Australian golfer Mathew Goggin competing on the PGA Tour.
First big break
Goggin’s first major professional breakthrough came in 1996, when he won the Dutch Challenge on the European Challenge Tour. He followed that with the 1997 San Paolo Vita Open and, in 1998, won the ANZ Tour Championship on the PGA Tour of Australasia. His first major United States breakthrough came in 1999, when he won both the Lehigh Valley Open and Omaha Classic on the Nike Tour and finished fourth on the money list, earning promotion to the PGA TOUR for the 2000 season.
Key stats & awards
Verified headline figures include nine worldwide professional victories, five Korn Ferry Tour victories, one PGA Tour of Australasia victory and 17 recorded PGA TOUR top-10 finishes. He was the 1995 Australasian Amateur champion and a 1995 Western Amateur and Canadian Amateur medalist. On the PGA TOUR, his best recorded finish was T5 at the 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship. He also recorded a T12 at the 2007 THE PLAYERS Championship and shared fifth at the 2009 Open Championship. PGA TOUR Champions records available through the searched sources include a T41 at the 2026 Senior PGA Championship.
Famous moments
At the 1998 ANZ Tour Championship, Goggin birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Brad King, then birdied the first playoff hole to win the title. At the 2007 Turning Stone Resort Championship, he opened with a 66 and finished tied for fifth. At the 2008 Memorial Tournament, he shot a first-round 65 to take the lead after the opening round. His most prominent major result was a share of fifth at the 2009 Open Championship.
