2006-07 tournament results - University of Kentucky Athletics

PROFESSIONAL WILDCATS
GAY BREWER
the Senior PGA Tour since 1982 with his lone victory coming at the
1984 Citizens Union Seniors held in Kentucky. He was also a member of
the 1967 and 1971 United States Ryder Cup Teams. In his 43-year career
as a professional golfer, Brewer has earned nearly $3 million in prize
money and made his 37th Masters appearance in April 2001. Brewer was
elected to the University of Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. In
the summer of 2007, the city of Lexington renamed Picadome Golf
Course the Gay Brewer Jr. Golf Course at Picadome.
Mr. Brewer recently lost a long battle with cancer, passing away at his
residence on August 31, 2007. He was 75. In June, more than 300 people
turned out to honor Mr. Brewer at Picadome Golf Course, where he
learned the game 60 years ago. The course was renamed the Gay Brewer
Jr. Course at Picadome in his honor. Bobby Nichols, Bob Goalby and
Lou Graham, all of whom won major championships on the PGA tour,
attended. Brewer called having the course named after him “a great thrill,
beyond anything I expected.” A portrait of Brewer in his green Masters
jacket was unveiled to hang in the course pro shop.
Arguably the best golfer to ever walk the halls of the University of
Kentucky was Gay Robert Brewer, Jr. The 1949 U.S. Junior
Champion attended UK from 1952-54 and went on to a distinguished
career on the PGA Tour, which was highlighted by a victory at the 1967
Masters. Brewer received the Ben Hogan Award after the 1972 season for
his “courage in the face of trying circumstances” after surviving a nearfatal
ulcer attack the night before the ‘72 Masters. A 10-time champion
on the PGA Tour, the Middletown, Ohio native has been a member of
BREWER FILE
Born: March 19, 1932 in Middletown, Ohio
Residence: Lexington, Ky.
Joined PGA: 1956
PGA Tour Wins: 10
Senior PGA Wins: 1 - 1984 Citizens Union Seniors
Career PGA Earnings (rank): $800,914 (331st)
Senior PGA Earnings (rank): $1,957,242 (82nd)
Total Career Earnins (rank): $2,758,156 (170th)
Career Low Round: 61
- 1967 Pensacola Open Invitational
Largest Career Paycheck: $30,000
- 1972 Canadian Open Champion
J.B. HOLMES
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HOLMES FILE
Born: April 26, 1982
Residence: Campbellsville Ky.
Turned Pro: 2006
PGA Tour Wins: 1 - 2006 FBR Open
Joined PGA Tour: 2005
Career PGA Top-10 Finishes: 4
Career Earnings (rank):
$2,214,359 (276th)
Career Low Round: 64 - 2006 FBR Open
Largest Career Paycheck:
$936,000 - 2006 FBR Open
MEN’S GOLF 2007-08
Former Wildcat J.B. Holmes opened 2006 with a 10th-place finish at
the Sony Open in Hawaii, his first start as a TOUR member. He was
only two back of the leaders through 36 holes, but could not catch a hot
David Toms (61-65) on the weekend. In his fourth start of the season, fifth
as a professional, earned his first TOUR victory at the 2006 FBR Open.
Holmes Led J.J. Henry and Ryan Palmer by one stroke through 54 holes
prior to defeating five players by seven strokes, the largest victory margin in
a player's first TOUR win since Jose Maria Olazabal won the 1990 NEC
World Series of Golf by 12 strokes. Holmes posted all four rounds in the
60s, including the final round's only bogey-free round, a 5-under 66. His
second-round 64 is a career best. Holmes is the ninth player to collect his
initial TOUR win at the FBR Open and first since Jesper Parnevik in
1998. He was the youngest player (23 yrs., 9 mos., 9 days) to win the
Phoenix tournament since Jerry Pate won in 1977 at age 23 years, 3
months and 3 days. Holmes also became the first rookie to win on TOUR
in 2006 and topped Retief Goosen's record of becoming the quickest player
to reach $1 million in his TOUR career as a member, earning that
amount in just four events. Holmes went from not being ranked in
Official World Golf Ranking at beginning of season to World No. 77 after
the win. He added a pair of top-10 finishes in 2007, including a fourthplace
finish at the Mercedes-Benz Championship in January.