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Congrats!!
Just talked to Lynn. Due to family commitments, he is unable to get to a computer at this time, but wanted me to tell everybody he would be posting later tonight. Meanwhile, he sends his heartiest congratulations!!
Way to go Brian, it was only a matter of time! :martini: :notworthy |
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:salut: Well done Brian! |
He's done it.
The fat lady has done her stuff. Excellent work. :salut: YOU BEAUTY!!!
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Congratulations Brian
It's done....Brian in at 69....with a 2 stroke victory....:salut:
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Fantastic job Brian! Now that the glass ceiling is shattered, the sky is truly the limit!
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Well Done
Congradulations to Brian.
First of many I hope.:dance: :dance: :pray: :occasion: |
EN HORA BUENA!!! CAMPEON
Saludos de Suecia |
Like I said in another thread. Well done Brian!
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Top One Lynn
Congratulations to you Lynn. A wonderful day for the player, but no doubt also for the teacher. Truly a great day for you two. Enjoy the sweet smell of success. :clap:
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10 years before your 1st win - that is dedication - well done.
Does the win get Brian into the Masters? |
re: masters
no because it wasn't a full points(fed ex) tournament.. but he does get an invitation to kapalua
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Congratulations on your victory Brian and Lynn.
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From all of us down under a big "woo hoo." Well done to the doers and coaching staff.
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First of Many
Super congratulations, Bri. Way to finish it off today. Congrats to you also Lynn. As we have known all along, LBG spells WIN!
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No better way to celebrate my Birthday than by watching Brian Gay getting the job done.
Well done BG and Team LBG. :martini: :martini: :martini: These are on me! |
Watched his round yesterday and was hoping that he would be able to come back from such a fabulous score. Looks like he did! It comes on the Golf Channel in a few minutes----the DVR is already programmed. Can't wait to watch it. Congratulations Brian .(and Yoda)
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Awesome job Brian! Well done!
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Congradulations to Brian.
It has gotta feel good. Well done. |
wow so so cool!!!! congrats!
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Congratulations Brian and Lynn! You have made all of your fellow TGMers very proud!
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Yikes...don't put it on smartie's box!
Chameleons give me the hibees! Still...SWEET!
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On the Phone with Lynn Blake
Lynn and I watched the final hole via phone. Me from my home office and he from a quiet room at Atlanta CC.
Winner winner chicken dinner. Lynn wanted to let y'all know that he'll be online in an hour or so and will post. The excitement over the phone still has my ear vibrating. |
Congrats
Outstanding job!! And what about the 4-iron he ripped over the trees early on the back?! You could FEEL the compression!
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A feeling....
Congratulations to Brian and Lynn. I get a feeling somewhere Homer K is smiling...........
UPP in Ohio |
Hot Off the Press
Feb. 24 2008
Transcript by ASASP Sports NELSON SILVERIO: Welcome 2008 Mayakoba Golf Classic Champion Brian Gay. Brian, first of all congratulations. You moved into the top 20 in the FedExCup race now. You're a first-time PGA TOUR winner. Why don't you just tell us what's going through your mind right now. BRIAN GAY: Well, just relief right now. It seemed like a long day out there. Even though I had a big lead it, was tough just trying to not make mistakes, you know, just trying to make pars and get the ball in the center of the green. Q. Can you talk about your mind-set yesterday? You said you didn't want yesterday's round to end, that aggressive approach; but you seemed conservative early on today. BRIAN GAY: Yeah, it was a lot different when I woke up today than when I finished yesterday. So like I said, I was just trying to play smart and not make any mistakes and give any strokes back; let somebody earn it. Steve was playing good. Didn't ever make any bogeys, but didn't get too, too close. Q. Did you feel you pretty much sealed it with that putt on 16? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, that was a huge putt. I had a couple of huge putts there on the back, because Steve was really playing good on the back. Gosh, what was the big putt -- the birdie putt on 11 was huge after he made birdie. And the birdie putt on the par 5, he had a good chance for eagle there, and I laid up and made birdie there, that was big. Q. What about the fourth hole? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, I hit a bad drive. I pulled my drive to the left, and I guess it must have hit a tree and kicked over there left of the cart path. I just had a bunch of sticks and stuff around the ball. I think I just caught a stick between the club and the ball and it kind of shot out to the right. I was fortunate to get out of there with a five. Q. After the fourth hole, did you get nervous? Did you feel you were losing the lead, or how was your mind-set after playing that hole? BRIAN GAY: You know, the next hole was very important. It was a tough tee shot on 5. You have a hazard on both sides and I stepped up there and hit a great drive and a great 6-iron right in there pin-high, so it was nice to come back after making bogey with two really good swings. Q. Do you like this course? BRIAN GAY: Oh, I love it, it's my favorite, Mayakoba. Q. Had you been here before? BRIAN GAY: No, never. It's been a great week. My wife's been saying all week she wants to come back in a couple of months to relax. Q. Other than the fourth hole, it seems like you played pretty consistently. Would you agree with that statement, and can you just talk about your mind-set after that hole? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, after that, like I said, just kind of one errant tee ball and I kind of kept driving it good and hitting good iron shots. I had a good chance on 5 and 6 and was able to hit it close on 7 and made a nice, long putt on 8. Kind of slowed down a little bit, hit the hole with my wedge on 9, maybe a little bit unlucky there and missed the putt and 3-putted 10. So it was a little bit up-and-down. Then I bounced back at 11, so it was a little shaky at times. Q. You probably never thought it was going to take you 293 starts to get your first win. Can you just talk about, I think the first words you said were you're relieved. BRIAN GAY: Yeah, it's been a long time. Obviously a lot of hard work. It took me longer to get out on the TOUR after college than I thought. Even though I was doing really well on the mini-tours and had my chances through the years and wasn't able to get it done. So this is really a big, big relief to finally do it. Q. Can you talk about 16 and 17? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, looking back, 16 is such a hard hole. That pin is like not even on the green, it is so far back there to the right and you can't hit too much club off the tee because then you're standing back there 230 yards and you just can't get anywhere near the flag. Once I got to 17, I got it in the fairway off 17, I pretty well thought I had it. I was definitely too conservative with that sand wedge to the right of the pin there, even though I was still only 20 feet. That putt was so fast, I was trying to lag it, and it went six or seven feet by, so that was a pretty bad hiccup at the time. Luckily I had some room to spare. Q. How old are you and how old are your daughters? BRIAN GAY: I'm 36. My oldest daughter, Makinley is 8, and the youngest is Brantley, she's 4. Q. When you look back at this tournament, what are you going to remember most, probably the birdie stretch to close yesterday? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, obviously the third round would be the round to stand out. Although Friday was pretty good, as windy as it was, it was really solid all week. I putted great and I did have some 3-putts, which is a little bit unusual for me, but I putted pretty well all week, and I would say definitely the finish on Saturday is what set it all up. Q. At what point did you realize you were going to be the champion? BRIAN GAY: I guess I realized when I hit it -- I thought when I hit it on the 17th green -- (laughter) -- you don't think so? What do you think? I figured once I hit it on the green, even if I made bogey, which I did, I still had a three-shot lead going into 18, but would have been better to have four. Q. Remind you of what happened last year the last three rounds? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, last year I got off to a great start here, I think I shot 5-, or 6-under the first round, I don't remember, but it was a good score. Shot a high round on Sunday when it got real windy and this year I was able to handle the winds on Friday. Q. Is there any point today that you doubted your game and maybe your confidence is a little shaken? BRIAN GAY: Certainly there have been flows and up-and-downs and I knew I was confident and playing well. I had to just keep going a shot at a time and pick my targets and make good swings. Q. After playing four rounds on this golf course, what would be your tip to anyone that wants to play Mayakoba? What would you tell any player that wants to play a round here? BRIAN GAY: You want to hit it in the fairways so you don't lose all your balls. (Laughter). Q. What tips would you give for young golfers coming up? BRIAN GAY: Young golfers, swing hard, because you've got to hit it far now -- no, short game. Work on your short game, do lots of chipping and putting. I don't hit it far, but if you can make putts, you can always be in the game. Short game is very important. Q. The weather today was a lot like yesterday, but the scores were nothing like yesterday. Were you peeking at the board to make sure nobody was surging, or did you even expect because of the weather that somebody would throw a low 60s up there? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, after yesterday, I definitely expected somebody in the 8- , 9-under range to go out and shoot a 6-, 7-, 8-under par maybe. I caught a glimpse of the board on 7. I saw Kresge was off to a good start, and other than that, I guess I didn't really see his name again. I guess I thought it was pretty much me and Steve. But you know, Sunday is a little different than Saturday when they start handing out the checks. Pins are probably tougher, you know, today. Q. How did it feel to have your family here and have their support during your week here? BRIAN GAY: Yeah, my family gave me wonderful support. They travel with me probably 3/4ths of the time, so it's nice to have them out with me. Q. This week, and actually in the last several tournaments, what aspect of your game do you have the most confidence in now after having a stretch of coming close? BRIAN GAY: You know, I don't think any one particular thing stood out this week. I drove it pretty good. I've hit my irons pretty good and I putted pretty well. I don't necessarily think that one thing really stood out. I haven't really looked at any statistics for the week but it's just solid all around. Q. Have you learned any Spanish this week? BRIAN GAY: Any words? Gracias. (Laughter). NELSON SILVERIO: Brian Gay, congratulations. |
Dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hard work does have its rewards:)
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A Day of Smiles
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And after that smile, I think Homer Kelley would assume the reflective pose evident in this never-before-seen photo. Here, my camera captured the genius behind all this sitting at his studio desk. It was at this desk he pecked out on his ancient typewriter the text of the The Golfing Machine. In tribute to my teacher . . .  Homer Kelley. And what would he be thinking? "I am proud of my students . . . and their students. The information is correct. We should have many champions." :salut: |
ESPN Headlines BG Victory
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Great picture!
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It doesn't matter who was here or what's the purse or anything like that," he said. "It's just a matter of the fact that I was able to go out and do it and finally get a win."
He even has a new 100-pound limestone chameleon trophy to prove it. Congrats to Brian. I know you have worked hard to achieve this first win on the PGA Tour. May there be many more ahead for you! Good work Lynn...you might be on to something! Pat |
So Brian . . . Can I borrow $1500? It's for a good cause . . . Getting Ted extensive electrolosis.
By the way . . . You never did respond to my PM about when I was to show up at the party? Black tie? Biz Casual? Black Anthrax tee-shirt? Jeff Hull's wanting to bring all his Lou Rawl's records too. What's the deal? |
66,67,62, 69
Are you kidding me!!!! Sick! Sick! And you only win by TWO!! That's a tough job!:salut: And while we are celebrating - Let's everyone sit back - pop a cold one and Let's get some real music - Right Here And Now! Catch That Magic Moment! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n4g1...eature=related |
I don't mind anything you guys say; but your taste in music? :laughing9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2E8b...eature=related Must be Generation X :) |
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Lou ?
Lou? I thought you were Corey Pavin........
UPP in snowing again Ohio |
congratulations
congratulations to win the game.
i think you will win more and more.... |
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