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Full name
  
Matthew John Gogel

Retired
  
2007

Height
  
1.78 m

Nationality
  
United States

Former tour(s)
  
Weight
  
79 kg


College
  
University of Kansas

Name
  
Matt Gogel

Spouse
  
Blair Gogel (m. 1997)

Turned professional
  
1994

Role
  
Golfer

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Born
  
February 9, 1971 (age 53) Denver, Colorado (
1971-02-09
)

Children
  
Thomas Matthew Gogel, Kimball Ann Gogel

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

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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.

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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. 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.

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

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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 joined CBS Sports as a commentator in 2009. Gogel's brother Mike is a golf course designer, and collaborated on a redesign of the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi, which hosts the Sanderson Farms Championship annually.

He currently lives in Mission Hills, Kansas.

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PGA Tour wins (1)

  • 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
  • Nike 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

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

    References

    Matt Gogel Wikipedia