Tommy Gainey In The Bag: McGladrey Classic Winning Clubs

Tommy Gainey fired an incredible 10-under-par final-round 60 to clinch his maiden PGA Tour title by one shot from David Toms at the McGladrey Classic.

The American climbed 28 places on the final day to overhaul other big names including Jim Furyk, who shot a closing 69 to finish two back, and Davis Love III, whose 71 put him four-back.

The 37-year-old made-up seven strokes, including eight birdies and an eagle on the par-five 15th at Sea Island, Georgia.

Furyk, co-leader overnight with Ryder Cup captain Love III, bogeyed the last when needing a birdie to miss out on a play-off.

Gainey also needed a birdie at the last, but his would have secured a glorious 59, only the sixth ever in PGA Tour history. He hit his approach inside 20-feet but his birdie attempt came up short.

“It’s been a hard year for me and finally, we got it right,” said Gainey, who is known as ‘Two Gloves’ for wearing a black golf glove on each hand.

Furyk three-putted the last to cap a year of disappointments, beginning with a bogey on the 16th hole of the final round to end his US Open chances at Olympic Club in June.  He also double bogeyed the final hole at Firestone to lose the Bridgestone Invitational, and lost a 1-up lead against Sergio Garcia with two holes to play in the Ryder Cup.

“I think what I’m most disappointed about is when it came down the stretch, hitting the ball pretty much as good as I can, I made really, really poor swings at 17 and 18 with a seven iron and eight iron,” Furyk said on Sunday. “So to play those two holes and not get one good look at it for birdie was disappointing.”

Gainey’s score was the lowest closing round by a winner since Stuart Appleby shot 59 in The Greenbrier Classic in 2010.  It also adds to the remarkable number of comebacks this year, including Kyle Stanley (eight shots in Phoenix), Brandt Snedeker ( seven shots at Torrey Pines) and John Huh ( seven shots in Mexico).

Gainey becomes the first ‘Big Break’ contestant to win on a major tour, while he is also remarkably sponsored by the company he used to work for while funding his profressional dreams.

Gainey has competed on the Gateway Tour, Hooters Tour, Egolf Tarheel Tour, Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He first competed on the PGA Tour in 2008 and played full-time on the Nationwide Tour in 2010, where he won two events and finished fourth on the final money list to secure his PGA Tour card.  

Here are the clubs he used to claim his maiden win:

Driver: Callaway Razr Fit (10.5°) with an Aldila RIP NV 65X shaft
Fairway Wood: Callaway FT-i Tour (15°) with an Aldila RIP NV 65X shaft
Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro a12 Proto (20°) with an Aldila RIP Hybridshaft
Irons: Callaway Razr X Forged (4-PW) with Royal Precision Project Xshafts
Wedges: Callaway Forged (50°, 54°, 60°) with Royal Precision Project Xshafts
Putter: Odyssey Backstryke Blade
Ball: Callaway HEX Black Tour