Gay Brewer

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Gay Robert Brewer Jr. (March 19, 1932 – August 31, 2007) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and won the 1967 Masters Tournament.

Career

Brewer turned professional in 1956 and made his first cut, at the Agua Caliente Open, tying for 12th. His first top-10 as a pro came at the Philadelphia Daily News Open (tied for eighth), and his first top-five performance was at the Miller High Life Open in Milwaukee (tied for fifth). Playing on the PGA Tour in 1965, he won the Hawaiian Open. At the 1966 Masters Tournament, he bogeyed the final hole to finish in a three-way tie for the lead after regulation play but ended up finishing third to Jack Nicklaus following an 18-hole playoff. He came back to win the prestigious event the next year, scoring a one stroke victory over lifelong friend Bobby Nichols in the first live television broadcast of a golf tournament from the United States to Europe. Brewer called winning the 1967 Masters "the biggest thrill I've had in golf".[1]

Overall, Brewer was victorious in 10 tour events during his career. He was known for his jovial personality and his unusual golf swing. Brewer joined the Senior PGA Tour and won the 1984 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf tournament with Billy Casper and at age sixty-three he won the 1995 MasterCard Champions Championship. His final competitive round was at the 2001 Masters Tournament.[1]

Brewer died at his home in Lexington, Kentucky from lung cancer.[2] At the time of his death, he was engaged to Alma Jo McGuire.[3]

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (10)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (9)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 20, 1961 Carling Open Invitational −3 (72-72-66-67=277) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Billy Maxwell
2 Nov 26, 1961 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational −13 (69-66-74-66=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Johnny Pott
3 Dec 3, 1961 West Palm Beach Open Invitational −14 (69-64-70-71=274) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer
4 May 5, 1963 Waco Turner Open −12 (72-70-71-67=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Ted Ball
5 Sep 26, 1965 Greater Seattle Open Invitational −9 (69-72-66-72=279) Playoff Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders
6 Nov 7, 1965 Hawaiian Open −7 (74-72-67-68=281) Playoff Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby
7 Mar 7, 1966 Pensacola Open Invitational −16 (65-69-67-71=272) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Bruce Devlin
8 Mar 26, 1967 Pensacola Open Invitational (2) −26 (66-64-61-71=262) 6 strokes Template:Flagicon Bob Keller
9 Apr 9, 1967 Masters Tournament −8 (73-68-72-67=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols
10 Jul 9, 1972 Canadian Open −9 (67-70-68-70=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Sam Adams, Template:Flagicon Dave Hill

PGA Tour playoff record (2–6)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1959 West Palm Beach Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Pete Cooper, Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer Palmer won with par on fourth extra hole
2 1965 Greater Seattle Open Invitational Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders Won with par on first extra hole
3 1965 Hawaiian Open Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby Won with birdie on first extra hole
4 1966 Masters Tournament Template:Flagicon Tommy Jacobs, Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus Lost 18-hole playoff;
Nicklaus: −2 (70),
Jacobs: E (72),
Brewer: +6 (78)
5 1966 Tournament of Champions Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer Lost 18-hole playoff;
Palmer: −3 (69),
Brewer: +1 (73)
6 1969 IVB-Philadelphia Golf Classic Template:Flagicon Dave Hill, Template:Flagicon Tommy Jacobs,
Template:Flagicon R. H. Sikes 		Hill won with birdie on first extra hole
7 1974 American Golf Classic Template:Flagicon Jim Colbert, Template:Flagicon Forrest Fezler,
Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd 		Colbert won with par on second extra hole
Brewer and Fezler eliminated by par on first hole
8 1976 Walt Disney World National Team Championship
(with Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols) 		Template:Flagicon Woody Blackburn and Template:Flagicon Billy Kratzert Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (5)

This list is probably incomplete.

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Sep 3, 1984 Citizens Union Senior Golf Classic −9 (68-69-67=204) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Billy Casper, Template:Flagicon Rod Funseth

Other senior wins (1)

This list is probably incomplete.

Source:[4]

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner-up
1967 Masters Tournament 2 shot deficit −8 (73-68-72-67=280) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols

Results timeline

Tournament 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament T11 CUT T25 CUT 3 1 T35 CUT
U.S. Open CUT 5 CUT T5 16 T36 T38 T9 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T6 15
PGA Championship CUT T49 8 T28 27 T28 T20 T25
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament T31 CUT T10 CUT CUT T23 CUT T29 CUT
U.S. Open 7 T9 T25 26
The Open Championship T32 T10 T37
PGA Championship CUT T7 T64 T17 T33
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Masters Tournament CUT T15 45 47 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT WD
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT WD
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2000 2001
Masters Tournament CUT WD
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

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Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 1 0 1 2 3 7 39 12
U.S. Open 0 0 0 2 5 7 17 10
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 5
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 11
Totals 1 0 1 4 12 22 75 38
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1965 U.S. Open – 1967 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1972 PGA – 1973 Open Championship)

Source:[4]

References

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