Rhein Gibson | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born |
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia |
1 February 1986
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.
Gibson was a four-time NAIA All-American at Oklahoma Christian University.
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. Gibson ultimately finished in 72nd place.
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.
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.
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.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.