Rhein Gibson
| Rhein Gibson | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
1 February 1986 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Spouse | Nancy |
| Career | |
| College | Oklahoma Christian University |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) |
OneAsia PGA Tour of Australasia Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 72nd: 2014 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
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]
Gibson finished 199th on the FedEx Cup and 30th on the Web.com Tour money list, but his PGA Tour season was highlighted by a double eagle on the par-5 18th at the Barracuda Championship, worth eight points under the tournament's Modified Stableford scoring system. The shot was worth $50,000 to a Nevada charity, plus $50,000 to a charity of Gibson's choice. Gibson chose Maximum Chances, the autism charity of tournament winner and countryman Greg Chalmers.[5]
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][6]
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 |
|---|---|
| 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
- 1 2 Wall, Jonathan (17 May 2012). "Mini-tour golfer cards incredible 16-under 55 at Oklahoma course". Yahoo Sports.
- 1 2 "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
- ↑ PGA Tour golfer ends round with a rare double eagle
- ↑ "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