Johnny Goodman
Johnny Goodman | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | John George Goodman |
Born | South Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | December 28, 1909
Died | August 8, 1970 South Gate, California, U.S. | (aged 60)
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Spouse | Josephine A. Kersigo[1][2] Goodman (1910–2002) (m. 1938–1970) |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1960 |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
Masters Tournament | 43rd: 1936 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | Won: 1933 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
U.S. Amateur | Won: 1937 |
British Amateur | T9: 1934 |
John George Goodman (December 28, 1909 – August 8, 1970) was the last amateur
Born to
Goodman served in the U.S. Army during World War II,[13] and did not turn professional until 1960; he supported himself throughout his career by selling insurance.[14] A municipal golf course in Omaha is named for him.[15][16]
Tournament wins (60)
- this list may be incomplete
- 1925 Omaha Caddie Championship, Omaha Metropolitan Golf Championship
- 1927 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1929 Nebraska Amateur
- 1930 Nebraska Amateur
- 1931 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Nebraska Amateur
- 1933 U.S. Open
- 1935 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1936 Mexican Amateur, Arcola Country Club Invitational
- 1937 U.S. Amateur, Mexican Amateur
- 1939 Arcola Country Club Invitational
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1933 | U.S. Open | 6 shot lead | −1 (75-66-70-76=287) | 1 stroke | Ralph Guldahl |
Amateur wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
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1937 | U.S. Amateur |
2 up | Ray Billows |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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U.S. Open | T45 | ||
U.S. Amateur
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DNQ | R16 | |
British Amateur
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Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 43 | |||||
U.S. Open | T11 | T14 LA | 1 LA | T43 | T36 | T22 | 8 LA | CUT | ||
U.S. Amateur
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R32 | R32 | 2 | R32 | R128 | SF | SF | 1 | QF | R32 |
British Amateur
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R16 | R32 |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 |
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Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | |
U.S. Amateur
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DNQ | R64 | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNQ | R32 |
British Amateur
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NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
Note: Goodman never played in The Open Championship or the PGA Championship.
LA = low amateur
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
DNQ = did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for 1934 British Amateur: Reading Eagle, May 24, 1934, pg. 17.
Source for 1936 Masters: www.masters.com
Source for 1938 British Amateur: Time Magazine, June 6, 1938
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1934 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1938
References
- ^ "Sports in brief". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. June 29, 1938. p. 1.
- ^ "Amateur golf king weds". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 28, 1938. p. 1, sports.
- ^ Sixty, Billy (June 11, 1933). "Goodman wins golf title by one stroke with 287". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Johnny Goodman takes Open crown shooting near record golf in field of pro artists". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. June 11, 1933. p. 2.
- ^ "Johnny Goodman wins national amateur golf crown". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. August 29, 1937. p. 6.
- ^ "Johnny Goodman worthy successor to Jones as leading amateur golfer". Lewiston Daily Sun. Maine. September 29, 1937. p. 8.
- ^ Rice, Grantland (June 10, 1933). "A brave, bold finish and a stout heart explains Goodman's play". Milwaukee Journal. p. 8.
- ^ "Goodman, from poor boy to throne, finds fame as Open champ". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. NEA. June 30, 1933. p. 5A.
- ^ a b Smith, Chester L. (September 8, 1938). "Goodman close to being world's no. 1 amateur". Pittsburgh Press. p. 21.
- ^ "He used to caddy, play with borrowed sticks, ride the cattle cars, but now look at Johnny Goodman". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. June 11, 1933. p. 1, sports.
- ^ ""Hobo of Links" rises to fame". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 8, 1929. p. 4, sports.
- ^ "Bobby Jones is eliminated by smart play of young Omaha star, John Goodman". Sarasota Herald. Florida. Associated Press. September 5, 1929. p. 6.
- ^ "Golf pays dividends, says John Goodman". Milwaukee Journal. (final). October 15, 1943. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ Sixty, Billy (September 8, 1937). "Golf has been good to Johnny Goodman". Milwaukee Journal. p. 3, part 2.
- ^ "Johnny Goodman Golf Course". Golfing Nebraska. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ "Golf courses". City of Omaha Parks. Retrieved June 29, 2015.