Mathew Goggin

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Mathew Goggin
Personal information
Full nameMathew Charles Goggin
Born (1974-06-13) 13 June 1974 (age 51)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
SpouseFelicity Nowicky (m. 2000; div. 2020)
Sarah McCloy (m. 2024)
Children2
Career
Turned professional1995
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins9
Highest ranking 48 (19 July 2009) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour5 (Tied 7th all time)
Challenge Tour2
Other1
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.

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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, Ava Goggin and Atticus Goggin. He married his partner, Sarah, on Christmas Eve 2024 aboard the MR2 MONA Roma ferry in Hobart. 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.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

Legend
Tour Championships (1)
Other PGA Tour of Australasia (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
18 Mar 1998 ANZ Tour Championship −10 (66-68-71-73=278)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad King

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1998 ANZ Tour Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad King Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2008 Australian Open Flag of South Africa.svg Tim Clark Lost to par on first extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (5)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
127 Jun 1999 Nike Lehigh Valley Open −18 (67-65-66-72=270)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Matt Gogel
28 Aug 1999 Nike Omaha Classic −24 (66-67-66-65=264)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Casey Martin
327 Feb 2011 Panama Claro Championship −11 (68-66-67-68=269)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alistair Presnell, Flag of the United States.svg Darron Stiles
419 Jun 2011 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open −18 (66-65-66-69=266)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Thompson
51 Feb 2015 Panama Claro Championship (2)−11 (67-65-70-67=269)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Harold Varner III

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2004 Scholarship America Showdown Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Stadler, Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Thompson,
Flag of the United States.svg 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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
125 Aug 1996 Dutch Challenge −14 (68-69-69-68=274)2 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Vanhootegem
211 Oct 1997 San Paolo Vita Open −19 (68-70-67-64=269)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Nyström

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUTT36CUTT21
The Open Championship T46CUTCUTT5CUT
PGA Championship CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010
The Players Championship T70T12CUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2009
Match Play R32
Championship
Invitational T22
Champions
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. "Week 29 2009 Ending 19 Jul 2009" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Lindy Goggin profile". sportandrecreation.tas.gov.au. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. "Lindy Goggin one of the greats". Inside Golf. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "Goggin back at the track". tasracingcorporate.com.au. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. Mansfield, Greg (10 February 2018). "Fastnet Dragon and Charlie Goggin on verge of major comeback victory". The Examiner. Retrieved 27 May 2019.