David Gossett

David Gossett
Personal information
Full name	David Spencer Gossett
Born	(1979-04-28) April 28, 1979 (age 44) Phoenix, Arizona
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Nashville, Tennessee
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	2000
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Web.com Tour
Professional wins	1
Highest ranking	99 (January 6, 2002) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T54: 2000
PGA Championship	CUT: 2001, 2002
U.S. Open	CUT: 2000, 2014
The Open Championship	CUT: 2000

David Spencer Gossett (born April 28, 1979) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Tour).

Gossett was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His father introduced him to the game of golf and he competed in his first tournament at age 10. He went to Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee. ^[2] and was part of the IMG golf academy in Bradenton Florida (it was then called, David Leadbetter Golf Academy). Gossett attended the University of Texas, and was a two-time first-team All-American member of the golf team. He won the U.S. Amateur, ^[3] the Big 12 Championship, and was the Big 12 Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999. He was also a member of the Walker Cup team in 1999. ^[4] He turned pro in 2000.

As winner of the U.S. Amateur, Gossett was supposed to play in the U.S. Open in the same group as defending champion Payne Stewart, but Stewart perished in a plane crash in October 1999.

Gossett won his first official PGA Tour event in 2001 at the John Deere Classic but his play didn't stay at champion level. He lost his fully exempt status in 2004, and had to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour afterwards. He spent the early part of the decade trying to get back on the PGA Tour through the Web.com Tour and the Adams Pro Tour. Gossett qualified for the 2014 U.S Open, his first since 2000. Gossett also played in the John Deere Classic and the Barracuda Championship, but missed the cut in both. Once considered a golf prodigy with comparisons to Peter Hanson, Gossett's PGA Tour status is extremely limited due to lack of play and results. He is currently a commercial real estate agent in Nashville, Tennessee. ^[5]

Amateur wins

• 1997 Rolex Tournament of Champions
• 1998 Red River Classic, Tucker Invitational, Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational
• 1999 U.S. Amateur, Big 12 Championship

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 29, 2001	John Deere Classic	−19 (68-64-68-65=265)	1 stroke	Briny Baird

Results in major championships

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Masters Tournament	T54LA
U.S. Open	CUT														CUT
The Open Championship	CUT
PGA Championship		CUT	CUT

  Did not play

LA = Low Amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Junior Ryder Cup: 1997
• Walker Cup: 1999

References

1. "Week 1 2002 Ending 6 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
2. "David Gossett". PGA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
3. "1999 U.S. Amateur". United States Golf Association . Retrieved October 15, 2013.
4. "Walker Cup Match" (PDF). United States Golf Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
5. "David Gossett".

External links

• David Gossett at the PGA Tour official site
• David Gossett at the Official World Golf Ranking official site