William Ambrose Goggin (February 18, 1906 – August 2, 1979) 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) 1936 North California Pro Championship-Match 1950 Savannah Open
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Other wins (7) note: this list may be incomplete 1935 Northern California Open 1936 Northern California Open 1944 Metropolitan PGA Championship 1958 National Senior Open 1959 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Senior Championship, National Senior Open
Results in major championships Tournament19291930193119321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFT37U.S. OpenCUTT9T47T40T18CUTT41The Open ChampionshipT23PGA Championship2R32R16R32R64R64 Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters TournamentT4T914NTNTNTU.S. OpenT36NTNTNTNTT59CUTWDThe Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTPGA ChampionshipR16NTQFR64 Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTT58CUTWDThe Open ChampionshipT9CUTPGA ChampionshipR64
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 Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 4U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 16 8The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2PGA Championship 0 1 0 2 4 6 10 10Totals 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)
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