Matt Gogel

Matt Gogel
Personal information
Full name	Matthew John Gogel
Born	February 9, 1971 (1971-02-09) (age 40) Denver, Colorado
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Mission Hills, Kansas
Career
College	University of Kansas
Turned professional	1994
Retired	2007
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Nationwide Tour	6
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T12: 2001
The Open Championship	T47: 2001
PGA Championship	T17: 2004

Matthew John Gogel (born February 9, 1971) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Gogel was born in Denver, Colorado and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he attended Bishop Kelley High School. He has lived most of his adult life in Kansas. He attended the University of Kansas, and was a member of the golf team. He turned pro in 1994 and joined the PGA Tour in 2000.

Gogel played in Asia early in his professional career and on the NIKE Tour (which later became known as the Nationwide Tour). He is the first player in Nationwide Tour history to win in four consecutive years. He earned his PGA Tour card for 2000 by finishing 7th on the Nationwide Tour money list in 1999.^[1] His two best finishes in official PGA Tour events have come at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am; he won the tournament in 2002 and finished T-2 in 2000. His best finish in a major championship is a T-12 at the 2001 U.S. Open.

After losing his tour card in 2006, Gogel announced an intention to retire after the 2007 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.^[2]

In June 2007, Gogel joined The Golf Channel as an on-course reporter for its PGA Tour Coverage. His first event was the 2007 Travelers Championship. He currently lives in Mission Hills, Kansas.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

• 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Nationwide Tour wins (6)

• 1996 (1) NIKE Boise Open
• 1997 (1) NIKE Laurel Creek Classic
• 1998 (2) NIKE Omaha Classic, NIKE Tri-Cities Open
• 1999 (2) NIKE Louisiana Open, NIKE Cleveland Open

Other wins (1)

• 1995 Kansas Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	T51	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	T12	CUT	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T47	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T64	DNP	T17

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

See also

• List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins

References

1. ^ Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site
2. ^ Matt Gogel announces retirement for 2007 - Article from PGA Tour's official site

External links

• Matt Gogel at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Gogel, Matt
Alternative names	Gogel, Matthew John
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	February 9, 1971
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado
Date of death
Place of death