Gay sets Verizon Heritage scoring mark

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina – Brian Gay broke the Verizon Heritage scoring mark Sunday, winning by a record 10 strokes to earn his second PGA Tour title.

Gay shot a 64 and his total of 20-under 264 bettered by one Loren Roberts’ winning score at Harbour Town Golf Links in 1996.

His margin over Luke Donald (66) and Briny Baird (68) surpassed the previous best of seven strokes set by five-time champion Davis Love III in 1998.

“I didn’t want to watch the board,” Gay said. “I wanted to stay focused and keep pushing.”

A year ago, Gay’s breakthrough win came at the Mayakoba Golf Classic in Mexico. But that was the same weekend Tiger Woods won the World Golf Championships’ Match Play and Gay’s win got shuffled to the background.

So the 37-year-old Gay fashioned a Tiger-style blowout at Harbour Town Golf Links to back up his 2008 success. (AP)