Brent Andrew Geiberger (born May 22, 1968) is an American professional golfer who played on the

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. He is the son of golfer

Al Geiberger Allen Lee Geiberger Sr. (born September 1, 1937) is an American former professional golfer. Professional career Geiberger turned pro in 1959 and joined the PGA Tour in 1960. Geiberger won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour, the first being the 1962 ...

Early life

Geiberger was born in

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. He attended

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, winning eight junior college tournaments. He also attended

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and was a member of the

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team.

Career

Geiberger turned pro in 1993, and initially played on the

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. Geiberger has won two PGA Tour events. His first win came in 1999 at the

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, and his second was at the 2004

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. He has featured in the top 50 of the

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. In 1998, Geiberger and his father made history when they became the first father-son combination to compete in the

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. 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

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

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Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Note: Geiberger never played in

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

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geiberger, Brent American male golfers Pepperdine Waves men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from California Sportspeople from Santa Barbara, California People from Palm Desert, California 1968 births Living people