Robert Garrigus
professional golfer
Robert Ira Garrigus (born November 11, 1977) is an American professional golfer who is currently a member of the PGA Tour. He 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.
Garrigus is one of the longest drivers in the golfing world, with an average drive of 310.5 yards in 2007. He is one of the few players who can hit a ball over 350 yards. He led the PGA Tour in driving distance in both the 2009 and 2010 seasons with average distances of 312 and 315 yards, respectively. He is also noted for using a putter only 28.5 inches in length, about six inches shorter than a standard putter. However, in 2012, at the Humana Challenge, he gave up the shorter putter for a 46" putter.
Early life
In 1977, Garrigus was born in Nampa, Idaho. He spent most of his childhood in Banks, Oregon. Garrigus attended Forest Grove High School, Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, Oregon, and Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon.
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