It's a cruel wind that often blows for those of us who love the game -- whether we play for pleasure on our home course or for our livelihoods on the PGA TOUR. What's there today is gone tomorrow, and The Secret remains the emphemeral 'will 'o the wisp' that eludes us all.
Such it is with Brian's round today.
He began with bogies at the 1st, 5th and 6th and made the turn at +3. But, ever the battler, he has birdied the 10th and 11th. Through 12, he is +1 for the day, -5 for the tournament and tied for 17th.
One of the necessary abilities of a PGA TOUR player is to be able to play good when you're playing bad. Brian Gay has that quality...in spades. Par or better for the day wouldn't surprise me one bit.
Brian Gay today posted a workmanlike round of 1-under par 70...three birdies, two bogies...and is at 206 (-7). Unfortunately, the field did a bit better, and he has moved from T-18 at the start of the day to T-30. But the line is a fine one: He is only one shot out of a 10-way tie for 20th! Such is life with The Meateaters on the PGA TOUR.
He bested the field in Driving Accuracy -- 9 of 14 Fairways hit (64.29 percent) and ranked T-39. However, it was a far cry from his brilliant opening round Thursday, where he hit 13 of 14 fairways (92.86 percent) and ranked T-1st.
He also bested the field in Greens In Regulation (GIR). In this category, he hit 13 of 18 greens (72.22 percent) and ranked T-13.
The real tale is in Putts per GIR. Today, he took 30 putts and averaged 1.729 per GIR (T-46). In Thursday's great round of 65, he took only 26 putts and averaged 1.429 per GIR (T-3).
Brian's 2006 statistics reveal that he is a strong closer. Here's to another fine Sunday, Brian. Go get'em!
Brian Gay is off to a striking start in the final round of the FBR Open at TPC Scottsdale. The leaders will hit the course at about 1:15 p.m.ET. Who'll hold the winner's trophy at day's end? Follow all the action with PGA TOUR.com.
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