Brent Geiberger

Brent Geiberger
Personal information
Full name Brent Andrew Geiberger
Born (1968-05-22) May 22, 1968
Santa Barbara, California
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Palm Desert, California
Career
College College of the Desert
Pepperdine University
Turned professional 1993
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2000
U.S. Open CUT: 1998, 2002
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T71: 1998

Brent Andrew Geiberger (born May 22, 1968) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He is a son of the golfer Al Geiberger.

Early life

Geiberger was born in Santa Barbara, California. He attended College of the Desert in Palm Desert, California, winning eight junior college tournaments. He also attended Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and was a member of the golf team.

Career

Geiberger turned pro in 1993,[1] and initially played on the Nike Tour. Geiberger has won two PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1999 at the Canon Greater Hartford Open, and his second was at the 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.[2][1] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[3]

In 1998, Geiberger and his father made history when they became the first father-son combination to compete in the PGA Championship.[1] His brother, John, is coach of the Pepperdine University golf team that won the 1997 NCAA Division I Golf Championship.

Geiberger hit the first shot at the first PGA Tour event played in Mexico, the 2008 OHL Classic at Mayakoba.[4]

Geiberger has not played a PGA Tour event since withdrawing from the 2009 Wyndham Championship.

PGA Tour wins

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1 Aug 1, 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open –18 (66-63-66-67=262) 3 strokes United States Skip Kendall
2 Oct 17, 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro –18 (66-67-71-66=270) 2 strokes United States Michael Allen

Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T71 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Geiberger never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Press, Associated. "Geiberger wins GHO with record score | chronicle.augusta.com". chronicle.augusta.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. ↑ "2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro results - PGA Golf Leaderboard". www.foxsports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. ↑ "Official World Golf Ranking for 2002". www.golftoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  4. ↑ Golf's stage in Mexico grows
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