Mathew Goggin

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Mathew Goggin
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Mathew Charles Goggin
Born (1974-06-13) 13 June 1974
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality  Australia
Spouse Felicity
Children Eva, Atticus
Career
Turned professional 1995
Current tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Nationwide Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia 1
Web.com Tour 4
Challenge Tour 2
Other 1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2009
U.S. Open T21: 2013
The Open Championship T5: 2009
PGA Championship CUT: 2008, 2009

Mathew Charles Goggin (born 13 June 1974) is an Australian professional golfer.

As an amateur, Goggin won the 1995 Australian Amateur, played at Huntingdale Golf Club in Melbourne, Victoria, 2 & 1 over American Jamie Crow. He also won the 1995 Tasmanian Amateur, played at Seabrook Golf Club in Wynyard, Tasmania, over fellow Tasmanian Peter Toogood.

Goggin is currently a member of the Nationwide Tour. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour from 2000 to 2003, and regained his card in 2006. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2004 and 2005. His best PGA Tour year-end money list finish was in 2008 when he finished in 40th. Before playing in the States, he played in Europe. He was a member of the Challenge Tour in 1996 and played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour in 1997. He was also a member of the European Tour in 1998. He also played on the PGA Tour of Australasia. Goggin was on the PGA Tour until 2010, when he lost his Tour card after finishing 159th. He went back to the Nationwide Tour for 2011. Goggin won the first tournament of the season, the Panama Claro Championship.

Matthew is the son of the outstanding Australian woman golfer, Lindy Goggin.[1] His uncle, Bill Goggin, is a former Australian rules football player.

Amateur wins (2)

Professional wins (8)

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 27 Jun 1999 Lehigh Valley Open −18 (67-65-66-72=270) 2 strokes United States Matt Gogel
2 8 Aug 1999 Omaha Classic −24 (66-67-66-65=264) 4 strokes United States Casey Martin
3 27 Feb 2011 Panama Claro Championship −11 (68-66-67-68=269) 2 strokes Australia Alistair Presnell, United States Darron Stiles
4 19 Jun 2011 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open −18 (66-65-66-69=266) 1 stroke United States Kyle Thompson

Challenge Tour wins (2)

  • 1996 Dutch Challenge
  • 1997 San Paolo Vita Open

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

  • 1998 ANZ Tour Championship

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP CUT T36 CUT DNP
The Open Championship T46 CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP T5
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP T21
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

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