David Spencer Gossett (born April 28, 1979) is an American

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who played on the

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and the

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(formerly the Nationwide Tour). Gossett was born in

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. His father introduced him to the game of

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and he competed in his first tournament at age 10. He went to Germantown High School in

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. and was part of the IMG golf academy in Bradenton Florida (it was then called, David Leadbetter Golf Academy). Gossett attended the

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, and was a two-time first-team All-American member of the golf team. He won the

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, the Big 12 Championship, and was the ''Big 12 Student-Athlete of the Year'' in 1999. He was also a member of the

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team in 1999. He turned pro in 2000. As winner of the U.S. Amateur, Gossett was supposed to play in the U.S. Open in the same group as defending champion

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, but Stewart perished in a plane crash in October 1999. Gossett won his first official PGA Tour event in 2001 at the

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but his play didn't stay at champion level. He lost his fully exempt status in 2004, and had to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour afterwards. He spent the early part of the decade trying to get back on the PGA Tour through the

and the Adams Pro Tour. Gossett qualified for the 2014 U.S Open, his first since 2000. Gossett also played in the

and the

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, but missed the cut in both. Once considered a golf prodigy with comparisons to Peter Hanson, Gossett's PGA Tour status is extremely limited due to lack of play and results. He is currently a commercial real estate agent in Nashville, Tennessee.

Amateur wins

*1998 Red River Classic, Tucker Invitational, Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational *1999

, Big 12 Championship

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

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: 1997 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gossett, David American male golfers Texas Longhorns men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Golfers from Phoenix, Arizona Golfers from Texas People from Germantown, Tennessee Sportspeople from the Memphis metropolitan area Sportspeople from Travis County, Texas 1979 births Living people