Mathew Goggin

Mathew Goggin
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

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, 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.

Amateur wins

• 1995 Australian Amateur, Tasmanian Amateur

Professional wins (9)

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
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)

Results in major championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
The Players Championship	T70						T12	CUT	CUT	CUT

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2009
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

• Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 1995
• Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Tasmania): 1993, 1994, 1995

See also

• 1999 Nike Tour graduates
• 2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates
• 2011 Nationwide Tour graduates
• List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins

References

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.
3. Lindy Goggin one of the greats, insidegolf.com.au, published 27 May 2016; accessed 27 May 2019
4. Goggin back at the track, tasracingcorporate.com.au, published 17 October 2017; accessed 27 May 2019
5. Fastnet Dragon and Charlie Goggin on verge of major comeback victory, examiner.com.au, published 8 February 2018; accessed 27 May 2019

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