on the 15th and a pitch-in eagle on the 17th during regulation, not to mention three birdies during the playoff.

“For me that's a big deal,” Baird said. “There's a hurdle that I overcame today that I'm not scared to talk about it.

“If I knew [how to win], you know, I would have -- I probably would have won. You know, because you keep doing this, that's knocking on the door. A lot of other times, you know, you finish second, you finish third, you finish fourth, you're not really knocking on the door. You're just shooting a good Sunday round when you were in 25th place. This was good.”

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- With 27 feet separating Briny Baird from his first career victory, Baird left his putt on the 18th hole just short of the hole meaning that he and Bryce Molder are headed to a playoff after each finished at 17 under.

Both players are trying for their first career win, though Baird has been waiting for his a lot longer with 347 career starts already under his belt coming into this week.

The first playoff hole will be the par-4 17th, followed by the par-4 18th (if needed), then the 17th again (if needed) . Molder parred the 17th earlier today, while Baird eagled it by chipping in from just off the green. Stay tuned for the play-by-play here.

9:33 p.m. ET: Molder made his birdie putt, becoming a first-time winner on the PGA TOUR. “You practice and you work … you hope some validation’s behind it,” Molder said. “I’m excited.”

9:32 p.m. ET: Want drama? Baird lagged his first putt short of the hole and had PGA TOUR rules official Mark Russell use the flagstick to determine whether he was still away – it was that close. Baird was away, and he drained his par putt.

9:28 p.m. ET: From the rough, Baird reached the front of the green, well short of the back hole location. Molder hit his stiff to about six feet. Advantage Molder, with the sun setting rapidly.

9:23 p.m. ET: On the 18th tee for the sixth hole, Briny Baird’s shot landed in the right rough while Molder’s landed safely in the fairway. Baird has 162 yards to the hole from the rough, Molder has 136 yards.

9:18 p.m. ET: Both players hit great shots onto the green of the par-4 17th. Baird was away and his eagle putt drifted just right of the cup. Molder’s went left. They both tapped in for disappointing birdies. The sixth playoff hole (again, the 18th) is next.

9:05 p.m. ET: Molder, some 80 feet from the flag, lagged his putt just past the hole to set up par. Meanwhile, Baird missed his 12-footer for the win for a par as well. And back to the 17th they go.

9 p.m. ET: With his ball nestled in some heavy grass in the hazard, Molder managed to find the front of the green with a wedge … but Baird just hit the flag on the fly and the ball settled maybe 15 feet from the hole.

8:55 p.m. ET: Baird found the fairway off the tee, while Molder just hit into the hazard left of the fairway. The ball is playable but obviously Baird has the advantage.

8:48 p.m. ET: Baird ran his putt 6 feet past and then, as Baird kept his head down unable to watch, Molder missed his eagle putt as well. After Molder tapped in, Baird calmly rolled his in to extend the playoff. Back to the 18th they go.

8:40 p.m. ET: Baird teed off first and landed on the left side of the drivable par-4 17th, where his ball stopped 57 feet from the hole. Molder? He was a bit closer, hitting his drive over the top of the flag and watching it spin back to 13 feet, 7 inches.

8:35 p.m. ET: Molder missed his putt to the right … and so did Baird as his putt caught the left edge. Back to the 17th they go.

8:30 p.m. ET: Baird hit first and stuck his approach to 7 1/2 feet, while Molder has 15 feet, 5 inches.

8:25 p.m. ET: Both players found the fairway off the tee on the par-4 18th. Advantage, no one.

8:20 p.m. ET: Almost certainly needing to get up and down from the downslope behind the green on the 18th, Baird did exactly that, pitching to 4 1/2 feet. Molder had a chance to win but he missed his 22-footer before Baird made his par putt. They’ll head to the 18th now.

8:15 p.m. ET: Baird teed off first on the drivable par-4 17th and hit his tee shot over the green and into the rough, where he’s now on a downslope. Molder, meanwhile, found the green with his tee shot stopping just 22 feet, 6 inches from the hole.

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- From one shot back to one shot ahead. That’s what just happened to Briny Baird after he holed out for eagle from just off the 17th green to get to 17 under on the week and one shot clear of Bryce Molder.

No to be outdone, Molder stuck his approach shot to birdie range.

Meanwhile, Bud Cauley just finished at 15 under after a 66. At the moment he’s in third place, which helps tremendously as he tries to earn enough to skip q-school later this year. In any event, a top-10 gets him into the field for next week’s McGladrey Classic.

So basically we’re down to Baird or Molder, both of whom are trying to win for the first time in their careers.

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Thanks to a 30-footer for birdie on the par-4 eighth, Briny Baird is back on top of the leaderboard at 14 under.

Baird is one shot clear of Bud Cauley and Ernie Els.

Despite seeing lead shrink to one, Baird has played well for the most part through his first eight holes with all six fairways hit and seven of eight greens in regulation. He’s also taken 14 putts -- for the week Baird is leading the field in putts per green in regulation.

Should Baird go on to win it would be the second week in a row that a player with a long history of not winning was able to get his first career victory. Last week, Kevin Na ended his streak at 210 starts without a win. Baird has played 347 events without winning.

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Thanks to a 30-footer for birdie on the par-4 eighth, Briny Baird is back on top of the leaderboard at 14 under.

Baird is one shot clear of Bud Cauley and Ernie Els.

Despite seeing lead shrink to one, Baird has played well for the most part through his first eight holes with all six fairways hit and seven of eight greens in regulation. He’s also taken 14 putts -- for the week Baird is leading the field in putts per green in regulation.

Should Baird go on to win it would be the second week in a row that a player with a long history of not winning was able to get his first career victory. Last week, Kevin Na ended his streak at 210 starts without a win. Baird has played 347 events without winning.

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- Leader Briny Baird just teed off here in the final round of the Frys.com Open, where he’s trying to win for the first time in his career -- or 347 starts.

Twice before Baird has held the lead after 54 holes with the last coming at the 2004 Children’s Miracle Network Classic, where he went on to finish in a tie for second after a final-round 70.

His other lead was that the 2003 Buick Classic, where he tumbled to a tie for 30th after a final-round 77.

A win would obviously mean a lot to Baird for a number of reasons. But so would a strong finish even if he shouldn’t win. In 17 starts this season Baird is No. 148 on the money list. Last year he finished No. 127.

As for the Frys.com Open, he missed his last two cuts here but did tie for 14th in 2007 when the event was played in Arizona.

Entering last weeks Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Kevin Na trailed Baird and Brett Quigley for most career money earned without a victory on the PGA TOUR. With Na’s win Brian Davis moves to third on the list.

SAN MARTIN, Calif. -- At 137th on the money list coming into the week, Garrett Willis needs to play well if he wants to climb into the top 125 and secure his PGA TOUR card for next season. That’s exactly what he did Thursday with a 4-under 67 to share the lead with Brenden Steele, Briny Baird ad Matt Bettencourt at the Frys.com Open.

The performance by Willis, and the others, was impressive given not only the circumstances but the weather.

“I didn't like it one bit,” Willis said of what was a cold, wet day with at times heavy rain. “The way that rain was coming down, it was pretty amazing they continued play, but I was just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping it would either stop or they'd call play. It was about as tough of conditions I've ever played in.”

He barely showed it, making just one bogey on the day.

For Willis, it’s the second week in a row he’s opened strong. Last week he carded a 65 in the first round in Las Vegas before finishing in a tie for 34th.

But it’s only the first round and Willis is trying not to get ahead of himself and what a win could mean for him.

“I won't think about that,” he said. “I mean obviously if I'm in this position come Saturday night, I'll think about it, but like I said, this is a tough golf course. I'm glad I got this round under my belt, and like I said, I'm still grinding away trying to make the cut. I'm not even thinking about winning golf tournaments. I'm thinking about being able to play on Saturday morning.”