Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen | |
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Personnel | |
Nation: | South Africa |
Nickname: | The Goose, The Iceman |
Career data | |
Professional since: | 1990 |
Current tour: | PGA TOUR , European Tour |
Tournament wins: | 38 |
Major wins : | 2 (2001, 2004) |
Awards: | Winner of the European Tour Order of Merit (2001/02), European Tour Player of the Year (2001), Harry Vardon Trophy (2001, 2002) |
Retief Goosen (born February 3, 1969 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane ), South Africa ) is a professional golfer . He is a two-time major winner and was in the top 10 of the golf world rankings for 250 weeks from 2001 to 2007. His nickname is "The Goose".
Career
His amateur career was briefly interrupted when he was struck by lightning at the age of 16. Goosen turned professional in 1990 after winning the South African Amateur Championship . He now has two US Open wins, 2001 and 2004. He won the European Tour Order of Merit (money list) in 2001 and 2002.
Goosen has been one of the most consistent players in the world since 1995: he won every year around the world and he has also done so on the US PGA TOUR since 2001. He was in the top 6 of the official world rankings for a long time , in which he was in 2006 except advanced to 3rd place. After a poor 2007 season, Goosen temporarily slipped out of the top 20.
Goosen is known for his extremely stoic calm and serenity, which earned him another nickname, "The Iceman", on the PGA TOUR.
PGA TOUR victories
- 2001 US Open
- 2002 BellSouth Classic
- 2003 Chrysler Championship
- 2004 US Open , The Tour Championship
- 2005 The International
- 2009 Transitions Championship
Major championships are in bold .
European Tour victories
- 1996 Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge
- 1997 Peugeot Open de France
- 1999 Novotel Perrier Open de France
- 2000 Lancôme Trophy
- 2001 The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond , Telefonica Open de Madrid
- 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic
- 2003 Lancôme Trophy
- 2004 Smurfit European Open
- 2005 Linde German Masters
- 2006 South African Open (played December 2005)
- 2007 Qatar Masters
Other tournament victories
- 1991 Iscor Newcastle Classic ( Sunshine Tour )
- 1992 Spoornet Classic, Bushveld Classic, Witbank Classic (all Sunshine Tour)
- 1993 Mount Edgecombe Trophy (Sunshine Tour)
- 1995 Phillips South African Open (Sunshine Tour)
- 2002 Dimension Data Pro-Am (Sunshine Tour)
- 2003 Tiger Skins Game
- 2004 Nedbank Golf Challenge
- 2005 Volvo Masters-China ( Asian Tour ), Battle at the Bridges (with Phil Mickelson )
- 2006 Volvo Masters-China (Asian Tour), Nelson Mandela Invitational (unofficial money tournament in South Africa; with Bobby Lincoln ), People vs. The pros
- 2007 Tavistock Cup (for Lake Nona)
- 2008 Iskandar Johor Open (Asian Tour), Riffa Views Invitational Skins Game
- 2009 Africa Open (Sunshine Tour), Tavistock Cup (for Lake Nona)
Results in major championships
competition | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T40 | CUT | 2 | T13 | T13 | T3 | T3 | T2 |
US Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | T12 | 1 | CUT | T42 | 1 | T11 | CUT | CUT |
The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | 75 | T10 | CUT | T10 | T41 | T13 | T8 | T10 | T7 | T5 | T14 | T23 |
PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T37 | T23 | CUT | DNP | T6 | T34 | T23 |
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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The Masters | T17 | CUT | T38 | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
US Open | T14 | T16 | T58 | T23 | T10 | DNP | T45 | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP |
The Open Championship | T32 | T5 | 6th | WD | T64 | DNP | DNP | T20 | DNP | DNP | CUT |
PGA Championship | T24 | T51 | T55 | WD | T48 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = not participated
WD = withdrawn
CUT = cut not made
"T" split placement
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10.
Participation in team competitions
- Alfred Dunhill Cup : 1995, 1996, 1997 (winner), 1998 (winner), 1999, 2000
- World Cup : 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 (winner), 2007
- Presidents Cup : 2000, 2003 (draw), 2005, 2007, 2009
See also
Web links
- Personal website
- Player profile on the European Tour
- Player profile at the PGA Tour (English)
- Player profile at the Sunshine Tour (English)
- Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Goosen, Retief |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African golfer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd February 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa |