William Cody Gribble (born September 20, 1990) is an American
professional golfer
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who currently plays on the
PGA Tour
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and the
Korn Ferry Tour
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.
Early years
Gribble was born in
Dallas
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, Texas. He played college golf at the
University of Texas
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and won the
2012 NCAA Championship with teammates
Dylan Frittelli
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and
Jordan Spieth
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. Gribble is a left-handed golfer.
Professional career
In 2014, Gribble finished T8 at
qualifying school
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to earn his Web.com Tour card, he finished 27th on the money list in 2015 failing to earn a
PGA Tour
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card by $2,035, but retained his Web.com Tour card for another year. At the 2016
United Leasing & Finance Championship, Gribble was leading by one shot with two holes to play, but after a bogey-bogey finish, he ended the tournament T2, one shot behind eventual winner
Séamus Power.
In October 2016, Gribble won his first
PGA Tour
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title at the
Sanderson Farms Championship
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The tournament has been part of the P ...
, an alternate event on the PGA Tour. He shot a seven-under final round 65 to win by 4 strokes. Gribble became the 13th left-handed golfer to win a PGA Tour event and the first since
Greg Chalmers won the 2016
Barracuda Championship
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.
Gribble gained media attention at the 2017
Arnold Palmer Invitational
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at
Bay Hill when he tapped an alligator on the tail that was sunning itself on the 6th fairway during the first round of tournament play. The alligator quickly scampered unharmed into a nearby pond.
Amateur wins
*2007
Western Junior
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Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
See also
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2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
References
External links
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American male golfers
Texas Longhorns men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Latinoamérica golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Dallas
Left-handed golfers
1990 births
Living people