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Posted March 19, 2015, 1:49 am
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Gay Brewer Jr. remembered today

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    1967 Masters winner Gay Brewer
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    Gay Brewer at the Masters Tournament in 1968
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    Gay Brewer of Dallas, watches as his ball fails to drop into the cup for a par on the 18th hole at Augusta National Golf Club, giving him a bogey on the hole and sending the 1966 Masters Golf Tournament into a three-way tie among Brewer, Jack Nicklaus and Tommy Jacobs. Brewer, one under par at the 18th, could have won the tourney had the ball dropped in.
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    Gay Brewer at the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, April 1967

 

Birthday wishes go out to the late Gay Brewer Jr. today.

Brewer missed a golden opportunity to win the Masters in 1966. Then in a three-way playoff with Jack Nicklaus and Tommy Jacobs, he skied to 78 and could only watch as Nicklaus became the first back-to-back champion.

A year later, he didn’t let the green jacket slip away as he held off Bobby Nichols by a stroke. He trailed his childhood friend by two shots going into the final round, but consecutive birdies at Nos. 13, 14 and 15 helped him shoot 67.

Nicklaus, in his quest to become the first golfer to win three Masters in a row, missed the cut.

Brewer died in 2007 at the age of 75. He won 10 times in his PGA Tour career and once as a member of the Champions Tour.

1967 Masters

 PlayerFR1R2R3R4 Earn.
1Gay Brewer-873687267 $20,000
2Bobby Nichols-772697070 $14,000
3Bert Yancey-467737173 $9,000
4Arnold Palmer-373737069 $6,600
5Julius Boros-271707075 $5,500
6Paul Harney-173717469 $4,150
6Gary Player-175697271 $4,150
8Tommy AaronE75687471 $3,350
8Lionel HebertE77716773 $3,350
10R. De Vicenzo+273727471 $2,720
10Bruce Devlin+274707571 $2,720
10Ben Hogan+274736677 $2,720
10Mason Rudolph+272767270 $2,720
10Sam Snead+272767171 $2,720

 

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