Robert Streb Explained

Robert Streb
Fullname:Robert Charles Streb
Birth Date:7 April 1987
Birth Place:Chickasha, Oklahoma
Weight:165lb
Residence:Shawnee, Kansas
Spouse:Maggie
Children:2
College:Kansas State University
Yearpro:2009
Tour:PGA Tour
Extour:Web.com Tour
Prowins:6
Pgawins:2
Nwidewins:2
Otherwins:2
Masters:CUT: 2015, 2016, 2021
Usopen:T42: 2015
Open:T18: 2015
Pga:T7: 2016

Robert Charles Streb (born April 7, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he has been a member since 2013.

Streb was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and earned All-American honors while playing collegiate golf at Kansas State University.[1] He graduated in 2009 and subsequently turned professional. He is noted as a user of the ten-finger grip, which is unusual on the PGA Tour.

Professional career

Streb played on the NGA Pro Golf Tour in 2010 and 2011[2] and the Web.com Tour in 2012. He won his first title on the Web.com Tour at the Mylan Classic in September,[3] and finished T-3 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am and T-4 at the South Georgia Classic. He finished 7th on the 2012 money list to earn his PGA Tour card for 2013.

In his first PGA Tour season, Streb's best results were T-16 at the Humana Challenge, T-18 at the Honda Classic and T-22 at the Shell Houston Open. He finished 126th in the FedEx Cup standings, one spot short of the playoffs and fully exempt status for 2014. The next season, he was runner-up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and T-9 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. He finished 71st in the 2014 FedEx Cup.

In the 2015 PGA Tour season, Streb earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2014 McGladrey Classic at the Sea Island Golf Club on St. Simons Island, Georgia.[4] He had six other top-10 finishes including a playoff loss at the Greenbrier Classic and an 18th place finish on the 2015 FedEx Cup Standings.

At the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club, Streb fired a second round 63 to tie the best round in a major and joined Jimmy Walker as the 36-hole leader in the event, with a 9 under par total. Streb carded a two-over-par 72 during the third round, that pushed him back into a tie for fifth entering the final round. He finished the tournament tied for seventh.

In November 2020, Streb won in a playoff over Kevin Kisner at the RSM Classic, giving him his second PGA Tour victory (both at the same tournament), and his first in six years.[5]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1Oct 26, 2014McGladrey Classic−14 (69-66-68-63=266)Playoff Brendon de Jonge, Will MacKenzie
2Nov 22, 2020RSM Classic (2)−19 (65-63-67-68=263)Playoff Kevin Kisner

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12014McGladrey Classic Brendon de Jonge, Will MacKenzieWon with birdie on second extra hole
MacKenzie eliminated by par on first hole
22015Greenbrier Classic David Hearn, Kevin Kisner,
Danny Lee
Lee won with par on second extra hole
Kisner and Streb eliminated by birdie on first hole
32020RSM Classic Kevin KisnerWon with birdie on second extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Sep 2, 2012Mylan Classic−18 (64-69-69-64=266)4 strokes Brad Fritsch, Cliff Kresge,
Matt Weibring
2Aug 26, 2018Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship−12 (65-68-68-71=272)Playoff Peter Malnati

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015 2016 20172018
Masters TournamentCUTCUT
U.S. OpenT42CUT
The Open ChampionshipT18CUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipT10T7T22
Tournament 201920202021
Masters TournamentCUT
PGA ChampionshipT59
U.S. Open
The Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 4
Totals 0 0 0 0 2 4 12 6

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021
ChampionshipT56T52
Match PlayT38NT1
Invitational5T46
ChampionsT35NT1NT1
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . robertstrebgolf.com.
  2. Web site: NGA Pro Golf Tour – Player Stats – Robert Streb . September 4, 2012.
  3. News: Robert Streb wins Mylan Classic . ESPN . Associated Press . September 2, 2012 . September 4, 2012.
  4. News: Robert Streb wins McGladrey Classic . ESPN . Associated Press . October 27, 2014.
  5. News: Ferguson . Doug . Streb nearly holes out in a playoff to win at Sea Island . Associated Press . November 22, 2020 . November 22, 2020.