Rhein Gibson

Rhein Gibson
Personal information
Born (1986-02-01) 1 February 1986
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality  Australia
Residence Edmond, Oklahoma
Spouse Nancy Gibson
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]

In January 2018, an incident involving Gibson and his temporary caddie Brandon Davis caused controversy. Playing in The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic on the Web.com Tour, Gibson was caught on camera throwing his putter headcover at Davis after the caddie had picked his ball up in a hazard – resulting in a one-stroke penalty.[6]

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][7]

Amateur wins (1)

  • 2008 Oklahoma State Amateur

Professional wins (3)

NGA Tour wins (1)
  • 2013 Avoca Classic
Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship 72
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wall, Jonathan (17 May 2012). "Mini-tour golfer cards incredible 16-under 55 at Oklahoma course". Yahoo Sports.
  2. 1 2 "Rhein Gibson plays Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth in British Open debut". The Courier Mail. 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Porath, Brendan (20 July 2014). "2014 British Open results: Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler push Rory McIlroy but come up short". SBNation.com.
  4. ↑ http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/stats/stat.02678.html
  5. ↑ PGA Tour golfer ends round with a rare double eagle
  6. ↑ Inglis, Martin (25 January 2018). "Pro hurls headcover at caddie after '$15k error'". bunkered.
  7. ↑ "Report: Rhein Gibson shoots 55". ESPN. 19 May 2012.
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