David Gossett

David Gossett
Personal information
Full name	David Spencer Gossett
Born	April 28, 1979 (1979-04-28) (age 32) Phoenix, Arizona
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	University of Texas
Turned professional	2000
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	1
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T54: 2000
U.S. Open	CUT: 2000
The Open Championship	CUT: 2000
PGA Championship	CUT: 2001, 2002

David Spencer Gossett (born April 28, 1979) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Gossett was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His father introduced him to the game of golf and he competed in his first tournament at age 10. He went to Germantown High School in Germantown, Tennessee.^[1] Gossett attended the University of Texas, and was a two-time first-team All-American member of the golf team. He won the U.S. Amateur, the Big 12 Championship, and was the Big 12 Student-Athlete of the Year in 1999. He was also a member of the Walker Cup team in 1999.^[2] He turned pro in 2000.

Gossett won his first official PGA Tour event in 2001 at the John Deere Classic. He lost his fully exempt status in 2004, and has had to split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour in recent years. Gossett has not played in a PGA Tour event since withdrawing from the 2010 St. Jude Classic.

Amateur wins

• 1998 Red River Classic, Tucker Invitational, Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational
• 1999 U.S. Amateur, Big 12 Championship

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jul 29, 2001	John Deere Classic	-19 (68-64-68-65=265)	1 stroke	Briny Baird

Results in major championships

Tournament	2000	2001	2002
The Masters	T54	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	CUT	CUT

DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 1999

References

1. ^ Biographical information from PGA Tour's official site
2. ^ Biographical information from Gaylord Sports Management

External links

• David Gossett at the PGA Tour official site
• David Gossett at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Gossett, David
Alternative names	Gossett, David Spencer
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	April 28, 1979
Place of birth	Phoenix, Arizona
Date of death
Place of death