Al Geiberger
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Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California. He attended the University of Southern California and turned professional in 1959.
Geiberger won eleven times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1966 PGA Championship. He also won ten times on the Senior PGA Tour.
On June 10, 1977, in the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic played at the Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee, he became the first person in history to post a score of 59 (par was 72) in a PGA Tour sanctioned event. He shot a bogey free round of six pars, eleven birdies, and one eagle. He went on to win the tournament.
In 1980, Geiberger had surgery to remove his colon due to inflammatory bowel disease and now has an ileostomy. Geiberger's son Brent is also a professional golfer and has won a two PGA Tour events. Another son, John, is the coach of the Pepperdine University golf team that won the 1997 NCAA Championship.
PGA Tour wins
- 1962 (1) Ontario Open Invitational
- 1963 (1) Almaden Open Invitational
- 1965 (1) American Golf Classic
- 1966 (1) PGA Championship
- 1974 (1) Sahara Invitational
- 1975 (2) MONY Tournament of Champions, Tournament Players Championship
- 1976 (2) Greater Greensboro Open, Western Open
- 1977 (1) Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
- 1979 (1) Colonial National Invitation
Other wins
- 1961 Utah Open
- 1962 Caracas Open
- 1982 Frontier Airlines Open
- 1985 Colorado Open
Champions Tour wins
- 1987 Vantage Championship, Hilton Head Seniors International, Las Vegas Senior Classic
- 1988 The Pointe/Del E Webb Arizona Classic
- 1989 GTE Northwest Classic
- 1991 Kroger Senior Classic
- 1992 Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions
- 1993 Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions, GTE West Classic
- 1996 Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge
Other senior wins
- 1989 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Harold Henning)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | CUT | DNP | T13 | T24 | T44 | T36 | T30 | T13
|
| U.S. Open | T12 | CUT | CUT | T14 | T4 | T30 | T28 | T9 | T2
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T5 | T19 | 19 | 1 | T5 | T8 | T35
|
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T45 | T24 | T12 | T37 | T31 | CUT | T15 | CUT | T42 | DNP
|
| U.S. Open | CUT | T55 | T21 | T13 | T18 | T38 | T2 | T10 | T53 | T19
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | T16 | T30 | CUT | T18 | 8 | T33 | CUT | T6 | CUT | T65
|
| Tournament | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | DNP | T67 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T73 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP
|
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT
|
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
External links
- [Profile on the PGA Tour's official site]
- [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article with quotes from Geiberger]
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