David James Good (born 18 December 1947) is an Australian professional golfer. He had some success in the 1970s but is most noted for his record as a senior player. From 2000 he played regularly on the European Senior Tour, where he won twice and had nearly 50 top-10 finishes.
Professional career In 1947, Good was born. He turned professional after the 1969 Australian Amateur at Royal Adelaide. He was the medalist after rounds of 71 and 70 but lost in the quarter-finals.
In 1973, Good traveled to Europe. He had limited success but qualified for the Open Championship at Troon and finished tied for 18th place. Later in the year, he came close to his first important win in the 1973 Garden City Classic in Christchurch, New Zealand. He had a 7-stroke lead after 3 rounds but had a final round of 77 and was beaten by John Lister who had a final round 67. Good shared second place with Bob Shearer. In 1974, he was affected by viral arthritis and spent some time out of golf.
Good won the Tasmanian Open in early 1976, winning a four-man playoff. He finished level with Stewart Ginn, Brian Jones and Ian Stanley. Ginn and Stanley were eliminated at the first extra hole and Good finally beat Jones at the fifth extra hole, making an eight-metre putt. In October, he came close to winning the South Coast Open. Leading after three rounds, he finished a stroke behind Barry Burgess and shared the runner-up place. At the end of the year, he was also runner-up in the Waikato Charity Classic in Hamilton, New Zealand, 7 shots behind John Lister.
In October 1977, Good won the New Zealand Airlines Open beating Bill Dunk, winning with a par at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. The following week, he was runner-up in the CBA West Lakes Classic, five strokes behind Bob Shearer. At the end of the year, he played with Mike Cahill in the World Cup where they finished tied for 13th place.
Senior career In December 1999, Good played in the European Senior Tour qualifying school in Turkey. He finished 6th, to earn a place on the tour for 2000. He finished tied for 6th in his first event, the Beko Classic, had 6 other top-10 finishes during the year, and finished the season 25th in the Order of Merit. He had considerable success on the tour from 2001 to 2004 finishing 4th, 15th, 10th and 6th in the Order of Merit in those four seasons. In those four years, he won twice, the 2001 Legends in Golf and the 2003 Tunisian Seniors Open, was runner-up 6 times and had 27 other top-10 finishes, earning over €600,000. He continued playing on the tour from 2005 to 2009 but with less success, having a further 6 top-10 finishes in those five seasons. He also had considerable success as a senior in Australian events.
Professional wins (8) PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up11 Feb 1976Tasmanian Open−5 (73-70-68-72=283)Playoff Stewart Ginn, Brian Jones, Ian Stanley211 Apr 1976Royal Fremantle Open−9 (69-69-72-69=279)5 strokes Terry Gale, Kel Nagle, Graham Johnson, Randall Vines
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult11976Tasmanian Open Stewart Ginn, Brian Jones, Ian StanleyWon with birdie on fifth extra holeGinn and Stanley eliminated by par on first hole
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up123 Oct 1977Air New Zealand Shell Open−2 (69-68-71-70=278)Playoff Bill Dunk
New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11977Air New Zealand Shell Open Bill DunkWon with par on first extra hole
European Seniors Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Aug 2001Legends in Golf−9 (69-66-69=204)Playoff Jerry Bruner24 Oct 2003Tunisian Seniors Open−18 (66-68-64=198)5 strokes Guillermo Encina
European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12001Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open David HuishLost to birdie on first extra hole22001Legends in Golf Jerry BrunerWon with birdie on first extra hole
PGA of Australia Legends Tour wins (3) note: this list is probably incomplete 2016 "The Jack Harris & Brian Twite" Victorian PGA Seniors Foursomes Championship (with Lucien Tickler) 2017 Mainpower Legends Pro Am with Lamb & Hayward (with Colin Hunt), "The Jack Harris & Brian Twite" Victorian PGA Seniors Foursomes Championship (with Lucien Tickler) Source:
Results in major championships Tournament197319741975197619771978The Open ChampionshipT18T52 Note: Good only played in The Open Championship.
"T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing Tasmania): 1966, 1967, 1968 (winners), 1969
Professional World Cup (representing Australia): 1977
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(as a senior)