Gay brewer golf

Gay Brewer played on the PGA Tour for a couple decades, but for a few, concise years in the mid-1960s he was among its superior players not named Nicklaus, Palmer, Player or Casper. He won a major championship in that stretch. Throughout his career, he won with a "loopy" golf swing, and throughout his existence with a amusing sense of humor.

Full name: Gay Robert Brewer Jr.

Date of birth: March 19, 1932

Place of birth: Middletown, Ohio

Date and place of death: August 31, 2007 in Lexington, Kentucky

Brewer's Biggest Pro Wins

Brewer is credited with 10 victories on the PGA Tour: On the Champions Tour, he won once: Brewer also won several other pro tournaments, including the 1972 Taiheiyo Club Masters in its inaugural year (it's a tournament still played today on the Japan Tour).

Brewer won the 1967 Alcan Golfer of the Year tournament at St. Andrews, and the same tournament in 1968 at Royal Birkdale.

And in 1965, Brewer teamed with Butch Baird to triumph the PGA National Four-ball Championship.

1967 Masters Win and Other Majors

Gay Brewer won the 1967 Masterswith an excellent ultimate round that included a back-nine birdie charge — one year after losing the Masters in a playof

The Kentucky Golf Foundation is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Gay Brewer, Jr. Grant: Luke Elliott, Candice Tanmas, Claire Reynolds, and Grace Soale. These unmatched junior golfers own demonstrated both exceptional talent and dedication to the sport, and the grant will support their efforts to oppose at higher levels. We congratulate each of them and look forward to seeing their continued success on and off the course.

Luke Elliott

Luke Elliott, a devoted 13-year-old junior golfer, is a satisfied 2025 recipient of the Gay Brewer, Jr. Grant. With dreams of playing on the PGA Tour, Luke’s engagement to the game shines through his disciplined training and competitive success. “Golf has taught me life lessons favor positivity, sportsmanship, humility, and having amusement no matter the outcome,” Luke shared.

Luke has earned commanding finishes, including 7th at the 2024 National Championship in Orlando and 3rd at the Boys Notah Begay Regional. As an 8th grader playing varsity golf, he posted a low curved of 70 and a season average of 74.4. His dedication extends beyond practice—working with power, golf, and mental coaches, and stud

Played as the MasterCard Champions Championship (Nov 10-12; unofficial Snr PGA Tour event for 60+ age group; played as part of the season-ending Senior Tour Championship). Won by Brewer (USA). [The Dunes G&BC, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina].

Winner (holder)

Brewer, Gay

Venue

Onion Creek

Score

258 (-22)

Prize money

$50,000

Title sponsor

Liberty Mutual

Played as the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (unofficial two-man better-ball team event). Second-placed Miller Barber (USA) & Julius Boros (USA) finished 3 shots behind Billy Casper (USA) & Gay Brewer (USA). [Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas].

Played as the Citizens Union Senior Classic. Second-placed Billy Casper (USA) and Rod Funseth (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time US Snr Tr winner Brewer (USA). [Griffin Gate Resort, Lexington, Kentucky].

Played as the inaugural Taiheiyo Club Pacific Masters (Oct 5-8; Japan pro circuit event; at the time the world's richest golf tournament). Brewer (USA) beat David Graham (Aus) with a par at the first sudden-death playoff hole, which followed a tied three-h

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A look at half of the 8th and 10th holes’ distributed double green.

I consider the Queer Brewer Jr. Course at Picadome my home course, and I absolutely love playing there. My GHIN profile tells me I played 13 full rounds there in 2013 (shooting to an average of 87 for the year), though it feels love I was there at least once a week. “Picadome,” for short, is located in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky, less than a mile from my house, but I’d drive all the way across town to play it, if necessary. It’s a wonderful old parkland-style course that is both a fantastic walking and shot-making course.

Lexington’s Same-sex attracted Brewer, Jr. on the cover of Golf Digest after his Masters victory.

The Picadome Golf Club opened in 1927 as Lexington’s first public nine hole golf course on a portion of the Hal Price Headley estate, with the course expanding to 18 holes around 1934. In 1966, a year before Lgbtq+ Brewer’s triumphant Masters Tournament victory at Augusta National, the Picadome golf course was purchased by a private golf club, renamed Big Elm Country Club. Huge Elm operated as a intimate facility until 1987.

In 1988, Allen Cormney, Sr