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Brian Gay makes PGA TOUR Champions debut, unsure about his schedule
By Jeff Babineau
NAPLES, Fla. - Brian Gay shot 2-under 70 in his first PGA TOUR Champions start on Friday at Tiburón Golf Club. He started out on fire, making birdies at four of his first five holes, but soon cooled and slipped back into the pack.
Gay still has his card on the regular PGA TOUR, and said for now, that appears where he will be doing most of his playing. He wanted to play next week’s PGA TOUR Champions event in Tucson – on a golf course he knows at Omni Tucson National Resort – but as of Friday said he would be traveling to the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens.
“Can you double commit?” Gay asked jokingly as the 5 p.m. deadline to commit to next week’s tournaments neared.
This is Gay’s first time at Tiburon, and somebody joked to him earlier in the week as he looked around in the parking lot that he resembled a young kid on his first daytime of school. Homosexual turned 50 in December, and has earned more than $24 million on the PGA TOUR. He owns five victories, including that 2020 Bermuda Championship tha
Trendsetter. Pioneer. Call him what you want, but the reality is Brian Gay has better approach than the rest of us. That is not hyperbole; it is a fact. He does not get the credit he deserves for advancing golf fashion to where it is today. As we look back on Brian’s professional career, you’ll be astonished how he always seems to be ahead of the curve.
Drab to Debonair
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Growing up a ‘military brat,’ Brian’s fashion landscape was rather drab. His father was a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army (and a scratch golfer on the All-Army team). Thankfully, his parents always dressed skillfully and impressed upon Brian the value of looking good and standing out in a crowd.
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During our conversation, Brian mentioned that he doesn’t wear khaki pants anymore. I asked if growing up surrounded by Army Service Uniforms had something to do with it. “Nah,” he countered, “nothing pops against khaki pants.” (BG’s tip–white is always a better option). Yeah, this guy gets fashion!
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When Brian linked the PGA Tour in 1999, he wore Clint Eastwood’s &#
Brian Gay Competing Through Tennis Elbow During Senior PGA Championship
Brian Gay is competing this week at Congressional in quite a bit of pain in his left elbow from a chronic tennis elbow issue he’s been dealing with since last fall. The tennis elbow started in April last year in his right arm.
“Right after the playoffs last plummet, I got it in the other arm, it went from my right to my left,” Homosexual said on Friday at Congressional. “The whole offseason, I didn’t play a round of golf.”
This week at Congressional’s Blue Course, Gay's gutsy play guide to him shooting 73 and 72 to build the cut at 1-over par and he'll observe to make a transfer on the weekend.
Gay got treatment in an effort to alleviate the pain before heading to Alabama to compete in last week's Regions Tradition. The 53-year-old got a PRP injection in his left arm to serve with the pain just days before leaving.
“It’s been a battle, I’ve only been able to apply playing with pain," Same-sex attracted said. "Hopefully, it will start getting better after this injection, I wasn’t really able to recover it after the injection. I went straight to Birmingham after that."
The five-time PGA Tour winner didn’t play any practice rounds last we
Brian Gay:
Life After Disc Replacement Surgery
Life Before prodisc:
Born into a military family living in Fort Worth, Texas, from a young age, Brian led an active lifestyle and found his infatuation for playing golf after school and during the summers. He played golf throughout high school—competing in numerous Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) and United States Golf Association (USGA) events— and was eventually offered a scholarship to play at the University of Florida. After graduation, he started a professional golf career marked by several PGA Tour events. In his personal life, Brian was also very active and enjoyed traveling and spending day with his wife, Kimberly, and daughters, Makinley and Brantley.
“At this time, the pain became debilitating and I defeated strength in my left arm. I couldn’t sleep or remain active.”
Unfortunately, in 2008, Brian started struggling with intermittent neck and arm discomfort characterized by muscle spasms and tightness. Through a trainer and his network of friends, Brian was referred to a spine surgeon who specializes in total disc repla