Gay earns first PGA Tour win in 293rd career start

Brian Gay won the Mayakoba Golf Classic for his first PGA Tour title, shooting a 1-under 69 for a 2-stroke victory at Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

Gay, making his 293rd career start, came into the final round with a 5-stroke lead and was hardly threatened.

Runner-up Steve Marino (66) got within 4 strokes with four holes to play, but Gay made a long putt to save par on No. 16 to essentially seal the title and $630,000 check.

Gay finished at 16-under 264. Only 12 active players have entered more events without breaking through. He's the first first-time winner on tour this year.

"It's been a long time, obviously, a lot of hard work," Gay said. "So this is really a big, big relief to finally do it."

Champions Skins Game: Fuzzy Zoeller and Peter Jacobsen rallied to win the Champions Skins Game at Kaanapali, Hawaii, winning six skins and $320,000 in alternate-shot play to beat defending champions Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson.

Nicklaus and Watson won eight skins and a record $270,000 in the first nine holes Saturday but were shut out Sunday. Gary Player and Loren Roberts finished third with $180,000, and Arnold Palmer and Jay Haas were shut out.

After Zoeller-Jacobsen and Nicklaus-Watson halved the final in regulation, Zoeller tapped in for par on the first extra hole to take the final $100,000.