OVERVIEW: Transferred from Ohio to Oakland in 2010 ... Made an immediate impact, earning All-Summit League honors in his first season ... Posted the second-lowest scoring average of any newcomer in the league that played 10 rounds or more ... Finished third on the team in scoring average in his first season and posted the seventh-best average (74.33) in school history.
FALL 2011 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Finished ninth in The Summit League with a stroke average of 73.50
▪ Led the team in scoring average
▪ Posted a pair of top-10 finishes at the CSU Invitational (Oct. 4) and Bearcat Invitational (Oct. 10-11)
▪ Shot an even-par 71 to finish T3 in a rain-shortened CSU Invite
▪ Finished T7 at the Bearcat Invitational, shooting a season-low 69 (-2)
2010-11 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Earned All-Summit League second team honors
▪ Finished ninth in the league with a scoring average of 74.33
▪ That marks ranks seventh all-time in single-season school history
▪ Shot 11-over-par (227) to finish T31 at The Summit League Championship
▪ Carded a career-low 66 (-6) in the final round of the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (Oct. 19)
▪ That 6-under-par score is tied for first in school history
▪ Finished T19 at APSU Intercollegiate with a career-best 5-under-par 211 (9th-best in school history)
▪ Tallied seven rounds of par or better
▪ Posted five top-20 and two top-five finishes
▪ Finished T4 at Beu/Mussatto Invitational with 2-over-par score of 146
At Ohio University
2009-10 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Played in seven tournaments
▪ Carried a stroke average of 76.26
▪ Finished in a tie for 10th-place finish at Dayton Invitational (Oct. 19-20) with an overall score of 150 (78-72)
▪ Carded a season-low 71 at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (Sept. 21-22)
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
▪ Three-time honor roll selection in high school
TOP ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENT
▪ Leading high school team to an undefeated season and state title in 2006
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Three-time all-state selection
▪ Tallied an eighth-place finish at the state championship in his senior season
▪ Earned all-area and all-league honors after senior campaign
▪ Led team to state title in sophomore season and finished fifth individually
PERSONAL
Full Name: Philip Mitchell Gieseker
Birthdate: June 11, 1991
Parents: Don and Sue Gieseker
Brothers: Samuel (17) and Nathan (15)
Collegiate Tournament Results
| T19 |
BGSU John Piper Intercollegiate (+6) |
76-72-74 - 222 |
| T21 |
Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (+11) |
77-71-73 - 221 |
| T59 |
Xavier Invitational (+20) |
78-79-79 - 236 |
| T10 |
Dayton Invitational (+8) |
78-72 - 150 |
| T48 |
Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate (+10) |
75-79 - 154 |
| T59 |
Palmas Del Mar (+20) |
77-83-76 - 236 |
| T52 |
adidas Hoosier Invitational (+17) |
75-77-78 - 230 |
| T20/90 |
Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (+13) |
79-79-71 - 229 |
| T28/81 |
Telich/Sunlife Financial CSU Invitational (+9) |
75-76 - 151 |
| T15/90 |
Bearcat Invitational (+4) |
70-75-75 - 220 |
| T5/14 |
Detroit Dual Match (+1) |
69 |
| T19/93 |
F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (-5) |
70-75-66 - 211 |
| T48/81 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+7) |
75-76-72 - 223 |
| T4/90 |
Beu/Mussatto Invitational (+2) |
72-74 - 146 |
| T68/78 |
adidas Hoosier Invitational (+20) |
75-75-83 - 223 |
| T14/31 |
Battle at the Warren (+4) |
75 |
| T31/50 |
The Summit League Championship (+11) |
80-72-75 - 227 |
| T18/71 |
Fossum Invitational (+7) |
74-74-75 - 223 |
| 34/60 |
Wolverine Intercollegiate (+9) |
73-71-78 - 222 |
| T3/75 |
Telich/Sun Life Financial CSU Invitational (E) |
71 |
| T7/79 |
Bearcat Invitational (+4) |
74-69-74 - 217 |
| T23/95 |
UD Invitational (+7) |
73-76 - 149 |
| Season |
Rounds |
T10 |
T20 |
Win-Loss |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Lo |
Par/ |
60s |
| 2009-10* |
19 |
1 |
2 |
N/A |
1449 |
76.26 |
71 |
1 |
- |
| 2010-11 |
24 |
2 |
4 |
446-242 |
1784 |
74.33 |
66 |
7 |
2 |
| Total |
43 |
3 |
6 |
N/A |
3233 |
75.19 |
66 |
8 |
2 |
Career StatisticsLow round: 66, F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate, 3rd round (-6)
Low tournament score: 211, F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (-5), 2010
Best finish: T4, Beu/Mussatto Invitational (+2), 2011* Results while attending Ohio University