Last time I saw you two guys 'connected' was 'after hours' at our '07 Falcon's Fire Academy in Orlando. Somewhere in the middle of his 10th Wedding Anniversary get-together, you and he headed out to replenish the beer!
P.S. In the interest of full disclosure, Ted Fort was the designated driver! And I think Jeff Hull also may have been aboard 'takin' names'!
I have no problem with being the lifetime designated driver, as long as we get the BMW 745Li again, as the courtesy car at the Barclays.
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."
Last edited by hjacknicklaus : 02-24-2008 at 09:37 AM.
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
we are all following BRIAN with great anticipation.
knowing him as you do.......i believe you can bring us closer to the action
1- what was his mindset after yesterdays round??
2- do you think he got a good nights sleep??
3- besides the obvious, what is he thinking as he prepares for day 4
4- does his thinking change with a 5 shot lead??
5- what are the keys for victory in todays round?
6- and the final question......HOW DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT??
GOOD LUCK BRIAN.......ITS NOT ONLY THE MAGIC OF THE RIGHT FOREARM................BUT HOPEFULLY THE MAGIC OF YOUR FIRST VICTORY.
The cell phones don't work when the guys are out of the country, so I haven't talked with Brian this week.
Regarding his mindset after the round, my guess is he was pleased with his position -- -- and maybe even somewhat surprised. I'd like to know if he and Kip were paying attention to the scoreboards coming in. I do know that Brian Gay is not afraid to 'go low', and when he gets on a roll, he can really light it up (as he proved yesterday).
Regarding his sleep last night, I think he probably did okay. He doesn't drink coffee, and I've never seen him even touch a beer during a tournament week, so he won't sabatoge his sleep that way. Still, he wouldn't be human if he weren't more keyed up than normal.
He'll do his best to treat today's round as just another Sunday, but it's obviously not. And he knows that no lead, no matter how large, is safe on the PGA TOUR. Brian will get into his process and play the kind of golf he has worked so hard to produce. He's a smart guy who knows when to be aggressive and when to back off. Again, he's comfortable making a lot of birdies, and I hope his mindset now is to win by 10.
As for me, only my granddaughter's baptism this afternoon kept me from hopping a plane to Cancun last night. Probably just as well . . . Brian's playing great and doesn't need the distraction of seeing me there.
Oh, and the sleep thing? My eyes opened at about 5 a.m. and haven't closed since.
Good luck, my friend. You've earned your spurs and waited your turn . . .
-- and maybe even somewhat surprised. I'd like to know if he and Kip were paying attention to the scoreboards coming in. I do know that Brian Gay is not afraid to 'go low', and when he gets on a roll, he can really light it up (as he proved yesterday). 
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