Allen Lee Geiberger Sr. (born September 1, 1937) is an American former professional golfer, known for winning the 1966 PGA Championship.

Early life In 1937, Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California, the son of Ray and Mabel Geiberger. His first big tournament win was the 1954 National Jaycee Championship. In 1955, Geiberger graduated from Santa Barbara High School and then attended Menlo College. In 1959, he graduated from the University of Southern California.

Professional career In 1959, Geiberger turned professional. The following year, he joined the PGA Tour. Geiberger won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour, the first being the 1962 Ontario Open and the biggest being the 1966 PGA Championship, a major title. He won the Tournament Players Championship in 1975, and played on the Ryder Cup teams in 1967 and 1975. Geiberger also won 10 times on the Senior PGA Tour.

During the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic in 1977, Geiberger became the first player in history to post a score of 59 (−13) in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. Starting on the tenth tee of the Colonial Country Club in Cordova, Tennessee, he shot a bogey-free round of six pars, 11 birdies, and an eagle on the layout. He sank a putt for birdie on his opening hole, and ended the round with a birdie from ; the lone eagle was a holed-out wedge shot.

Geiberger won the tournament, though not handily. He shot even-par 72 in the first and third rounds, and was two strokes down to Gary Player on Sunday after a 38 (+2) on the front nine put him at 241 (−11) for 63 holes. He regained the lead with a 32 (−4) on the back nine to finish at 273 (−15), two strokes ahead of Player and Jerry McGee.

Scorecard: Friday, June 10, 1977 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Par443443545 543434544Score 342442434332433443To par −1−1−2−2−2−3−4−5−6−8−9−10−10−10−11−12−12−13 Source:

Personal life Geiberger has six children. His son Brent Geiberger is also a professional golfer who won two PGA Tour events. Another son, John, was the coach of the Pepperdine University golf team from 1996 to 2012, and won the NCAA Championship in 1997.

Geiberger's father was one of the victims of the Tenerife airport disaster in 1977.

Geiberger had surgery in 1980 to remove his colon due to inflammatory bowel disease and has an ileostomy.

Professional wins (30) PGA Tour wins (11) Legend Major championships (1) Players Championships (1) Other PGA Tour (9) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Oct 21, 1962Ontario Open Invitational69-67-70-70=276−81 stroke Gardner Dickinson, Bob Goalby, Tommy Jacobs, Chuck Rotar, John Ruedi2Nov 3, 1963Almaden Open Invitational69-67-67-74=277−111 stroke Dutch Harrison, Dick Lotz3Aug 29, 1965American Golf Classic 70-69-69-72=280E4 strokes Arnold Palmer4Jul 24, 1966PGA Championship68-72-68-72=280E4 strokes Dudley Wysong5Oct 6, 1974Sahara Invitational 70-68-66-69=273−113 strokes Wally Armstrong, Jerry Heard, Dave Hill, Mike Hill6Apr 27, 1975MONY Tournament of Champions67-67-70-73=277−11Playoff Gary Player7Aug 24, 1975Tournament Players Championship66-68-67-69=270−103 strokes Dave Stockton8Apr 4, 1976Greater Greensboro Open70-65-65-68=268−162 strokes Lee Trevino9Jun 27, 1976Western Open71-71-73-73=288+41 stroke Joe Porter 10Jun 12, 1977Danny Thomas Memphis Classic 72-59-72-70=273−152 strokes Jerry McGee, Gary Player11May 20, 1979Colonial National Invitation68-69-64-73=274−61 stroke Don January, Gene Littler

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11967Carling World Open Billy CasperLost to par on first extra hole21975MONY Tournament of Champions Gary PlayerWon with birdie on first extra hole Source:

PGA of Japan Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 25, 1973ABC Japan vs USA Golf Matches72-70-76=218+22 strokes Takashi Murakami

Other wins (6) 1961 Utah Open 1962 Caracas Open, Almaden Open Invitational 1979 Spalding Invitational 1982 Frontier Airlines Open 1985 Colorado Open

Senior PGA Tour wins (10) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Oct 4, 1987Vantage Championship72-67-67=206−4 2 strokes Dave Hill2Oct 18, 1987Seniors International Golf Championship 70-68-71=209−4 Playoff Jim Ferree3Oct 25, 1987Las Vegas Senior Classic68-73-62=203−134 strokes Chi-Chi Rodríguez4Mar 20, 1988Pointe/Del E. Webb Arizona Classic63-69-67=199−171 stroke Orville Moody5Aug 20, 1989GTE Northwest Classic 68-68-68=204−123 strokes Frank Beard6Jul 7, 1991Kroger Senior Classic66-69-68=203−101 stroke Larry Laoretti7Jan 12, 1992Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions71-67-71-73=282−63 strokes Bruce Crampton, Chi-Chi Rodríguez8Jan 10, 1993Infiniti Senior Tournament of Champions (2)70-70-69-71=280−82 strokes Jim Dent9Mar 7, 1993GTE West Classic67-65-66=198−122 strokes Isao Aoki, George Archer10Feb 11, 1996Greater Naples IntelliNet Challenge68-63-71=202−141 stroke Isao Aoki

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1-1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11987Seniors International Golf Championship Jim FerreeWon with birdie on second extra hole21999Toshiba Senior Classic Allen Doyle, John Jacobs, Gary McCordMcCord won with birdie on fifth extra holeDoyle and Geiberger eliminated by eagle on first hole Source:

Other senior wins (2) 1989 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Harold Henning) 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Demaret Division (with Jimmy Powell)

Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1966 PGA Championship 4 shot lead E (68-72-68-72=280) 4 strokes Dudley Wysong

Results timeline Tournament196119621963196419651966196719681969Masters TournamentCUTT13T24T44T36T30T13U.S. OpenT12CUTCUTT14T4T30T28T9T2The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT5T19191T5T8T35

Tournament1970197119721973197419751976197719781979Masters TournamentT45T24T12T37T31CUTT15CUTT42U.S. OpenCUTT55T21T13T18T38T2T10T53T19The Open ChampionshipT13CUTPGA ChampionshipT16T30CUTT188T33CUTT6CUTT65

Tournament1980198119821983198419851986198719881989Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipT67CUTCUTCUTT74

Tournament199019911992199319941995199619971998Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 13U.S. Open 0 2 0 3 5 11 20 16The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1PGA Championship 1 0 0 3 6 10 23 16Totals 1 2 0 6 11 28 62 46 Most consecutive cuts made – 20 (1963 PGA – 1970 Masters) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

The Players Championship Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1975 Tournament Players Championship 3 shot lead −10 (66-68-67-69=270) 3 strokes Dave Stockton

Results timeline Tournament19741975197619771978197919801981198219831984The Players ChampionshipT241T24CUTT67T56CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.

See also List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins List of men's major championships winning golfers Lowest rounds of golf

References

External links Al Geiberger at the PGA Tour official site

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article with quotes from Geiberger