[1] Toogood was born in Ryde on the Isle of Wight in 1874, but his family moved across the island to St Helens when he was quite young.

[4] Toogood was appointed professional at Eltham Warren Golf Club in south London in 1895 replacing his cousin.

[1] In early 1911 Toogood left Ilkley to become the professional at Alwoodley Golf Club on the north side of Leeds.

[12] On Friday 1 March 1912, Toogood was found in a semi-conscious state, by a stranger, face down in a field in the Upper Malone district near Belfast.

Toogood had been given permission to be absent from Alwoodley Golf Club to go to Preston, Lancashire, on the Thursday and was to have returned the same day.

In the morning Toogood was partnered with Prince Albert Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and in the afternoon with Jack White, the Sunningdale professional.

[19] Toogood returned to the Isle of Wight where he died, unmarried, on 13 October 1914 in the County Lunatic Asylum in Carisbrooke at the age of 40.