Obituary: Brewer, Gay Robert Jr. - Friday, August 31, 2007 Lexington Herald-Leader on 9/2/2007 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************** BREWER Gay Robert Jr, 75, of Lexington, died Fri Aug 31, 2007 at his residence. Mr. Brewer was a professional golfer with 11 PGA tornament winnings including the Masters in 1967. He was the son of the late Robert Gay Brewer, Sr. and Evalee Trent Brewer. He was preceded by his late wife, Carole Lee Collins Brewer. Survivors include his fiancee Alma Jo McGuire, Lexington; two daughters, Erin (Steve) Provence, Newport Beach, CA and Kelly (Mike) Allen, Crestwood, KY; two brothers, J. C. (Linda) Brewer and Larry (Vicki) Brewer, both of Lexington; two sisters, Judy (Bill) Cumby, Lexington, and Mabel (Bill) Peeples, Orange Park, FL; four grandchildren, Ryan Robert Provence, Hali Marie Provence, Matthew Trent Allen and Ava Ann Allen. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Christine Hall and a brother, Fred Brewer. Funeral services will be 2pm Wed at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home - Harrodsburg Road. Burial will follow in the Lexington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8pm Tue at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Mike Allen, Steve Provence, Ryan Provence, John Y. Brown, Jr., Bobby Nichols, John Owens, Wayne Crow, Ted Crow and Bobby Gosser. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Casper, R. F. Tingle, Ches Riddle, Joe St. Angelo and Steve Lewis. Contributions are suggested to the Gay Brewer Golf Scholarship Fund Kentucky Golf Association, Attn: Mark Hill, 1116 Elmore Just Drive, Louisville, KY 40245; Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Dive, Lexington, KY 40504 or to a charity of one's choice. Lexington golf legend and Masters Champion Gay Brewer on Friday June 21, 2007 in Lexington,Ky. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff 3439 Note: I believe this to be the s/o Gay Brewer and Evalee Trent who married in Wolfe County. Gay Brewer 22 s/o John Brewer Evalee Trent 18 d/o Stokley Trent Jan. 26, 1928 Wolfe County Posted September 9, 2007 by "Carter L Combs" A little over two months ago, the City of Lexington renamed a golf course for Gay Brewer, Jr. Here is the story. Carter LEXINGTON, Ky. - Former University of Kentucky golfer Gay Brewer, Lexington's most decorated golfer, is about to receive an honor befitting his accomplishments. On June 26, the city of Lexington will rename Picadome Golf Course the Gay Brewer Jr. Golf Course at Picadome. A ceremony in Brewer's honor from 6-8 p.m. at Picadome will make the naming official. Co-hosts for the event will be Lexington businessman Jim Host and John Y. Brown, the former Kentucky governor who was one of Brewer's teammates at the University of Kentucky. Admission will be free, and food and beverages will be available at a cash bar and cookout. The decision was jointly announced Wednesday by Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry and the Fayette Urban County Council, which unanimously approved the honor. Picadome is a city-owned public course. Among those expected to participate in the celebration are fellow golf legend Bobby Nichols, the Louisville native who won the 1964 PGA Championship. The event sponsors also expect appearances from others who played against Brewer during his PGA Tour career. The highlight of Brewer's pro career came in 1967, when he outplayed Nichols in the final round to win the Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga., and the coveted green jacket. Brewer, 75, joined the PGA Tour in 1956 and won 10 tournaments. He was a member of the 1967 and 1971 U.S. Ryder Cup teams. He continued to post victories later in his career at the Senior and Super Senior levels. Included was a memorable PGA Senior Tour victory in his hometown -- the 1984 Citizen-Union Seniors in Lexington. Before turning pro, Brewer enjoyed a remarkable amateur career in Kentucky while attending Lafayette High School and UK. He won the 1949 National Junior championship, along with three state high school championships, two State Amateurs, and two Kentucky Opens. "He was always watching good players, always trying to learn," recalled Frank Atkins, the longtime pro at Picadome. "He was a quiet kid. The only trouble I ever had with him was keeping him from playing when he was supposed to be working." After essentially retiring from competitive golf in the late 1990s, Brewer moved back to Lexington. He was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000 and the University of Kentucky Hall of Fame last year. "I'm grateful to Mayor Newberry and the Fayette Urban Council for taking the initiative to honor one of our state's greatest athletes and ambassadors," said Brown. "Gay hasn't been in the best of health lately, and I know he will appreciate this honor deeply." ******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.