Buick Open player spotlight: Brian Gay

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Each week during the 2009 season, PGATOUR.COM will spotlight one key player in the field. ( Click here to see previous spotlights.) For this week's Buick Open , it's three-time PGA TOUR winner Brian Gay, who has two wins this year and ranks eighth in FedExCup points.

Consider this file to be your one-stop source for everything concerning Gay this week, with links to Gay-related content, notes, stats, video and other multimedia elements.

Brian Gay's round-by-round results

Rd. Score Position Eagles Birdies Pars Bogeys Others SHOT TRACKER 4 72 (even par) T37 0 4 10 4 0 Click to replay round Gay had his worst round of the week Sunday with three bogeys on the front nine and another on the back. He did make four birdies, but his even-par round dropped him eight spots down the leaderboard. 3 67 (5-under par) T29 0 6 11 1 0 Click to replay round Gay made five straight birdies at one point on his way to a back-nine 31. He also made just one bogey for the third straight day. Both helped him move up Saturday. 2 69 (3-under par) T58 0 4 13 1 0 Click to replay round Gay started off well with birdies on three of his first five holes, but he once again struggled with the putter, taking 31 putts in the second round on his way to a 3-under 69. 1 71 (1-under par) T95 0 2 15 1 0 Click to replay round Gay got off to a good start with a birdie on his third hole of the day -- the par-4 12th -- but he made just one birdie and one bogey the rest of the wayand struggled with the flat stick, taking 29 putts.

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New York City artist Steven Anthony Salerno created the original artwork for this week's PGATOUR.COM Player Spotlight on three-time PGA TOUR winner Brian Gay. To see a larger image of the artwork as well as previous work by the artist, click here.

Featured content

WHEN HE WINS, HE WINS BIG. Brian Gay's two wins this year have come by a combined 15 under par. As Craig Dolch writes, Gay's upbringing fueled his aggressive style. Click here for column GAY'S RETOOLED SWING. A major reason for Brian Gay's recent success lies in his improved, efficient swing. The TOUR Academy's Travis Fulton explains how you can swing the same way. Click here for story THE RIGHT FOREARM HAS IT. After Gay's win in the St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx, Travis Fulton explained the role of the right forearm in Gay's swing action. Click here for story DOMINATING WIN AT HILTON HEAD. Brian Gay destroyed a strong field by 10 shots in April when he closed with a flawless 64 in the Verizon Heritage. Click here for recap TWO-TIME WINNER IN '09. Gay went on to win at a tough TPC Southwind by five shots after leading the field with 25 birdies at the St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx. Click here for recap PLAYER PAGE. Want more on Gay? On his PGATOUR.COM player page, you can check out his results, statistics and more. Click here for player page

Featured videos

UP AND IN. Brian Gay didn't let a misfired approach bother him in the second round of the Travelers Championship -- he chipped in from the trees for a birdie. Click here to watch WIN AT MEMPHIS. Brian Gay talks about his 100-putt week at TPC Southwind, where he won by five shots to earn a spot into the U.S. Open. Click here to watch SWINGVISION. CBS Sports' Peter Kostis explains how a steady head position helps Brian Gay maintain a repeatable swing that holds up under pressure. Click here to watch

Take Five

Five things you should know about Brian Gay

Gay was born a military brat in Fort Worth, Texas, but was raised primarily at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where his father was in the U.S. Army. An only child, he spent much of his youth at the Fort Rucker golf course, encouraged by a group of military retirees he often played with, he dominated the local tournament scene as a pre-teen. Success as a teenager led to a scholarship to the University of Florida, where he was an All-American and led the Florida Gators to two SEC titles and the 1993 National Championship. Is one of the shortest hitters (268 yards per drive, 195th on TOUR), but is also one of the best putters (28.10 putts per round, fourth on TOUR). Is one of only two players (Cameron Beckman is the other) to score more than 10 under total on par 3s in 2009. Heading into the Buick Open, Gay has played them in 10 under. Beckman is 13 under. Very few TOUR regulars play par 3s under par for the entire season.