Gay Brewer
Name:
Gay Robert Brewer JrCountry:
USALived:
[1932-2007]. Born on Mar 19, 1932 in Middletown, Ohio. Died on Aug 31, 2007 in Lexington, Kentucky (aged 75).Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1956MAJORS (1): The Masters (1967). Ryder Cup player (1967, '73). Total professional wins (17), including PGA Tour (10) and Senior PGA Tour (1).
Former PGA Tour and Senior PGA Tour player, whose best known victory came with a one-shot win in the 1967 Masters Tournament.
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].
America
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].
America
Citizens Union
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].
Japan
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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-hole aggregate score playoff. Brewer recorded his first and only win in Japan. [Sobu course, Sobu CC, Inzai, Chiba, Japan].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 6-9). Second-placed Sam Adams (USA) and Dave Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gay Brewer (USA), who recorded the last of his 10 PGA Tour wins. [Cherry Hill Club, Ridgeway, Fort Erie, Ontario].
Europe
Alcan
Played as the Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship (Oct 2-5). Second-placed Peter Townsend (Eng) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Gay Brewer (USA). [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
America
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Played as the Pensacola Open (March 23-26). Second-placed Bob Keller (USA) finished 6 shots behind defending champion Brewer (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (31st) (April 6-9). Second-placed Bobby Nichols (USA) finished 1 shot behind Brewer (USA), who lost out in a playoff for the previous year's Masters. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Europe
Alcan
Played as the inaugural Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship (Oct 5-9). Gay Brewer (USA) beat Billy Casper (USA) in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Brewer 68, Casper 72). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
America
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Played as the Pensacola Open (March 4-7). Second-placed Bruce Devlin (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Brewer (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
America
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Played as the Greater Seattle Open (Sept 23-26). Gay Brewer (USA) beat Doug Sanders (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his fifth PGA Tour win. [Inglewood GC, Kenmore, nr Seattle, WA].
America
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Played as the Hawaiian Open (Nov 4-7; first-time as a regular PGA Tour event). Gay Brewer (USA) beat Bob Goalby (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Brewer (USA) beat Mason Rudolph (USA) 6 and 4 in the final. [Blue course, Congressional CC, Bethesda, Maryland].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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