17 Facts About Robert Garrigus

Robert Garrigus was born on November 11,1977 and is an American professional golfer who is currently a member of the PGA Tour.

Robert Garrigus won the 2010 Children's Miracle Network Classic, the last event of the PGA Tour season, to guarantee exempt status on the PGA Tour through the end of the 2012 season.

Robert Garrigus is one of the few players who can hit a ball over 350 yards.

Robert Garrigus led the PGA Tour in driving distance in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons with average distances of 312 and 315 yards, respectively.

Robert Garrigus was born in Nampa, Idaho and spent most of his childhood in Banks, Oregon.

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Robert Garrigus attended Forest Grove High School, Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon and Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon.

In 1995, Robert Garrigus finished first at the Valley League District Championships and later helped Crescent Valley High School to a 4A state championship by finishing T-9.

Robert Garrigus finished tied for 9th in Q-School in 2005 to earn his PGA Tour card for the first time.

At the 2010 St Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee, Robert Garrigus, playing in the final group, had a three-shot lead going into the 72nd hole, a long par four.

Robert Garrigus pulled his tee shot into the water hazard which flanks the hole's left side.

Robert Garrigus punched out to the fairway and hit his fifth shot onto the green, within 35 feet of the hole.

Immediately after finishing his final round in Orlando, Robert Garrigus spoke openly in a television interview on the Golf Channel, about his triumph over substance abuse, his subsequent improved play, and his joy at closing out the season with a tournament victory, which made up for his struggles at the Memphis tournament earlier in the season.

The roommate instead used it for drugs and gambling; when Robert Garrigus returned the night before he was to play in a sectional qualifier for the US Open, he found the locks changed and the electricity disconnected.

In June 2011, Robert Garrigus made his first ever cut in a major at the US Open at Congressional Country Club, posting all four rounds under par on the way to a tied third place finish.

Robert Garrigus took part in the Long Drive Contest for charity at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions alongside Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson and finished third with a longest drive of 365 yards.

In March 2019, Robert Garrigus was suspended by the PGA Tour for three months after testing positive for marijuana.

Robert Garrigus currently lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with his wife Ami, whom he met while in rehab, and a son born in September 2010.