Willie Goggin
| Willie Goggin | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1906 |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T4: 1940 |
| U.S. Open | T9: 1933 |
| The Open Championship | T9: 1952 |
| PGA Championship | 2nd: 1933 |
Willie Goggin (born 1906) 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
Tournament wins
this list is incomplete
- 1935 Northern California Open
- 1936 Northern California Open
- 1944 Metropolitan PGA Championship
- 1958 National Senior Open
- 1959 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Seniors, National Senior Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | DNP | T37 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 | T47 | T40 | T18 | CUT | T41 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 | R32 | DNP | R16 | R32 | R64 | R64 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T4 | T9 | 14 | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T36 | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | T59 | DNP | CUT | WD |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | R16 | NT | QF | DNP | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | CUT | T58 | DNP | CUT | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | T9 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Yellow background for top-10
Summary
| 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
- ↑ "Goggin is national senior golf champ". The Dispatch. 2 February 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Goggin Winner in Senior Golf". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. 27 June 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ↑ "Willie Goggin registers 70 to win senior". The Spokesman-Review. 8 December 1959. Retrieved 19 June 2016.