For the record, Brian Gay ultimately did reverse his decision and attempted to qualify (as he has every year as a professional). He shot 67-72=139 (5-under) and missed the playoff by two strokes.
Fairplay to Brian.
Better to have tried and failed than never tried at all. Once his world ranking is high enough he'll be in them all every year.
Are you just short of arguments that you want this non one to continue?
If you try to qualify for a tournament and you don't get in - then you 'failed' to qualify! Its not rocket science HJ! I appreciate your sentiments but the modern practice of 'protecting' kids by insisting there is no failure in life in my eyes fails them to prepare them for the real world.
Dang! What is up with that hg? I may be dense or something but I did not detect any kind of malice towards you, only a difference of opinion. There is still much to learn, especially from archived material and anything else that Yoda and co. care to provide us. So I say...STAY! Where else will you go for the truth in teaching? Ultimately, the forum is about Homer Kelley's work, not petty squabbles that can in most cases be chalked up to mere misunderstanding. C'mon hg!
lynn saying Also, he is foregoing U.S. Open qualifying this year. BG and Torrey Pines at 7,643 yards/Par 71 (35-36)
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That is exactly what Brian told me on May 18th after the close of the AT&T Classic at TPC Sugarloaf. He was not exempt for the U.S. Open and had made the decision to forego the qualifiying attempt. In a free country and as an entrepreneurial PGA TOUR member, that decision was his privilege. And by the way, it had nothing to do with 'spending more time with the family'. It had everything to do with what he felt was best for his career.
Originally Posted by hjacknicklaus
here is success.......brian trying and missing a playoff
now a swing coach (i guess he is brians) saying that
that is failure..........................geeeez not believeing in your own guy
No "guessing" about it, hjack. As all friends of LBG know, I have had the privilege of being Brian's swing coach for some time now. Specifically, since February 8, 2006. Further, that journey has been documented on this site every step of the way. Since that time, he has made 54 cuts on the PGA TOUR and more than $3,000,000 in Official Money. He is currently 10th in Scoring Average. And now you have the audacity to suggest that I am condemning him as a failure and that I am guilty of "not believing in your own guy"?
Please.
Here is my post reprinted:
Originally Posted by Yoda
For the record, Brian Gay ultimately did reverse his decision and attempted to qualify (as he has every year as a professional). He shot 67-72=139 (5-under) and missed the playoff by two strokes.
No mention of failure.
No hint of disbelief or lack of confidence.
Just the facts.
You have been making your own waves for some time now, hjack. And I, for one, am growing a bit weary of having to surf them.
Maybe I am reading wrong, but throughout this thread HJackboldcaps has been supportive of BG, has he not?
The argument is really about the 4 tourneys that matter the most on Tour and whether or not you play in them come hell or high water.
IMO, you should. Just like Funk should have played the Open after he won the PLAYERS a couple years ago, just like Perry should play the US Open this year and Opens in past years.
I have never been a fan of players like Hoch, Lietzke etc. They act as if they hate golf and I really don't understand that.
I am glad Brian decided to try and qualify. IMO that is professional responsibility.
Maybe I am reading wrong, but throughout this thread HJackboldcaps has been supportive of BG, has he not?
Yes, but in his own roundabout way.
My dad taught me some 50 years ago that some people are just born "stir-ers". They enjoy meddling and conflict and being in the middle of a mess.
IMO, hjack is a stir-er. Not just here, but elsewhere as well. In fact, he makes 'stirring' an artform. And that's a compliment!
Unfortunately, my staff and I have had to spend many hours -- most of it behind the scenes to mend fences and avoid legal damages -- cleaning up after him.
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