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Johnny Goodman

USA · born , South Omaha, Nebraska, USA · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1933 U.S. Open
  • Other titles 1937 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1933 U.S. Open North Shore C.C. · 287 (-1) · by 1 stroke from Ralph Guldahl
  2. 1937 U.S. Amateur Alderwood Country Club · 2 up

Near misses

  1. 1932 U.S. Amateur Baltimore Country Club · runner-up to Ross Somerville · 2 & 1

Results by championship

    Best day

    1933 U.S. Open

    North Shore C.C., Glenview, IL · 287 (-1) · by 1 stroke from Ralph Guldahl

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1933.

    Career line, 1932–1937

    U.S. Open
    1933 U.S. Open: won
    U.S. Amateur
    1932 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1937 U.S. Amateur: won
    1932193419361938

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

    • Major win
    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Johnny Goodman was born on December 28, 1909, in South Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Goodman won one major championship: the 1933 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1933 U.S. Open North Shore C.C., Glenview, IL · 287 (-1) · by 1 stroke from Ralph Guldahl
    2. 1937 U.S. Amateur Alderwood Country Club · 2 up

    Near misses

    1. 1932 U.S. Amateur Baltimore Country Club · runner-up to Ross Somerville · 2 & 1

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

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1937 U.S. Amateur Alderwood Country Club · 2 up

    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.

    1. Wikipedia: Johnny Goodman
    2. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Baltimore Country Club