Rhein Gibson
Rhein Gibson | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | 1 February 1986
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma |
Spouse | Nancy |
Career | |
College | Oklahoma Christian University |
Turned professional | 2010 |
Current tour(s) | OneAsia PGA Tour of Australasia PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 72nd: 2014 |
Rhein Gibson (born 1 February 1986) is an Australian professional golfer.
Amateur career
Gibson was a four-time NAIA All-American at Oklahoma Christian University.[1]
Professional career
Gibson made the cut at the 2014 Open Championship, where in the 3rd round he played in a group with Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.[2] Gibson ultimately finished in 72nd place.[3]
In December 2014, he finished fourth in the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament to earn a place on the 2015 Web.com Tour. In 2015 he finished 33rd in the regular season, then tenth (excluding the regular season Top 25) in the Web.com Finals to earn a place on the PGA Tour for 2015-16.[4]
World record
Gibson shot a 55 (−16) for a round of golf on 12 May 2012, at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, setting a Guinness World Record.[1][2][5]
Amateur wins (1)
- 2008 Oklahoma State Amateur
Professional wins (3)
- NGA Tour wins (1)
- 2013 Avoca Classic
- Other wins (2)
- 2010 Oklahoma Open
- 2013 Arkansas Open
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2014 |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 72 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
See also
References
- ^ a b Wall, Jonathan (17 May 2012). "Mini-tour golfer cards incredible 16-under 55 at Oklahoma course". Yahoo Sports.
- ^ a b "Rhein Gibson plays Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth in British Open debut". The Courier Mail. 20 July 2014.
- ^ Porath, Brendan (20 July 2014). "2014 British Open results: Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler push Rory McIlroy but come up short". SBNation.com.
- ^ http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/stats/stat.02678.html
- ^ "Report: Rhein Gibson shoots 55". ESPN. 19 May 2012.
External links
- Rhein Gibson at the PGA Tour official site
- Rhein Gibson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site