▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Ge iber ger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Red ▁Bl uff , ▁California , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ray ▁and ▁M abel ▁Ge iber ger . ▁His ▁first ▁big ▁tournament ▁win ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁National ▁Jay ce e ▁Championship . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁High ▁School , ▁attended ▁Men lo ▁College ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁Ge iber ger ▁has ▁six ▁children . ▁His ▁son ▁Br ent ▁Ge iber ger ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁professional ▁gol fer ▁who ▁won ▁two ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁events . ▁Another ▁son , ▁John , ▁is ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁Pe pp erd ine ▁University ▁golf ▁team , ▁w inners ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Ge iber ger ' s ▁father ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁T ener ife ▁air port ▁dis aster ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Ge iber ger ▁had ▁surg ery ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁remove ▁his ▁colon ▁due ▁to ▁infl am mat ory ▁bow el ▁disease ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁i le ost omy . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wins ▁( 3 0 ) ▁ ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁wins ▁( 1 1 ) ▁ ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁play off ▁record ▁( 1 – 1 ) ▁ ▁Major ▁championship ▁is ▁shown ▁in ▁bold . ▁ ▁Japan ▁G olf ▁Tour ▁wins ▁( 1 ) ▁▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ABC ▁Japan ▁vs ▁USA ▁G olf ▁Match es ▁ ▁Other