Rick Gibson (golfer)

Rick Gibson (born October 27, 1961) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays primarily in Asia.

Rick Gibson
Personal information
Born (1961-10-27) October 27, 1961
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality Canada
Career
CollegeBrigham Young University
Turned professional1984
Current tour(s)European Senior Tour
Champions Tour
Former tour(s)Canadian Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Professional wins10
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
Asian Tour1
European Senior Tour1
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT92: 1991
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit
Order of Merit winner		1991

Early life

Gibson was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He played college golf at Brigham Young University, where he was an All-American in 1984.[1]

Professional career

Gibson played on the Canadian Tour after turning professional in 1984. Elsewhere, he played on the Asia Golf Circuit, where he won the Order of Merit in 1991,[2] which then qualified him for the Japan Golf Tour, where he won two tournaments. He later also played on the Asian Tour, winning once.

Professional wins (10)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 Jun 16, 1991 Sapporo Tokyu Open −8 (71-71-68-70=280) Playoff Japan Masahiro Kuramoto, Japan Shinsaku Maeda
2 Mar 26, 1995 Novell KSB Open −17 (65-67-71-68=271) 1 stroke Japan Toshimitsu Izawa, Japan Tsukasa Watanabe

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1991 Sapporo Tokyu Open Japan Masahiro Kuramoto, Japan Shinsaku Maeda Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Mar 10, 2002 Casino Filipino Philippine Open −5 (68-69-73-73=283) 4 strokes United States Robert Jacobson

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Bangkok Airways Open Thailand Chawalit Plaphol Lost to par on first extra hole

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Mar 3, 1991 Benson & Hedges Malaysian Open −11 (70-67-70-70=277) 1 stroke Taiwan Chen Liang-hsi

Canadian Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 21, 1985 George Williams B.C. Open −5 (68-69-71=208) Playoff Canada Doug Lecuyer
2 Sep 10, 1988 Labatt's Blue Light Pro-Am −9 (71-68-67-69=275) 3 strokes United States Dave de Long, Canada Ward Stouffer
3 Sep 23, 1990 CPGA Championship −16 (69-66-67-70=272) 1 stroke United States Louis Brown, Canada Richard Zokol

Other wins (2)
  • 1991 Philippine PGA Championship
  • 1992 Philippine PGA Championship

European Senior Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Jul 6, 2014 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −15 (63-66-66=195) 6 strokes Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan

Results in major championships
Tournament 1991
The Open Championship T92

"T" = Tied
Note: Gibson only played in The Open Championship.

Results in senior major championships
Tournament2012201320142015
Senior PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Senior Open CUT
Senior Players Championship T20
Senior British Open Championship CUT T3 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Gibson never played in The Tradition.

Team appearances

References
  1. Brigham Young University - Men's Golf - All-Americans
  2. "Asian Standings". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 29 April 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Newspapers.com.


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