Brent Andrew Geiberger (born May 22, 1968) is an American
professional golfer
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who played on the
PGA Tour
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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
Santa Barbara, California
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. He attended
College of the Desert
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in
Palm Desert, California
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, winning eight junior college tournaments. He also attended
Pepperdine University
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in
Malibu, California
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and was a member of the
golf
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team.
Career
Geiberger turned pro in 1993,
and initially played on the
Nike Tour
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. 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.
He has featured in the top 50 of the
Official World Golf Ranking
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The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolli ...
.
In 1998, Geiberger and his father made history when they became the first father-son combination to compete in the
PGA Championship
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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 ]OHL Classic at Mayakoba
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.
Geiberger has not played a PGA Tour event since withdrawing from the 2009 Wyndham Championship
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History
Founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, it was usu ...
.
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour wins (2)
Results in major championships
''Note: Geiberger never played in The Open Championship
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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 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
See also
* 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
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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