Willie Goggin


William Ambrose Goggin was an American professional golfer.

Career

Goggin won twice on the PGA Tour. He also won a number of other significant events, including the Metropolitan PGA Championship and Northern California Open. His best finish in a major championship was runner-up at the 1933 PGA Championship. He lost to Gene Sarazen in the finals, 5 & 4.
In February 1959, Goggin won the PGA Seniors' Championship, at Dunedin, Florida, with a score of 284, a shot ahead of the field. 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. 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.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (2)

Source:

Other wins (7)

note: ''this list may be incomplete''

Results in major championships

Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
Masters TournamentT4T914NTNTNT
U.S. OpenT36NTNTNTNTT59CUTWD
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNT
PGA ChampionshipR16NTQFR64

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

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 11
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2