Johnny Goodman Major Championships | 1 Major

Johnny Goodman won 1 major championship during their career.

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1933 U.S. Open — Last amateur ever to win the U.S. Open, defeating Ralph Guldahl by one stroke after holding a six-shot lead through 54 holes
1937 U.S. Amateur — Captured the Amateur Championship, defeating Ray Billows 2-up
1929 Giant Slayer — At age 19, defeated Bobby Jones in the first round of the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, earning national notoriety
Trans-Mississippi Dominance — Won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur three times (1927, 1931, 1935)
Nebraska Legend — Won five consecutive Nebraska Amateur titles (1929-1933) and the Omaha city championship in 1925
Lifetime Amateur — Never turned professional until 1960 at age 50, supporting himself by selling insurance

Orphaned Champion: Born to Lithuanian immigrants in South Omaha, Goodman lost his mother at age 11 and was orphaned at 14 when his father abandoned the family. He became a caddie at the Field Club and rose to become the last amateur U.S. Open champion
Insurance Salesman Major Winner: Throughout his entire amateur career — including when he won the U.S. Open — Goodman supported himself by selling insurance, never accepting money for playing golf until age 50
Record That Still Stands: Goodman's 1933 U.S. Open victory makes him the last amateur to win the championship — a record that has stood for over 93 years and counting, with Omaha honoring him with a municipal course bearing his name

Johnny Goodman