In his second round at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree, Brian Gay hit 16 of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation, finishing at 4 over for the tournament. Gay finished his round tied for 111th at 4 over; Chesson Hadley is in 1st at 11 under; Dustin Johnson is in 2nd at 7 under; and Chez Reavie, Harris English, Rob Oppenheim, Erik van Rooyen, and Doc Redman are tied for 3rd at 6 under.
On the 230-yard par-3 14th, Gay’s tee shot went 210 yards to the right side of the fairway, his second shot went 34 yards to the left side of the fairway, and his chip went 8 yards to the green where he rolled a one-putt for bogey. This moved him to 1 over for the round.
On the par-4 15th, Gay’s 118 yard approach to 5 feet set himself up for the birdie on the hole. This moved Gay to even-par for the round.
At the 475-yard par-4 17th, Gay got on in 2 and missed his par putt from 5 feet, finishing with a 3-putt bogey. This moved Gay to 1 over for the round.
After a drive to the right side of the fairway on the 445-yard par-4 18th hole, Gay had a 144 yard approach shot, setting himself up for the birdie. This moved Gay to even for the round.
After a 337 yard drive on the 360-yard par-4 third, Gay chipped his second shot to 4 feet, which he rolled for one-putt birdie on the hole. This moved Gay to 1 under for the round.
After a tee shot onto the 195-yard par-3 green seventh, Gay suffered from a tough three-putt for a bogey putting him at 2 over for the round.
Gay hit his second shot into the native area, he hit his next shot to the green and got down for bogey on par-4 ninth. This moved Gay to 3 over for the round.
