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Willie Goggin
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Ambrose Goggin
Born(1906-02-18)February 18, 1906
Chinese Camp, California[1]
DiedAugust 2, 1979(1979-08-02) (aged 73)
San Jose, California[2][3]
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT4: 1940
PGA Championship2nd: 1933
U.S. OpenT9: 1933
The Open ChampionshipT9: 1952

William Ambrose Goggin (February 18, 1906[1][2] – August 2, 1979[2][3]) was an American professional golfer. His best finish in a major championship was runner-up at the 1933 PGA Championship, won by Gene Sarazen.

In 1959, Goggin won the PGA Seniors' Championship, at Dunedin, Florida, with a score of 284, a shot ahead of the field.[4] In June of that year faced British PGA Seniors Championship winner Arthur Lees in a match for what was billed as "the world professional senior golf title". To boost attendance, the final 18 holes of the match were scheduled to be played at night. In what the Associated Press called "the first twilight championship match on record," Goggin won the match 5&3.[5] In December that year he also won the National Senior Open at Eldorado Country Club in a 3-way playoff, retaining the title he had won in 1958.[6]

Tournament wins

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this list is incomplete

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF T37
U.S. Open CUT T9 T47 T40 T18 CUT T41
The Open Championship T23
PGA Championship 2 R32 R16 R32 R64 R64
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament T4 T9 14 NT NT NT
U.S. Open T36 NT NT NT NT T59 CUT WD
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT
PGA Championship R16 NT QF R64
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT T58 CUT WD
The Open Championship T9 CUT
PGA Championship R64
  Top 10
  Did not play

NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 16 8
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
PGA Championship 0 1 0 2 4 6 10 10
Totals 0 1 0 3 8 13 32 24
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1938 U.S. Open – 1947 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

References

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  1. ^ a b "U.S. World War II Draft Card – William Ambrose Goggin" – via Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ a b c "California Death Index - William Ambrose Goggin" – via Ancestry.com.
  3. ^ a b "Superior California Golfer Willie Goggin Dies At 73". The Sacramento Bee. California. August 4, 1979. p. E5 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Goggin is national senior golf champ". The Dispatch. February 2, 1959. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Goggin Winner in Senior Golf". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. June 27, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  6. ^ "Willie Goggin registers 70 to win senior". The Spokesman-Review. December 8, 1959. Retrieved June 19, 2016.


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