● Home  

● Random  

● Nearby  



● Log in  



● Settings  



● Donate  



● About Wikipedia  

● Disclaimers  



Wikipedia





Gay Brewer





● Article  
● Talk  


● Language  

● Watch  

● Edit  





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.

Gay Brewer
Personal information
Full nameGay Robert Brewer Jr.
Born(1932-03-19)March 19, 1932[1]
Middletown, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 31, 2007(2007-08-31) (aged 75)[2]
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1956
Former tour(s)
  • Champions Tour
    • Professional wins17
    Number of wins by tour
    PGA Tour10
    PGA Tour Champions1
    Other
    • 5 (regular)
  • 1 (senior)
    • Best results in major championships
    (wins: 1)
    Masters TournamentWon: 1967
    PGA ChampionshipT7: 1972
    U.S. Open5th/T5: 1962, 1964
    The Open ChampionshipT6: 1968

    Career

    edit

    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

    edit

    This list may be incomplete.

    Professional wins (17)

    edit

    PGA Tour wins (10)

    edit
    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   Billy Maxwell
    2 Nov 26, 1961 Mobile Sertoma Open Invitational −13 (69-66-74-66=275) 1 stroke   Johnny Pott
    3 Dec 3, 1961 West Palm Beach Open Invitational −14 (69-64-70-71=274) 4 strokes   Arnold Palmer
    4 May 5, 1963 Waco Turner Open −12 (72-70-71-67=280) 1 stroke   Ted Ball
    5 Sep 26, 1965 Greater Seattle Open Invitational −9 (69-72-66-72=279) Playoff   Doug Sanders
    6 Nov 7, 1965 Hawaiian Open −7 (74-72-67-68=281) Playoff   Bob Goalby
    7 Mar 7, 1966 Pensacola Open Invitational −16 (65-69-67-71=272) 3 strokes   Bruce Devlin
    8 Mar 26, 1967 Pensacola Open Invitational (2) −26 (66-64-61-71=262) 6 strokes   Bob Keller
    9 Apr 9, 1967 Masters Tournament −8 (73-68-72-67=280) 1 stroke   Bobby Nichols
    10 Jul 9, 1972 Canadian Open −9 (67-70-68-70=275) 1 stroke   Sam Adams,   Dave Hill

    PGA Tour playoff record (2–6)

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

    Other wins (5)

    edit

    This list is probably incomplete.

    Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

    edit
    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   Billy Casper,   Rod Funseth

    Other senior wins (1)

    edit

    This list is probably incomplete.

    Source:[4]

    Major championships

    edit

    Wins (1)

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

    Results timeline

    edit
    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
      Win
      Top 10
      Did not play

    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    WD = withdrew
    "T" = tied

    Summary

    edit
    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

    Source:[4]

    References

    edit
    1. ^ a b c "Gay Brewer: Masters Champ With Loopy Swing". GolfCompendium.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  • ^ a b "1967 Masters champion Brewer dies at 75 from lung cancer". PGA Tour. August 31, 2007. Archived from the original on September 4, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  • ^ "Gay Brewer, 1967 Masters champ, dead at 75". Golf.com. August 31, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Gay Brewer". PGA Tour. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
    • edit

    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gay_Brewer&oldid=1233247340"
      



    Last edited on 8 July 2024, at 02:22  





    Languages

     


    ●العربية
     ●فارسی
     ●Français
     ●Svenska
     ●Türkçe
      

     Wikipedia


    ●This page was last edited on 8 July 2024, at 02:22 (UTC).
    ●Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.


    ●Privacy policy
    ●About Wikipedia
    ●Disclaimers
    ●Contact Wikipedia
    ●Code of Conduct
    ●Developers
    ●Statistics
    ●Cookie statement
    ●Terms of Use
    ●Desktop