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Mathew Goggin
Australian professional golfer
Mathew Charles Goggin (born 13 June 1974) is an Australian professional golfer.
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| Mathew Goggin | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mathew Charles Goggin |
| Born | (1974-06-13) 13 June 1974 (age 49) Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Australia |
| Spouse | Felicity Goggin |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Web.com Tour Challenge Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Highest ranking | 48 (19 July 2009)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 5 (Tied 7th all time) |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2009 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2008, 2009 |
| U.S. Open | T21: 2013 |
| The Open Championship | T5: 2009 |
As an amateur, he 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. [citation needed]
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. He won the first tournament of the season, the Panama Claro Championship.
Mathew is divorced from his former wife Felicity who he has two children with, Ava Goggin and Atticus Goggin. His mother is Australian golfer, Lindy Goggin.[2][3] His father, Charlie Goggin, now largely retired, had a career as a leading Tasmanian horse trainer.[4][5] Mathew's sister, Luella Meaburn, has worked with her father as a horse trainer. Mathew's uncles on his father's side, Bill Goggin and Matt Goggin are former Australian rules football players who both played for the Geelong Football Club.
- 1995 Australian Amateur, Tasmanian Amateur
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
| Legend |
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Mar 1998 | ANZ Tour Championship | −10 (66-68-71-73=278) | Playoff | Brad King |
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | ANZ Tour Championship | Brad King |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2008 | Australian Open |  Tim Clark |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Web.com Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Jun 1999 | Nike Lehigh Valley Open | −18 (67-65-66-72=270) | 2 strokes |  Matt Gogel |
| 2 | 8 Aug 1999 | Nike Omaha Classic | −24 (66-67-66-65=264) | 4 strokes | Casey Martin |
| 3 | 27 Feb 2011 | Panama Claro Championship | −11 (68-66-67-68=269) | 2 strokes | Alistair Presnell, Darron Stiles |
| 4 | 19 Jun 2011 | Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open | −18 (66-65-66-69=266) | 1 stroke | Kyle Thompson |
| 5 | 1 Feb 2015 | Panama Claro Championship (2) | −11 (67-65-70-67=269) | 4 strokes | Harold Varner III |
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | Scholarship America Showdown | Kevin Stadler, Kyle Thompson, Chris Tidland |
Stadler won with birdie on third extra hole Thompson eliminated by par on second hole Goggin eliminated by par on first hole |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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| 1 | 25 Aug 1996 | Dutch Challenge | −14 (68-69-69-68=274) | 2 strokes |  Nicolas Vanhootegem |
| 2 | 11 Oct 1997 | San Paolo Vita Open | −19 (68-70-67-64=269) | 1 stroke |  Henrik Nyström |
Other wins (1)
- 1994 Tasmanian Open (as an amateur)
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | T36 | CUT | T21 | |||||||
| The Open Championship | T46 | CUT | CUT | T5 | CUT | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T70 | T12 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2009 |
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| Match Play | R32 |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | T22 |
| Champions |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Amateur
- Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1995
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Tasmania): 1993, 1994, 1995
- "Week 29 2009 Ending 19 Jul 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Lindy Goggin profile Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sportandrecreation.tas.gov.au; accessed 4 May 2014.
- Lindy Goggin one of the greats, insidegolf.com.au, published 27 May 2016; accessed 27 May 2019
- Goggin back at the track, tasracingcorporate.com.au, published 17 October 2017; accessed 27 May 2019
- Fastnet Dragon and Charlie Goggin on verge of major comeback victory, examiner.com.au, published 8 February 2018; accessed 27 May 2019
- Mathew Goggin at the PGA Tour official site
- Mathew Goggin at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Mathew Goggin at the European Tour official site
- Mathew Goggin at the Official World Golf Ranking official site