Brent Geiberger
| Brent Geiberger | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Brent Andrew Geiberger |
| Born | May 22, 1968 Santa Barbara, California |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
| Sporting 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 |
| Highest ranking | 37 (July 2, 2000)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2000 |
| PGA Championship | T71: 1998 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1998, 2002 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Brent Andrew Geiberger (born May 22, 1968) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He is the son of golfer Al Geiberger.
Early life
[edit]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.[2]
Career
[edit]Geiberger turned pro in 1993,[3] 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.[3][4] He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.[5]
In 1998, Geiberger and his father made history when they became the first father-son combination to compete in the PGA Championship.[3] His brother, John, is coach of the Pepperdine University golf team that won the 1997 NCAA Division I Golf Championship.[2]
Geiberger hit the first shot at the first PGA Tour event played in Mexico, the 2008 OHL Classic at Mayakoba.[6]
Geiberger has not played a PGA Tour event since withdrawing from the 2009 Wyndham Championship.[7]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 1, 1999 | Canon Greater Hartford Open | −18 (66-63-66-67=262) | 3 strokes |  Skip Kendall
|
| 2 | Oct 17, 2004 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | −18 (66-67-71-66=270) | 2 strokes | Michael Allen
|
Results in major championships
[edit]| 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.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T46 | CUT | T70 | CUT | CUT | WD | WD |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | |||||
| Championship | T55 | NT1 | |||||
| Invitational | T46 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 26 2000 Ending 2 Jul 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "1999 PGA Tour Media Guide" (PDF). PGA Tour. pp. 82–83 (sectuon 2).
- ^ a b c "Geiberger wins GHO with record score". The Augusta Chronicle. Associated Press. August 2, 1999. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro results - PGA Golf Leaderboard". Fox Sports. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Official World Golf Ranking for 2002". Golf Today. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Golf's stage in Mexico grows". PGA Tour. April 17, 2017.
- ^ "Brent Geiberger – Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Brent Geiberger at the PGA Tour official site
- Brent Geiberger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site