Mathew Goggin

Mathew Goggin
Mathew Goggin
Personal information
Full name	Mathew Charles Goggin
Born	13 June 1974 (age 50); 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
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia; Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	48 (19 July 2009)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Korn Ferry Tour	5
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

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

Amateur career

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]}

Professional career

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.

Family

Mathew is divorced from his former wife Felicity who he has two children with. His mother is Australian golfer, Lindy Goggin.^[2] His uncle, Bill Goggin, is a former Australian rules football player.

Amateur wins (2)

1995 Australian Amateur, Tasmanian Amateur

Professional wins (9)

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	−11 (67-65-70-67=269)	4 strokes	Harold Varner III

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)

1994 Tasmanian Open (as an amateur)

Results in major championships

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

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

^ "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.

External links

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

[w200929-1] "Week 29 2009 Ending 19 Jul 2009" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

[2] Lindy Goggin profile Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, sportandrecreation.tas.gov.au; accessed 4 May 2014.

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