▁won ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁on ▁the ▁Senior ▁P GA ▁Tour , ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁Champions ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁ 5 9 ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁D anny ▁Thomas ▁M emph is ▁Classic ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Ge iber ger ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁post ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 9 ▁( − 1 3 ) ▁in ▁a ▁P GA ▁Tour - san ction ed ▁event . ▁Starting ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁te e ▁of ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Country ▁Club ▁in ▁Cord ova , ▁Tennessee , ▁he ▁shot ▁a ▁bog ey - free ▁round ▁of ▁six ▁par s , ▁ 1 1 ▁bird ies , ▁and ▁an ▁e agle ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁layout . ▁Ge iber ger ▁won ▁the ▁tournament , ▁though ▁not ▁hand ily . ▁He ▁shot ▁even - par ▁ 7 2 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁third ▁r ounds ▁and ▁was ▁two ▁stro kes ▁down ▁to ▁Gary ▁Player ▁on ▁Sunday ▁after ▁a ▁ 3 8 ▁(+ 2 ) ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁nine ▁put ▁him ▁at ▁ 2 4 1 ▁( − 1 1 ) ▁for ▁ 6 3 ▁holes . ▁He ▁reg ained ▁the ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 2 ▁( − 4 ) ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁nine ▁to ▁finish ▁at ▁ 2 7 3 ▁( − 1 5 ), ▁two ▁stro kes ▁ahead ▁of ▁Player ▁and ▁Jerry ▁McG ee . ▁ ▁Sc ore card : ▁Friday , ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 7