Robert Ira Garrigus (born November 11, 1977) is an American professional golfer who is currently a member of the PGA Tour.
At the 2010 St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee, Garrigus, playing in the final group, had a three-shot lead going into the 72nd hole, a long par four.
Needing a high finish to earn his tour card for 2011, he entered the final day 13 under par and five shots behind the leader Roland Thatcher and one behind first-round leader Chris Stroud at the Children's Miracle Network Classic in suburban Orlando, Florida.
A further two-shot swing on the 17th, where Garrigus made birdie-3 to Thatcher's bogey-5, followed by a final-hole par, sealed his first professional win, by three strokes.
Immediately after finishing his final round in Orlando, 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 Garrigus returned the night before he was to play in a sectional qualifier for the U.S. Open, he found the locks changed and the electricity disconnected.
The roommate had left town to avoid gambling debts, leaving behind a substantial quantity of marijuana and a note reading, "Hope rehab was great.
I knew then I was going to be OK."In June 2011, Garrigus made his first ever cut in a major at the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club, posting all four rounds under par on the way to a tied third-place finish.
His 2011 season ended with over $1.5 million in earnings that included a playoff loss to Jonathan Byrd at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
Garrigus got off to a strong start in the 2016-2017 PGA Tour Season with 8 out of 12 made cuts including 3 top-25 finishes.
He then made two cuts before being disqualified at the John Deere Classic after signing for an incorrect scorecard after the third round.
[11] On February 5th, 2018, in the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale, Garrigus nearly became the second PGA Tour Professional to score a hole in one on a par 4.
Shortly after his ball started rolling after bouncing three times, it struck the very center of the flagstick and finished just one inch from the hole.
[12] In July of 2021, Garrigus made an albatross on the par 5 5th hole at the Barbasol Championship at Keene Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
[13] In February of 2024, Garrigus won a PGA Tour Monday Qualifier which earned him a spot in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches with a score of 65 (7-under).
His father, Thomas, won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.