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Gibby Gilbert

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Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1980 Masters

Near misses

  1. 1980 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 279

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Seve Ballesteros' rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1980 Masters

    Runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 279.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1980.

    Career line, 1980–1980

    Masters
    1980 Masters: runner-up to Seve Ballesteros
    19801981

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    • Runner-up

    Gilbert's best major finish was second, at the 1980 Masters.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1980 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 279

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.