Cody Gribble
| Cody Gribble | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 20, 1990 Dallas, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Texas |
| Turned professional | 2013 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T63: 2017 |
| U.S. Open | T21: 2014 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Cody Gribble (born September 20, 1990) is an American professional golfer who is currently playing on the PGA Tour.
Early years
Gribble was born in Dallas, Texas. He played college golf at the University of Texas Dallas and won the 2012 NCAA Championship with teammates Dylan Frittelli and Jordan Spieth. Gribble is a left-handed golfer.
Professional career
In 2014, Gribble finished T8 at qualifying school to earn his Web.com Tour card, he finished 27th on the money list in 2015 failing to earn a PGA Tour 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.[1]
In October 2016, Gribble won his first PGA Tour title at the Sanderson Farms Championship, an alternate event on the PGA Tour. He shot a seven-under final round 65 to win by 4 strokes.[2] Gribble is the 13th left-handed golfer to win a PGA Tour event and the first since Greg Chalmers won the 2016 Barracuda Championship.
Legacy
Gribble gained a bit of notoriety at the 2017 Arnold Palmer Invitational 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.[3][4]
Amateur wins
- 2007 Western Junior
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 30, 2016 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 73-63-67-65=268 | −20 | 4 strokes |  Chris Kirk, Luke List, Greg Owen
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| U.S. Open | T21 | CUT | ||
| The Open Championship | ||||
| PGA Championship | T63 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
See also
References
- ^ "Watch: Gribble loses Web.com event in painful fashion". Golf Channel. May 1, 2016.
- ^ Both, Andrew (October 31, 2016). "Cody Gribble claims first PGA Tour victory after storming finish at Sanderson Farms Championship". The Daily Mail. Reuters.
- ^ Davis, Callum (March 17, 2017). "PGA golfer casually removes alligator from Bay Hill course". The Telegraph.
- ^ Cunningham, Kevin (March 16, 2017). "WATCH: Cody Gribble casually grabs alligator's tail at Bay Hill". Golf Magazine.
External links
- Cody Gribble at the PGA Tour official site
- Cody Gribble at the Official World Golf Ranking official site