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...Gay Apparel’ – I never in my right mind though that I would blog about Brian Gay twice in the matter of two millennia, let alone two months. But here I am, after his impressive victory at the St. Jude Classic blogging about Brian Gay – again! As mentioned after his ever-impressive victory at the Verizon Heritage (*see 10 Shot Rule) Gay has a flamboyant way about his appearance, but not necessarily his game. Compared to the shades of orange, pink and purple (the metro in me would say: apricot, magenta, and lavender) his swing and putting stroke are about as flashy as famed Ferris Bueller teacher Mr. Ben Stein.

Now this is not at all a rip on Gay’s game; he’s made it perfectly clear that he more than belongs on the Tour, but more of a description of his how he plays the game. Although Gay has not been the most consistent of performers in the 2009 season, when he’s shined thru, he has done it with confidence and pure utter blandness. He is a fairways and greens guy!

After entering the final round with an already sizable lead he put together another spot on round of 66 to clinch up the title – the only down note being that he won by only half the margin of his victory at Harbourtown. But that was five strokes which showed how dominating he really was back in mid-March. And although it has taken this former Gator All American quite some time to get into the groove of the PGA Tour, in 2009 he has more then secured himself as a force to be reckoned with!

I guess it’s true what they say (who are they and why is their opinion so important? Just something I’ve always wondered) about success breeding success, as Gay is a perfect example of that saying. As the middle of the year draws to a conclusion and we approach the 2nd major, Gay has put himself where he needs to be entering the stretch run toward the playoffs and the race for the Fedex Cup – in the top five! I can’t say whether or not he will be in contention at Bethpage this upcoming week, but what I’m fairly confident about are his chance of being their near the end as we wander toward Eastlake North.

With his 2nd win in 2009 Gay has joined Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Zach Johnson as two time winners this season. And for those of you who can’t keep count that’s seven Green Jackets! Although Gay has already punched his ticket for Augusta with his win in Hilton Head, I’m sure those visions of Azalea’s dancing in his head will go great with a Fedex Cup; or maybe even a President’s Cup. Either way there are a lot of players out there who will be more than happy to stand in his way.