Full name C.L. Gilbert II Professional wins 20 Weight 86 kg Nickname Gibby Name Gibby Gilbert Current tours Champions Tour | Nationality United States Role Golfer Former tours PGA TOUR Turned professional 1965 Height 1.75 m PGA tour wins 3 | |
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College University of Chattanooga Education University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
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C.L. "Gibby" Gilbert II (born January 14, 1941) is an American professional golfer who has won tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.
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- Ii corinthians gibby gilbert
- Gibby Gilbert gets his Champions Tour Card
- PGA Tour wins 3
- Other wins 9
- Champions Tour wins 6
- Other senior wins
- Results in major championships
- Summary
- US national team appearances
- References

Gilbert was born and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and still makes his home there with his wife Judy. His father started him in golf at the age of 13. He attended the University of Chattanooga. He turned pro in 1965 and joined the PGA Tour in 1967.

Gilbert had dozens of top 10 finishes on the PGA Tour and three victories. His first win came at the 1970 Houston Champions International, his second win was at the 1976 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic and his third win was at the 1977 Walt Disney World National Team Championship.
Gilbert's best finish at a major was a T-2 at the 1980 Masters, when he and Jack Newton finished four strokes behind the champion, Seve Ballesteros.
Gilbert has been active on the Champions Tour, winning six times.
Gilbert has had a lifelong interest in helping young people develop their golf skills. Since 1973, he has made annual appearances for the Tennessee PGA's Junior Golf Academy at Fall Creek Falls. Gilbert's son, Gibby III, is a professional golfer.
In his free time, Gilbert enjoys hunting and fishing. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame in 1995.
Gibby Gilbert gets his Champions Tour Card
PGA Tour wins (3)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Other wins (9)
Champions Tour wins (6)
Champions Tour playoff record (2–1)
Other senior wins
Results in major championships
Note: Gilbert never played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10