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American amateur and professional golfer (1909–1970)

For other people with the same name, seeJohn Goodman (disambiguation).

Johnny Goodman
Personal information
Full name	John George Goodman
Born	(1909-12-28)December 28, 1909 South Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	August 8, 1970(1970-08-08) (aged 60) South Gate, California, U.S.
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 amateurgolfer to win theU.S. Open, 92 years ago in 1933,^[3]^[4] and also won theU.S. Amateur in 1937.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Early life

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Born toLithuanian immigrants inSouth Omaha, Nebraska,^[8]^[9] Goodman was orphaned at the age of 14. His mother died when he was 11,^[10] after giving birth to her 13th child, and his father later abandoned the family. Goodman became acaddie at theField Club in Omaha,^[9] and while a student atOmaha South High School,^[11] he won theOmaha city championship in 1925.

Golf career

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In 1929, he won the first of five consecutive Nebraska Amateur titles.^[6] He won theTrans-Mississippi Amateur three times (1927, 1931, and 1935). He gained national notoriety at age 19 in 1929 when he defeatedBobby Jones in the first round of match play competition at the U.S. Amateur atPebble Beach.^[12]

Goodman served in theU.S. Army duringWorld 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)

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this list may be incomplete

1925 Omaha Caddie Championship, Omaha Metropolitan Golf Championship
1927Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1929 Nebraska Amateur
1930 Nebraska Amateur
1931Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Nebraska Amateur
1932 Nebraska Amateur^[6]
1933U.S. Open, Nebraska Amateur^[6]
1935Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1936 Mexican Amateur, Arcola Country Club Invitational
1937U.S. Amateur, Mexican Amateur
1939 Arcola Country Club Invitational

Major championships are shown inbold.

Major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1933	U.S. Open	6 shot lead	−1 (75-66-70-76=287)	1 stroke	Ralph Guldahl

Amateur wins (1)

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Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1937	U.S. Amateur	2 up	Ray Billows

Results timeline

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Tournament	1927	1929
U.S. Open		T45
U.S. Amateur	DNQ	R16
British Amateur

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF			43
U.S. Open	T11		T14LA	1LA	T43	T36	T22	8LA		CUT
U.S. Amateur	R32	R32	2	R32	R128	SF	SF	1	QF	R32
British Amateur					R16				R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947
Masters Tournament				NT	NT	NT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT
U.S. Amateur	DNQ	R64	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNQ	R32
British Amateur	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT

Note: Goodman never played inThe Open Championship or thePGA Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

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Amateur

Walker Cup:1934 (winners),1936 (winners),1938

References

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^"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.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"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 ^bSmith, 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. RetrievedJune 29, 2015.
^"Golf courses". City of Omaha Parks. RetrievedJune 29, 2015.

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v t e U.S. Open champions
1895Horace Rawlins 1896James Foulis 1897Joe Lloyd 1898Fred Herd 1899Willie Smith 1900Harry Vardon 1901Willie Anderson† 1902Laurie Auchterlonie 1903Willie Anderson† 1904Willie Anderson 1905Willie Anderson 1906Alex Smith 1907Alec Ross 1908Fred McLeod† 1909George Sargent 1910Alex Smith† 1911John McDermott† 1912John McDermott 1913Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡Walter Hagen 1915Jerome Travers# 1916Chick Evans# 1919Walter Hagen† 1920Ted Ray 1921‡Jim Barnes 1922Gene Sarazen 1923Bobby Jones#† 1924Cyril Walker 1925Willie Macfarlane† 1926Bobby Jones# 1927Tommy Armour† 1928Johnny Farrell† 1929Bobby Jones#† 1930Bobby Jones# 1931Billy Burke† 1932Gene Sarazen 1933Johnny Goodman# 1934Olin Dutra 1935Sam Parks Jr. 1936Tony Manero 1937Ralph Guldahl 1938Ralph Guldahl 1939Byron Nelson† 1940Lawson Little† 1941Craig Wood 1946Lloyd Mangrum† 1947Lew Worsham† 1948Ben Hogan 1949Cary Middlecoff 1950Ben Hogan† 1951Ben Hogan 1952Julius Boros 1953‡Ben Hogan 1954Ed Furgol 1955Jack Fleck† 1956Cary Middlecoff 1957Dick Mayer† 1958Tommy Bolt 1959Billy Casper 1960Arnold Palmer 1961Gene Littler 1962Jack Nicklaus† 1963Julius Boros† 1964Ken Venturi 1965Gary Player† 1966Billy Casper† 1967Jack Nicklaus 1968Lee Trevino 1969Orville Moody 1970‡Tony Jacklin 1971Lee Trevino† 1972Jack Nicklaus 1973Johnny Miller 1974Hale Irwin 1975Lou Graham† 1976Jerry Pate 1977Hubert Green 1978Andy North 1979Hale Irwin 1980Jack Nicklaus 1981David Graham 1982Tom Watson 1983Larry Nelson 1984Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985Andy North 1986Raymond Floyd 1987Scott Simpson 1988Curtis Strange† 1989Curtis Strange 1990Hale Irwin† 1991Payne Stewart† 1992Tom Kite 1993Lee Janzen 1994Ernie Els† 1995Corey Pavin 1996Steve Jones 1997Ernie Els 1998Lee Janzen 1999Payne Stewart 2000‡Tiger Woods 2001Retief Goosen† 2002‡Tiger Woods 2003Jim Furyk 2004Retief Goosen 2005Michael Campbell 2006Geoff Ogilvy 2007Ángel Cabrera 2008Tiger Woods† 2009Lucas Glover 2010Graeme McDowell 2011‡Rory McIlroy 2012Webb Simpson 2013Justin Rose 2014‡Martin Kaymer 2015Jordan Spieth 2016Dustin Johnson 2017Brooks Koepka 2018Brooks Koepka 2019Gary Woodland 2020Bryson DeChambeau 2021Jon Rahm 2022Matt Fitzpatrick 2023Wyndham Clark 2024Bryson DeChambeau
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

U.S. Open champions

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945cancelled due toWorld War II

v t e U.S. Amateur champions
1895Charles B. Macdonald 1896H. J. Whigham 1897H. J. Whigham 1898Findlay S. Douglas 1899Herbert M. Harriman 1900Walter Travis 1901Walter Travis 1902Louis N. James 1903Walter Travis 1904Chandler Egan 1905Chandler Egan 1906Eben Byers 1907Jerome Travers 1908Jerome Travers 1909Robert Gardner 1910William C. Fownes Jr. 1911Harold Hilton† 1912Jerome Travers 1913Jerome Travers 1914Francis Ouimet 1915Robert Gardner 1916Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due toWorld War I 1919Davidson Herron 1920Chick Evans 1921Jesse Guilford 1922Jess Sweetser 1923Max Marston† 1924Bobby Jones 1925Bobby Jones 1926George Von Elm 1927Bobby Jones 1928Bobby Jones 1929Jimmy Johnston 1930Bobby Jones 1931Francis Ouimet 1932Ross Somerville 1933George Dunlap 1934Lawson Little 1935Lawson Little 1936Johnny Fischer† 1937Johnny Goodman 1938Willie Turnesa 1939Bud Ward 1940Dick Chapman 1941Bud Ward 1942–1945 Cancelled due toWorld War II 1946Ted Bishop† 1947Skee Riegel 1948Willie Turnesa 1949Charles Coe 1950Sam Urzetta† 1951Billy Maxwell 1952Jack Westland 1953Gene Littler 1954Arnold Palmer 1955Harvie Ward 1956Harvie Ward 1957Hillman Robbins 1958Charles Coe 1959Jack Nicklaus 1960Deane Beman 1961Jack Nicklaus 1962Labron Harris Jr. 1963Deane Beman 1964William C. Campbell 1965Bob Murphy 1966Gary Cowan† 1967Bob Dickson 1968Bruce Fleisher 1969Steve Melnyk 1970Lanny Wadkins 1971Gary Cowan 1972Vinny Giles 1973Craig Stadler 1974Jerry Pate 1975Fred Ridley 1976Bill Sander 1977John Fought 1978John Cook 1979Mark O'Meara 1980Hal Sutton 1981Nathaniel Crosby 1982Jay Sigel 1983Jay Sigel 1984Scott Verplank 1985Sam Randolph 1986Buddy Alexander 1987Billy Mayfair 1988Eric Meeks 1989Chris Patton 1990Phil Mickelson 1991Mitch Voges 1992Justin Leonard 1993John Harris 1994Tiger Woods 1995Tiger Woods 1996Tiger Woods† 1997Matt Kuchar 1998Hank Kuehne 1999David Gossett 2000Jeff Quinney† 2001Bubba Dickerson 2002Ricky Barnes 2003Nick Flanagan† 2004Ryan Moore 2005Edoardo Molinari 2006Richie Ramsay 2007Colt Knost 2008Danny Lee 2009An Byeong-hun 2010Peter Uihlein 2011Kelly Kraft 2012Steven Fox† 2013Matt Fitzpatrick 2014Gunn Yang 2015Bryson DeChambeau 2016Curtis Luck 2017Doc Redman 2018Viktor Hovland 2019Andy Ogletree 2020Tyler Strafaci 2021James Piot 2022Sam Bennett 2023Nick Dunlap 2024José Luis Ballester
† indicates the event was won in extra holes.

U.S. Amateur champions

† indicates the event was won in extra holes.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF FAST WorldCat
National	United States

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