Mathew Charles Goggin (born 13 June 1974) is an Australian

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

Amateur career

As an amateur, he won the 1995 Australian Amateur, played at Huntingdale Golf Club in

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, Victoria, 2 & 1 over American Jamie Crow. He also won the 1995 Tasmanian Amateur, played at Seabrook Golf Club in

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, over fellow

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n Peter Toogood.

Professional career

Goggin is currently a member of the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

. He was previously a member of the

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from 2000 to 2003, and regained his card in 2006. He was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 1999, 2004 and 2005. His best PGA Tour year-end money list finish was in 2008 when he finished in 40th. Before playing in the States, he played in Europe. He was a member of the

Challenge Tour The Challenge Tour is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and, as with on the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe. History The ...

in 1996 and played on the Challenge Tour and the

European Tour The European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons), legally the PGA European Tour is the leading men's professional golf tour in Europe. The organisation also operates the European Senior Tour (for players aged fift ...

in 1997. He was also a member of the European Tour in 1998. He also played on the

PGA Tour of Australasia The PGA Tour of Australasia, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, is a professional golf tour for men, owned and operated by the PGA of Australia. Official events on the tour count for World Golf Ra ...

. Goggin was on the PGA Tour until 2010, when he lost his Tour card after finishing 159th. He went back to the Nationwide Tour for 2011. He won the first tournament of the season, the

Panama Claro Championship The Panama Championship is a golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour. It is played annually at Panama Golf Club in Panama City, Panama. It is one of several tournaments on the Korn Ferry Tour held outside the United States. The 2023 purse was $1,00 ...

Family

Mathew is divorced from his former wife Felicity who he has two children with. His mother is Australian golfer, Lindy Goggin. His father, Charlie Goggin, now largely retired, had a career as a leading Tasmanian horse trainer.Fastnet Dragon and Charlie Goggin on verge of major comeback victory
examiner.com.au, published 8 February 2018; accessed 27 May 2019 Mathew's sister, Luella Meaburn, has worked with her father as a horse trainer. Mathew's uncles on his father's side,

Bill Goggin William Goggin (born 4 January 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the VFL/AFL, Victorian Football League (VFL). He later coached Geelong and also the Western Bulldogs, Footscray Football Cl ...

and Matt Goggin are former

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players who both played for the

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Amateur wins

*1995

Australian Amateur The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894, except for the war years, and is organised by Golf Australia. Having traditionally been a match play event, from 2021 it has b ...

, Tasmanian Amateur

Professional wins (9)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)

Web.com Tour wins (5)

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Other wins (1)

*1994

Tasmanian Open The Tasmanian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Tasmania, Australia. History The Tasmanian amateur championship was first played in 1902 as a 36 hole stroke-play event. From 1910 the stroke-play acted as qualifying for a match-play stage, ...

(as an amateur)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Nomura Cup The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1963 and it has been played in odd ...

(representing Australia): 1995 *

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches The Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches were an amateur team golf competition for men between the states and territories of Australia. The event started in 1904 when New South Wales played Victoria. Until World War II the event was played a ...

(representing Tasmania): 1993, 1994, 1995

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