Robert Streb


Robert Streb is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he has been a member since 2013. Streb uses a ten-finger grip, which is unusual on the PGA Tour.
Streb was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He earned All-American honors while playing collegiate golf at Kansas State University. He graduated in 2009 and turned professional.

Professional career

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

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12014McGladrey Classic Brendon de Jonge, Will MacKenzieWon with birdie on second extra hole
MacKenzie eliminated with birdie on first hole
22015Greenbrier Classic David Hearn, Kevin Kisner,
Danny Lee
Lee won with par on second extra hole
Kisner and Streb eliminated with birdie on first hole

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Sep 2, 2012Mylan Classic–18 4 strokes Brad Fritsch, Cliff Kresge,
Matt Weibring
2Aug 26, 2018Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship–12 Playoff Peter Malnati

Web.com Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12018Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship Peter MalnatiWon with par on first extra hole

Other wins (2)

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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

Results in World Golf Championships

"T" = Tied