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.

Robert Streb
Streb in 2018
Personal information
Full nameRobert Charles Streb
Born (1987-04-07) April 7, 1987 (age 37)
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceShawnee, Kansas
SpouseMaggie
Children2
Career
CollegeKansas State University
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking31 (September 13, 2015)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2015, 2016, 2021
PGA ChampionshipT7: 2016
U.S. OpenT42: 2015
The Open ChampionshipT18: 2015

Streb was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and earned All-American honors while playing collegiate golf at Kansas State University.[2] 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

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Streb played on the NGA Pro Golf Tour in 2010 and 2011[3] and the Web.com Tour in 2012. He won his first title on the Web.com Tour at the Mylan Classic in September,[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

Professional wins (6)

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PGA Tour wins (2)

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

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2014 McGladrey Classic   Brendon de Jonge,   Will MacKenzie Won with birdie on second extra hole
MacKenzie eliminated by par on first hole
2 2015 Greenbrier Classic   David Hearn,   Kevin Kisner,
  Danny Lee
Lee won with par on second extra hole
Kisner and Streb eliminated by birdie on first hole
3 2020 RSM Classic   Kevin Kisner Won with birdie on second extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

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

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2018 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship   Peter Malnati Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

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Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open T42 CUT
The Open Championship T18 CUT CUT
PGA Championship T10 T7 T22
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship T59
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
The Open Championship 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
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2015 U.S. Open – 2015 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
The Players Championship T30 CUT CUT CUT C CUT CUT CUT

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

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Championship T56 T52
Match Play T38 NT1
Invitational 5 T46
Champions T35 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 37 2015 Ending 13 Sep 2015" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Home". robertstrebgolf.com.
  3. ^ "NGA Pro Golf Tour – Player Stats – Robert Streb". Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  4. ^ "Robert Streb wins Mylan Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  5. ^ "Robert Streb wins McGladrey Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. October 27, 2014.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Doug (November 22, 2020). "Streb nearly holes out in a playoff to win at Sea Island". Associated Press. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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