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Bob Goalby

United States · born , Belleville, Illinois, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1968 The Masters
  • Ryder Cup 1 Cups · 3-1-1 · 3.5 points (70.0%)
  • Runner-up in majors 2 times

Wins

  1. 1968 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 277 (-11) · by 1 stroke from Roberto De Vicenzo

Near misses

  1. 1961 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · runner-up to Gene Littler
  2. 1962 PGA Championship Aronimink Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 279

Ryder Cup

1 Cups, 5 matches: 3 won, 1 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points. Foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-1-1, singles 2-0-0.

  1. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) USA · USA won 23–9 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Gene Littler's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1968 Masters Roberto De Vicenzo signed a card showing a par 4 on the 17th hole where he had made a birdie, so the higher score stood and he finished one stroke behind.
  2. 1968 Masters Bob Goalby closed with a 66, playing holes 13 through 15 in four under par.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1968 Masters

    Augusta National Golf Club · 277 (-11) · by 1 stroke from Roberto De Vicenzo

    Roberto De Vicenzo signed a card showing a par 4 on the 17th hole where he had made a birdie, so the higher score stood and he finished one stroke behind.

    Bob Goalby closed with a 66, playing holes 13 through 15 in four under par.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1968.

    Career line, 1961–1968

    Masters
    1968 Masters: won
    PGA Championship
    1962 PGA Championship: runner-up to Gary Player
    U.S. Open
    1961 U.S. Open: runner-up to Gene Littler
    Ryder Cup
    1963 Ryder Cup (USA): 3-1-1
    1962196419661968

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Bob Goalby was born on March 14, 1929, in Belleville, Illinois, USA. Goalby won one major championship: the 1968 Masters. Goalby played in 1 Ryder Cup for USA (1963), winning 3, losing 1 and halving 1 of 5 matches for 3.5 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1968 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 277 (-11) · by 1 stroke from Roberto De Vicenzo

    Near misses

    1. 1961 U.S. Open Oakland Hills C.C. · runner-up to Gene Littler
    2. 1962 PGA Championship Aronimink Golf Club · runner-up to Gary Player · 279

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 2 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Goalby played 1 Ryder Cups for USA: 5 matches, 3 won, 1 lost, 1 halved, 3.5 points (70.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-0-0, four-ball 0-1-1, singles 2-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) USA · USA won 23–9 · 3-1-1, 3.5 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Dave Ragan (2), Billy Maxwell (1).

    Masters Champions Dinner

    No menu has been recorded for the 1969 (as the 1968 champion) dinner. Until about 1986 champions did not design the meal: the club served its standard menu.

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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