# Cody Gribble > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cody_Gribble > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cody_Gribble.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Gribble > Source revision: 1342242446 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American golfer (born 1990) Cody Gribble Personal information Full name William Cody Gribble Born (1990-09-20) September 20, 1990 (age 35) Dallas, Texas, U.S. 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 tours PGA Tour (past champion status) Korn Ferry Tour Former tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica 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 **William Cody Gribble** (born September 20, 1990) is an American [professional golfer](/source/Professional_golfer) who currently plays on the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) and the [Korn Ferry Tour](/source/Korn_Ferry_Tour). ## Early years Gribble was born in [Dallas](/source/Dallas), Texas. He played college golf at the [University of Texas](/source/University_of_Texas) and won the [2012 NCAA Championship](/source/2012_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Golf_Championship) with teammates [Dylan Frittelli](/source/Dylan_Frittelli) and [Jordan Spieth](/source/Jordan_Spieth). Gribble is a left-handed golfer. ## Professional career In 2014, Gribble finished T8 at [qualifying school](/source/Qualifying_school) to earn his Web.com Tour card, he finished 27th on the money list in 2015 failing to earn a [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) card by $2,035, but retained his Web.com Tour card for another year. At the 2016 [United Leasing & Finance Championship](/source/United_Leasing_%26_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](/source/S%C3%A9amus_Power_(golfer)).[1] In October 2016, Gribble won his first [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) title at the [Sanderson Farms Championship](/source/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 became the 13th left-handed golfer to win a PGA Tour event and the first since [Greg Chalmers](/source/Greg_Chalmers) won the 2016 [Barracuda Championship](/source/Barracuda_Championship).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Gribble gained media attention at the 2017 [Arnold Palmer Invitational](/source/Arnold_Palmer_Invitational) at [Bay Hill](/source/Bay_Hill%2C_Florida) 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](/source/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 2018 Masters Tournament U.S. Open T21 CUT The Open Championship PGA Championship T63 Tournament 2019 Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open CUT The Open Championship   Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place ## See also - [2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates](/source/2016_Web.com_Tour_Finals_graduates) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Watch: Gribble loses Web.com event in painful fashion"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160505045015/http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/watch-gribble-loses-webcom-event-painful-fashion/). *Golf Channel*. May 1, 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/watch-gribble-loses-webcom-event-painful-fashion/) on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Both, Andrew (October 30, 2016). ["Rookie Gribble wins Sanderson Farms Championship"](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-pga/rookie-gribble-wins-sanderson-farms-championship-idUSKBN12U103). *Reuters*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Davis, Callum (March 17, 2017). ["PGA golfer casually removes alligator from Bay Hill course"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/golf/2017/03/17/pga-golfer-casually-removes-alligator-bay-hill-course/). *The Daily Telegraph*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Cunningham, Kevin (March 16, 2017). ["WATCH: Cody Gribble casually grabs alligator's tail at Bay Hill"](http://www.golf.com/extra-spin/2017/03/16/watch-cody-gribble-casually-grabs-alligators-tail-bay-hill). Golf Magazine. ## External links - [Cody Gribble](https://www.pgatour.com/player/39954) at the [PGA Tour](/source/PGA_Tour) official site - [Cody Gribble](https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/17508) at the [Official World Golf Ranking](/source/Official_World_Golf_Ranking) official site --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cody Gribble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Gribble) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Gribble?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.