Background
Goydos was born and raised in Long Beach, California.
Goydos was born and raised in Long Beach, California.
He attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, Long Beach State University and turned pro in 1989.
He started out as a struggling mini-tour player supplementing his income as a substitute teacher. In 1991 and 1992, he played on the Nationwide Tour, earning one victory at the. He earned his Professional Golf Association Tour card for 1993 by going through Qualifying School.
He has amassed more than 40 top-10 finishes and has more than $10 million in career earnings.
His best finish in a major was a T-12 at the 1999 United States. Open. Goydos had only two starts in 2004, both coming at the end of the year, because of sinus surgery and hip problems.
He played in 2005 under a Major Medical Exemption. His victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2007 elevated Goydos into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Goydos lost in a playoff at The Players Championship in 2008 to Sergio García when he put his tee shot on the par-3 17th (the first playoff hole) in the water.
During the first round of the 2010 John Deere Classic, Goydos became the fourth, and oldest player in Professional Golf Association Tour history to shoot 59. His round included 12 birdies and 6 pars. Goydos played in six events in 2012 before bone spurts in his left wrist and subsequent surgery forced him out of action for 15 months.
He missed the cut in two events in 2013.
He started the 2014 season on a Major Medical Extension, but was unable to satisfy the requirements and was demoted to the Past Champions category. At the same time, Goydos became eligible for the Champions Tour.
On September 21, 2014, he earned his first Champions Tour victory in the Pacific Links Hawai"i Championship with a tournament record score of 19-under-par. He finished his 2015 season with over 1 million dollars earned.
Goydos has not played in the but was selected by United States. team captain Corey Pavin as one of his vice-captains for the 2010 event.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (2) Nationwide Tour wins (1) Other wins (2) Champions Tour wins (2) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10 Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1996 Professional Golf Association – 1999 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 0 DNP = Did not play QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.