Australia's Mr 55 Rhein Gibson hopes he's ended any lingering doubts about his fabulous score after securing a US PGA Tour berth for next season.
Gibson, who holds the Guinness World Record for the lowest round of golf after a 16-under-55 with pro and amateur mates in 2012, confirmed his spot by finishing fourth at the web.com Tour Championship in Florida.
The 29-year-old Lismore, NSW product joined veteran Rod Pampling as the only Australians to earn promotion from the secondary tour while Aaron Baddeley became the highest profile casualty, losing his US PGA Tour card.
Gibson finished 10th on the secondary tour's four-week finals series money list where the top 25 earned tour cards.
"It's very gratifying. I have worked my butt off, I've never been given anything," he said.
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"I have grinded my way through the mini tours, onto the web tour, and it is finally starting to sink in that I finally have a PGA Tour card.
"It is where everyone wants to be and it is a pretty exciting to be playing for a couple of extra zeros on the end of cheques."
The Victorian is now focused on blazing a new trail, and putting something other than his epic 55 on his resume.
Gibson's strength has always been his tendency to put up low scores, evidenced by an opening 63 and two closing 65s this week.
"Hopefully I have ended doubts from anyone out there that thought it (the 55) might have been falsified.
"I feel like I am a good player and I think I am starting to prove that," he said.
"I feel my game has progressed every year so we will see what the big tour brings.
"I'm not afraid to go deep. I don't really think about my scores I just try to get the ball in play, get it on the green and give myself good looks at birdie."
Pampling had already earned his return to the main tour by finishing inside the top 25 during the web.com tour regular season.
Three-time US PGA Tour winner Baddeley's fall from grace comes after he'd been a fixture on the tour since 2003.
Needing a huge final week at the web.com Tour Championship to have a chance the 34-year-old finished tied 30th, leaving him 59th on the finals money list.
Baddeley may get a few starts on the top tour next season as a past champion but he will return to the secondary tour for the first time since 2002.
Steve Allan was the hard luck story for the Australians, dropping from 23rd on the finals money list to 30th, ending up just over $US2000 away from a card after missing the cut at the last event.
Veterans Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby and Greg Chalmers were also unable to make inroads during the four-week finals series but Allenby will use a lifetime money exemption to return to the top tour.
Appleby will be able to use a medical exemption to attempt to remain on the main tour after back surgery earlier this year.
Chalmers, along with Cameron Percy, Mathew Goggin and youngster Oliver Goss, who also missed out on their chance to advance, will return to the secondary tour next year.
Jason Day, Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Steven Bowditch, Geoff Ogilvy, John Senden and Cameron Smith are already exempt into the main tour next season while Jarrod Lyle will also attempt to return on a medical exemption.
