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Fred Gibson
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EXEMPT STATUS: 11th at 2001 SENIOR PGA TOUR National
Qualifying Tournament
FULL NAME: Frederick Lee Gibson
HEIGHT: 5-11
WEIGHT: 170
BIRTHDATE: September 12, 1947
BIRTHPLACE: Washington, DC
RESIDENCE: Orlando, FL
FAMILY: Children: Erick, Kirk, Scott
EDUCATION: Miami-Dade Junior College (1972)
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Bicycling, swimming, chess, channel
surfing
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1977
JOINED TOUR: 1998
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| SENIOR TOUR Victories |
| (1) 1999 Vantage Championship. |
| Other Victories |
| 1996 Tobago Open. |
| Current Year SENIOR PGA TOUR
Money and Positions |
| $99,775 (74) |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best
Finishes |
| T16--Emerald Coast Classic, NFL Golf Classic; T19--The
Instinet Classic |
| Current Year SENIOR TOUR Best
Round |
| 66 at Round 1, Emerald Coast Classic |
| Best PGA TOUR Finishes |
| 82--1980 Kemper Open. |
| Best 2001 SENIOR TOUR Finishes |
| T8--SBC Championship; T10--MasterCard Championship |
| 2001 Season SENIOR TOUR |
| Tournaments Entered--31; in money--31; Top-10 finishes--2 |
| 2001 Season Highlights |
| Made more than 30 starts for the fourth consecutive
season, but dropped 14 spots on the final money list from
the previous year -- 39th to 53rd. Earned just two top-10
finishes during the year, including one in his first start
and another in his last start of the season. Best finish
came in the final full-field event of the year at the
SBC Championship in San Antonio. Posted three consecutive
sub-par rounds for the only time all season which helped
him to a T8... His other top-10 finish came in the first
event of the year in Hawaii when he tied for 10th at the
MasterCard Championship. Posted his best round of the
campaign on Friday when he equalled the Hualalai course
record with an 8-under 64. Had a two-stroke lead over
Leonard Thompson and Bruce Fleisher after the first day,
but posted a pair of 72s on the weekend. Friday's even-par
round included a pair of eagles...Returned to the SENIOR
TOUR National Qualifying Tournament in November and finished
in the 11th position thanks in large part to a closing-round
66, the best score by any player that day. The 6-under-par
66 helped him jump from a tie for 33rd after three rounds.
One of seven players involved in a playoff for the final
two exempt spots. After Mike Smith and Dick Mast earned
the final two spots, and R.W. Eaks took the ninth spot,
he and Butch Sheehan went four extra holes before Sheehan
took the 10th position with a par. |
| Career Highlights |
| 2000: Had all five of his top-10 finishes prior to the
end of May including four in a six-event stretch between
late February and early April...Had six straight par/better
rounds in the final two events during the early Florida
swing and finished T6 at the GTE Classic and T8 at the
LiquidGolf.com Invitational...Also T6 at the Audi Senior
Classic in Mexico thanks to a final-round 66 at LaVista
CC...Set a course record at The Dominion during the SBC
Championship when he opened the event with a sizzling
9-under 63. Was just one stroke back of Walter Hall through
36 holes of the San Antonio event, but fell back into
a T11 after a final-round 75.1999: Earned a spot among
the top-31 money-winners for the first time in his career...Was
the last of a record 11 first-time winners on the SENIOR
TOUR. Birdied four of his last five holes to cruise to
an easy three-stroke victory over Bruce Fleisher at the
Vantage Championship. Two lowest scores of the year came
on the same weekend at Tanglewood when he carded back-to-back
rounds of 62-64--126 and tied Dana Quigley's mark for
best consecutive rounds in 1999...Official earnings of
over $600,000 were better than twice what he pocketed
in his rookie season. 1998: Fully exempt for 1999 after
finishing eighth at the SENIOR TOUR National Qualifying
Tournament at Grenelefe despite a final-round 74...Best
finish of the season was a T7 at the EMC Kaanapali Classic...In
contention with nine holes to play at the Saint Luke's
Classic before fading to a T12 near Kansas City. 1997:
Earned an exemption onto the SENIOR TOUR for 1998 by finishing
T7 at the SENIOR TOUR National Qualifying Tournament on
the Valley Course at the TPC at Sawgrass. |
| Personal |
| Has used PGA TOUR player Donnie Hammond as his caddie
in two of his four visits to the SENIOR PGA TOUR National
Qualifying Tournament...Says his biggest thrill in golf
came in December 1997, when he qualified for the SENIOR
TOUR...His grandfather got him started in the game as
a youngster...His hero is Ben Hogan. |
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