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Golf Plus: Dossier By Jaime Diaz
MATT GOGEL
HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 180 pounds WORLD RANKING: 178 DISTINCTION: Tour rookie who almost ended Tiger Woods's streak at AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, leading him by seven shots on final nine. STYLE OF PLAY: Straight off tee. Hits approaches pin high rather than shooting at flag. Has many 20-foot birdie putts and does well when par is a good score. BEST CLUB: The putter. "I'm a realistic putter. I don't expect to make every seven-footer." WEAKNESS: The power game (119th in driving distance). He struggles with long irons. Doesn't hit many par-5s in two. FAVORITE COURSE: Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kans., a three-hour drive from his home in Mission Hills. GREATEST SHOT: A 135-yard nine-iron to two feet on final hole to win 1996 Boise Open, his first Buy.com victory. THE MOMENT HIS WIFE, BLAIR, DECIDED TO MARRY HIM: When Gogel disqualified himself from the third round of the '95 Qualifying school's final stage after realizing he'd taken improper drop in first round. Issue date: February 21, 2000
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