Bob Goalby
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Wins
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1958 — Won first PGA Tour event and earned Rookie of the Year Award
- 1968 Masters — Won green jacket in controversial fashion when Roberto De Vicenzo signed incorrect scorecard, recording a 4 instead of a birdie 3 on the 17th hole
- Career — 11 PGA Tour victories and 2 Champions Tour wins
- Major Runner-ups — Finished 2nd at 1961 U.S. Open and 1962 PGA Championship
- Legacy — Played a key role in the creation of both the modern PGA Tour and the Senior Tour
Did You Know?
- Controversial Champion: Goalby's 1968 Masters victory is remembered more for who didn't win — De Vicenzo's infamous scorecard error cost him a playoff. The Argentine famously said "What a stupid I am" after the mistake
- Belleville Native: Born and raised in Belleville, Illinois, where he attended the University of Illinois and "grew up pretty poor" according to his nephew Jay Haas, a nine-time PGA Tour winner
- Earned His Win: Despite the controversy overshadowing his Masters victory for decades, Goalby posted a legitimate 11-under total and earned his place in golf history with double-digit Tour wins and contributions to professional golf's development