David Good (golfer)
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David James Good (born 18 December 1947) is a retired
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from Australia. He had some success in the 1970s but is most noted for his record as a senior player. From 2000 he played regularly on the
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, where he won twice and had nearly 50 top-10 finishes.


Professional career

Good turned professional after the 1969
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at Royal Adelaide. He was the medalist after rounds of 71 and 70 but lost in the quarter-finals. Good travelled to Europe in 1973. He had limited success but qualified for the
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at
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and finished tied for 18th place. Later in the year, he came close to his first important win in the 1973 Garden City Classic in
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, New Zealand. He had a 7-stroke lead after 3 rounds but had a final round of 77 and was beaten by
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who had a final round 67. Good shared second place with
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. In 1974, he was affected by viral arthritis and spent some time out of golf. Good won the
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in early 1976, winning a four-man playoff. He finished level with
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,
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and
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. Ginn and Stanley were eliminated at the first extra hole and Good finally beat Jones at the fifth extra hole, making an eight-metre putt. In October, he came close to winning the South Coast Open. Leading after three rounds, he finished a stroke behind
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and shared the runner-up place. At the end of the year, he was also runner-up in the Waikato Charity Classic in
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, 7 shots behind
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. In October 1977, Good won the New Zealand Airlines Open beating
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, winning with a par at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. The following week, he was runner-up in the
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, five strokes behind
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. At the end of the year, he played with Mike Cahill in the
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where they finished tied for 13th place. In December 1999, Good played in the
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qualifying school in Turkey. He finished 6th, to earn a place on the tour for
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. He finished tied for 6th in his first event, the Beko Classic, had 6 other top-10 finishes during the year, and finished the season 25th in the Order of Merit. He had considerable success on the tour from 2001 to 2004 finishing 4th, 15th, 10th and 6th in the Order of Merit in those four seasons. In those four years, he won twice, the 2001 Legends in Golf and the 2003
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, was runner-up 6 times and had 27 other top-10 finishes, earning over €600,000. He continued playing on the tour from 2005 to 2009 but with less success, having a further 6 top-10 finishes in those five seasons. He also had considerable success as a senior in Australian events.


Professional wins (5)


PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)


New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)


European Seniors Tour wins (2)

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–1)


Results in major championships

''Note: Good only played in The Open Championship.''
"T" = tied


Team appearances

Amateur *
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(representing Tasmania): 1966, 1967, 1968 (winners), 1969 Professional *
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(representing Australia):
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...


References


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* * * (as a senior) {{DEFAULTSORT:Good, David Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers European Senior Tour golfers Sportspeople from Devonport, Tasmania 1947 births Living people Sportsmen from Tasmania 20th-century Australian sportsmen