Rhein Gibson (born 1 February 1986) is an
Australian
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professional golfer
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Amateur career
Gibson was a four-time
NAIA All-American at
Oklahoma Christian University
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History
Oklahoma Christian University, originally named Central Christian College, w ...
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Professional career
Gibson made the cut at the 2014 Open Championship
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Rory McIlroy won his first Open Championship, two strokes ahead of ru ...
, where in the 3rd round he played in a group with Tiger Woods
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* Woods is widely regarded as ...
and Jordan Spieth
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Spieth's first majo ...
.Barracuda Championship
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, 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
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In January 2018, an incident involving Gibson and his temporary caddie Brandon Davis caused controversy. Playing in The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic
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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.
World record
Gibson shot a 55 (−16) for a round of golf on 12 May 2012, at River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma
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, setting a Guinness World Record
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Amateur wins (1)
*2008 Oklahoma State Amateur
Professional wins (4)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
''*Note: The 2019 BMW Charity Pro-Am was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)
NGA Tour wins (1)
*2013 Avoca Classic
Other wins (2)
*2010 Oklahoma Open
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*2013 Arkansas Open
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
* 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
* 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
References
External links
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Australian male golfers
Oklahoma Christian Eagles golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Oklahoma
Sportsmen from New South Wales
1986 births
Living people