Gibby Gilbert
Name:
C.L. "Gibby" Gilbert IICountry:
USABorn:
Jan 14, 1941 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golfer and golf instructor.Turned Pro:
1965America
Georgia-Pacific
Played as the Georgia-Pacific Super Seniors Championship (Oct 25-27; unofficial Snr PGA Tour event for 60+ age group; played as part of the season-ending Senior Tour Championship at Gaillardia). Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) and Dave Stockton (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gilbert (USA). [Gaillardia G&CC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma].
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Royal Caribbn
Played as the Royal Caribbean Classic (Jan 31-Feb 2). Second-placed David Graham (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Gilbert (USA), who recorded the last of his six Snr PGA Tour wins. [Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, nr Miami, FL; at the time known as Crandon Pk GC].
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Played as the Boone Valley Classic (Sept 6-8). Gilbert (USA) beat Hale Irwin (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole, to record his fifth Snr PGA Tour win. [Boone Valley GC, Augusta, nr St Louis, Missouri].
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Played as the Las Vegas Senior Classic. Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gilbert (USA). [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].
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First of America
Played as the First of America Classic. Second-placed Tommy Aaron (USA), Dick Hendrickson (USA), Dave Stockton (USA) and Harold Henning (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Gilbert (USA). [The Highlands GC, Grand Rapids, Michigan].
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Southwestern Bell
Played as the Southwestern Bell Classic. Second-placed Jim Colbert (USA) finished 9 shots behind first-time US Snr Tr winner Gilbert (USA). [Loch Lloyd CC, nr Kansas City, Missouri].
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Kroger
Played as the Kroger Senior Classic (July 3-5). Gilbert (USA) beat J.C. Snead (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [Golf Ctr at Kings Island, Mason, Ohio].
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Disney World
Played as the Walt Disney World National Team Championship (Nov 3-6; two-man team event). Second-placed Steve Melnyk (USA) & Andy North (USA) finished 1 shot behind Gibby Gilbert (USA) & Grier Jones (USA). This was the last of three PGA Tour wins for both Gilbert and Jones. [Magnolia course, Walt Disney World, Orlando, FL. Earlier rounds also played on the Palm course].
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Danny Thomas
Played as the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic (May 20-23). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA), Forrest Fezler (USA) and John Lister (NZ) finished 4 shots behind Gilbert (USA), who recorded the second of his three PGA Tour wins. [South course, Colonial CC, Cordova, nr Memphis, TN].
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Played as the Houston Champions International (May 7-10). 29-year-old Gibby Gilbert (USA) beat Bruce Crampton (Aus) with a par at the third playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour win. [Cypress Creek course, Champions GC, Houston, TX].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses in Europe. From France to Spain to the Netherlands and Norway, the Golf World Top 100 panel reveals the places you have to play (published 20 October 2021).
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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