The Shark Shootout
2009 Leaderboard |
| | FINAL ROUND | | Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | Kelly/Stricker | -26 |
| T2 | Holmes/Perry | -25 |
| T2 | Leonard/Verplank | -25 |
| T2 | Campbell/Clark | -25 |
| T5 | Flesch/Johnson | -23 |
| T5 | Fisher/Poulter | -23 |
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| Brian Gay |
 | Full Name: Brian Gay | | Height: 5-10 | | Weight: 155 | | Birthdate: December 14, 1971 | | Birthplace: Ft. Worth, FL | | Turned Professional: 1994 | | College: University of Florida |
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| Statistics (through 2009) |
| PGA TOUR Victories | | (3) 2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun. 2009 Verizon Heritage, St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx. |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | | $3,152,445 (13) |
| >Current Year Highlights | | Opened the season with four consecutive top-20 finishes, highlighted by a T5 effort at the Sony Open in Hawaii where he recorded four rounds in the 60s...Won the Verizon Heritage in April by a record 10 strokes, topping Davis Love III's seven-stroke win in 1998. His 20-under 264 total
broke Loren Roberts' previous tournament scoring record of 19-under in 1996. With just two bogeys during the tournament, his 10-stroke win was the largest margin of victory since Phil Mickelson won by 13 at the 2006 BellSouth Classic. His win became just the ninth in PGA TOUR history (dating back to 1970 when records began) to come with a double-digit winning margin...Won for the second time in five events and for the third time in his career with a five-stroke win at the St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx. Led by one stroke after each of the first three rounds, then shot his third consecutive 4-under 66 to pull away and secured a spot in the following week's U.S. Open because of multiple wins within the last calendar year. He birdied three of the first six holes in the final round to take all the suspense out of the finish and birdied the 18th to finish at 18-under 262. David Toms and Bryce Molder finished five back.Needed only 100 putts to become the fourth wire-to-wire winner in the tournament's 52-year history and first since Justin Leonard in 2005...Made the cut in all three PGA TOUR Playoffs events and entered THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola ranked 17th. It was his first appearance in THE TOUR Championship.
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| Career Highlights | | 2007: Shot 66-69 on the weekend to finish T4 at the PODS Championship...One stroke off the 36-hole lead, finished fourth at the Stanford St. Jude Championship, seven behind winner Woody Austin...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. 2006: Top-10 finish in the final full-event of the season lifted him over the $1-million mark for just the second time in a season. Made 22 cuts in 31 starts and finished in the top 25 10 times...Recorded the season's first double eagle, using driver, 5-iron on the par-5, 503-yard first hole at Riviera CC during second round. 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, where he finished 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. Won SEC Championship twice. Also, SEC Freshman of the Year...Led University Florida to NCAA Championship in 1993 along with TOUR member Chris Couch.
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| Personal | | Father was a scratch golfer and played for the all-Army team. |
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