THE PLAYERS Championship / PGA TOUR / May 8-11, 2008

[bambam]

Brian Gay got off to a solid start today shooting an even par 72 and is T36. There's a lot of golf to be played on a really tough course, so this should be fun to watch!
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Good luck, Brian!

[Yoda]

Brian shot 74 today, and with the projected cut at +2, he is now 'on the bubble'. He made birdie on his last hole of the day (the 9th) to have a chance to play the weekend. Hopefully, the cut line won't move down this afternoon.

[efnef]

Considering that only two scores were under 70 today, that 74 was pretty solid.

[Yoda]

Brian Gay is there at +2. So is Greg Kraft at +3.

Congratulations to these great players.

They really are THE BEST.

[Bagger Lance]

Greg Kraft made a nice move up the boards today.

[Yoda]

Greg Kraft made a nice move up the boards today.

Right you are, Bagger.

Greg Kraft shot a 4-under-par 68 today in the PGA TOUR's '5th Major'. He is now -1 for the tournament and T7 going into tomorrow's final round.

Brian Gay did not fare so well, shooting 75. He is now +5 for the tournament and T47.

[Scottgas2]

Even T47 at +5 he's ahead of some big names.

[Yoda]

At $9.5 million, THE PLAYERS Championship is the PGA TOUR's richest event of the year. Congratulations to Greg Kraft (T10 / $218,500) and Brian Gay (T32 / $48,260) on their fine performances in very difficult conditions.

The tournament featured arguably the strongest field in golf. From the TOUR's website:

In reference to the strength of field, even without the presence of No. 1 Tiger Woods, who is sidelined after undergoing knee surgery, this week's field of 144 players features 101 who have won at least one TOUR title -- more than any other tournament in the last five years -- and 24 major champions. The field also includes 55 international players from 16 countries, which gives the tournament even wider global appeal.

Click here for the complete final results: http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r011/results.html .