I just saw that Brian shot 67 today to get to -7 in second place.
Awesome playing.....let's get Team LBG their first win down in Mexico this weekend!!!
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In another wind-swept round, Brian Gay today continued his brilliant play with a 3-under par 67. At 7-under par, he is one shot out of the lead and in solo 2nd place going into tomorrow's third round.
Brian's round was particularly impressive because -- in a three-club wind -- he beat the field by six strokes. He beat Hall-of-Famer and El Camaleon Golf Club architect, Greg Norman, by twelve. As The Golf Channel's Curt Byrum said on the telecast: "It was a day of survival."
From the PGA TOUR's website:
The scoring average on Friday was almost three strokes over par, the highest single-round stroke average on the PGA TOUR in relation to par thus far in 2008. The previous high was the final round at the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines South Course, 74.788.
The cut fell at 4 over par, the highest 36-hole cut since 5 over par was the cut at the 2007 PGA Championship. In terms of non-majors, it was the highest cut since 4 over par was the cut at the 2007 AT&T National. Other recent over-par cuts came at the 2007 Buick Invitational (1 over) and the 2007 Northern Trust Open (3 over).
Brian was atop the leaderboard for the first hour or so of the telecast, yet he got zero TV time. The cameras finally caught up with him late in his back nine, so we did get to see two shots into the green, a chip and three putting strokes. As a make-up, there was a nice interview at the end of the round.
"Watching" the scoreboard from UK...2nd now but still 2 under for the day after 8 holes...
just checked his driving stats....294 yards average !!!!!!!! still accurate with 58.8 % fairways hit.... but that puts Brian T34 for distance!!! that is higher than most of last season... part of a plan to cut loose? Exercise program? New driver - ball combo??
Brian Gay made a late push on Saturday to take over the lead after the third round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic.
Entering the round a shot out of the top spot, Gay fired an eight-under-par 62 and has a five-shot lead with one round to play.
At 15-under 195, Gay leads Steve Marino by five shots. Matt Kuchar and 36-hole leader John Merrick are another shot back.
Looking for his first career win, Gay obviously is in pretty unfamiliar territory. He has a 54-hole lead for just the second time in his career.
The first time was at the Colonial in 2004, when he dropped from a three-way tie for the lead to a tie for 14th after playing the final round at five-over.
"I just have to keep doing what I did today. It would be nice right now to just start the fourth round," Gay said.
"I've never had a five-shot lead, so I don't know. I'll try to play my game as best I can, you know, and just play smart."
Gay and Merrick were tied for the lead through 10 holes before Gay caught fire down the stretch.
Back-to-back birdies at numbers. 13 and 14 got Gay rolling and he closed his round with three consecutive birdies to take a commanding lead.
"I had an easy birdie on 13, the par-five, and made a nice putt on 14," Gay said. "The chip shot on 15 really kept me going. I hit the wrong club on the par-three and came up short down into the left. Hit a great chip to will three feet and saved par. That kind of kept me going. Then hit it close on the last two holes, six feet and four feet."
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He got some serious airtime on the back nine and it was great to see him in action along with kip ..hopefully he will get those sunday blues behind him and use his extensor action to lift some silver
The cameras finally caught up with him late in his back nine, so we did get to see two shots into the green, a chip and three putting strokes. As a make-up, there was a nice interview at the end of the round. 
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