Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen | ||
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Personal information | ||
Full name | Retief Goosen | |
Nickname | The Goose, Iceman | |
Born | Pietersburg, South Africa | 3 February 1969|
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) | |
Sporting nationality | South Africa | |
Residence | Polokwane, South Africa Virginia Water, England Orlando, Florida, U.S. Great Brak River, South Africa | |
Spouse |
Tracy Goosen (m. 2001) | |
Children | 2 | |
Career | ||
Turned professional | 1990 | |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Byron Nelson Award 2019 | |
Retief Goosen (born 3 February 1969) is a South African
Early life
Goosen was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa. He is the son of Theo Goosen, a local real estate agent and amateur golfer who introduced the game of golf to Retief at an early age. Theo took a strict approach to parenting. "Look, I never made life easy for my kids," said Theo. "We never spoiled them. We never pleasurized them." Goosen admits that his father put pressure on him.[4]
In 1987, Goosen was struck by lightning.[5] He was golfing with his friend, Henri Potgieter, at Pietersburg Golf Club. They were playing through a small drizzle when lightning struck Goosen. Potgieter was knocked from his feet and when he stood back up saw Retief lying on the ground on his back. Potgieter retold the story to Golf World, "I wanted to know his reaction. What I did see was his golf clubs and his golf bag. Then I saw him lying on his back. His tongue was down his throat and his eyes were backward, and he was breathing weird. He had no clothes on; they'd been burned from his body. I remember picking up his spectacles. I didn't know what to do. It looked like he was dead. I was screaming for help. Fortunately, there were guys teeing off on the 12th hole. They came running toward us. From then on, I can't remember much. They picked him up and put him in a car." Goosen's shoes had disintegrated from his feet, his underwear and watch band had melted to his body. He retains a scar on his wrist from the incident. He was unable to put his shoes on for weeks afterwards. He recovered enough to grab another set of clubs and take up the game a few weeks later. Goosen doesn't remember the events that happened, but his father took his son's survival as a sign from God of good things to come.[citation needed]
Amateur career
In 1990, Goosen won the South African Amateur Championship, the leading amateur competition in his country.
Professional career
Southern Africa Tour
In 1990, Goosen turned professional.
European Tour
Gossen was medalist at the
After winning medalist at the European Tour's Q-School in 1992, Goosen played 3 seasons before winning his first event in 1996 at the
PGA Tour
Goosen was in contention in the U.S. Open at Southern Hills Country Club in 2001 all week, and battled Mark Brooks and Stewart Cink during the final round. After Brooks had posted 4 under par, and Goosen was at 5 under coming up 18, Cink had a chance to win until he three-putted the 71st hole, leaving the battle for the trophy a two-man race between Brooks and Goosen. After Goosen hit his approach to 12 feet on 18, he had 2 putts to win and victory seemed imminent. Goosen put his first putt past the hole and was left with 22 inches for victory, but pushed the second putt across the right edge of the cup and was forced to make a putt longer than the one previous to force a playoff with Brooks.[citation needed]
Goosen won the Monday 18-hole playoff by 2 strokes with an even-par 70 and Brooks shooting a 2-over-par 72. It was Goosen's first victory on U.S. soil. He finished 47th on the PGA Tour money list with over $1,047,000 in a restricted season shared between the PGA and European Tours.[citation needed]
Goosen won the European Tour Order of Merit for a second straight year for a season that included a win at the
In 2003, Goosen won his second
Goosen's second major title came at the
Goosen won the Tour Championship in November 2004, coming from four strokes behind on the final round with a 6-under-par 64 to win by four strokes over Tiger Woods. It was his second Tour win on the season and it secured him a career high 6th-place finish on the 2004 money list.[8]
In 2005 Goosen was in pursuit of his third U.S. Open and his second in a row, leading by three strokes after three rounds of golf at the
Even though Goosen finished T-11 in the U.S. Open in 2005, it was his worst finish in a major in 2005, he won The International[10] by one point over Brandt Jobe for his 6th career win. His 2005 season included 8 top 10s, and over $3.4 million in earnings.[citation needed] Goosen played in his 3rd Presidents Cup in 2005, at an event where he defeated Tiger Woods in Sunday's singles matches and finished with 4 points. The final score was 18½–15½ for the United States.[11]
Goosen has been a consistent player: he has won internationally every year since 1995, and also won a PGA Tour event every year from 2001 to 2005. Additionally, he has spent a long period of time in the top 5 of the Official World Golf Ranking, and in 2006 reached a career-best third place after a runner-up finish at The Players Championship to Stephen Ames and 5 other top 10s on the season. He also won on the European Tour at the South African Airways Open and at the Volkswagen Masters-China on the Asian Tour. He also won his match during the challenge season at the People vs. The Pros[12] event. But from early 2007 to late 2008 he had had a dip in performance.
2007 was an average season for Goosen's standards; a victory at the Qatar Masters in January – when he finished birdie-eagle for the win, looked to be a sign of things to come along with being the European Tour player of the month in January. Goosen posed a threat on the final day at The Masters. He held the lead till a bogey on the par-three twelve, Goosen failed to rebound parring each of his six remaining holes. He finished tied for second, two behind Zach Johnson. However, after the Masters Goosen's best finish throughout the rest of the year was a tie for 15th at the BMW Asian Open, and he ended 2007 having slumped down to 26th in the world rankings.
Goosen's statistics on the PGA Tour at this time were surprisingly low. He was outside the top 100 in ball striking, greens in regulation, driving accuracy, distance, and putting. But this was due mainly, Goosen said, to the swing changes he had made, his hiring a swing coach for the first time in his career, and how he had lost all confidence in his game.[13]
He was again a part of the International team at the 2007 Presidents Cup at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, just outside Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was his fourth appearance in the event. He finished the week with 2 points, including a singles win of 2&1 over Jim Furyk on Sunday.[14]
At the start of 2008, Goosen withdrew from the
Before the tournament Goosen was ranked 40th in the world, which was the lowest he had been ranked since 10 June 2001 (a week before the U.S. Open). His best finish in 2009 other than the runner-up at the
His game was on the rise in late 2008. Late in the 2008 season Goosen replaced Vijay Singh because of injury in the Asian Tour's Iskandar Johor Open. Goosen won the tournament for his only win of 2008. The win also extended his streak of winning a professional golf event every year since 1995.[16]
Goosen continued his good form from late 2008 into 2009. With two international wins in three months, it was a sign of good form to come throughout the season.
He started his 2009 season with two wins on two major tours. Goosen won his second event in four worldwide starts on the
With his rededication to his game with his work with his swing coach, his newfound fitness regime and his renewed, refreshed sense of confidence, Goosen dramatically improved his statistics in 2009 from those of the 2007–2008 seasons before. He moved from driving distance from outside the top 100 to 82nd, to inside the top 40 in putting, 20th in scoring average and 49th in the all-around statistic.
After a tie for 16th place at the
After a week off, Goosen was in contention the week before
Goosen added a 3rd top-10 finish in as many starts worldwide at the
Goosen had another close call at victory during the
Goosen added 4 consecutive top 10 finishes in October and November; 6th at the Portugal Masters, 3rd at the Iskandar Johor Open, where he shot a third round 62, 9th at the Volvo World Match Play Championship and 10th at the WGC-HSBC Champions.
Goosen started his 2010 campaign in January with 3 consecutive top-10 finishes. He finished 6th at the
On 27 April 2010, Goosen broke his toe while playing with his children.
At the
After a 7th-place finish at the
Despite a strong start to the season, with two top-3 finishes by January, Goosen ended the year with his worst season since 1995. Goosen withdrew from both The Open Championship and the PGA Championship after poor first rounds, citing injuries. Goosen had to deal with back injuries for the entire second half of the 2011 season.[25] At the end of the year, he had dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time in over a decade.
Goosen started his 2012 campaign on the European Tour with three consecutive starts in January in South Africa. He finished 3rd in the
For the first time since 1999, Goosen did not play in the Masters, as he was outside the Top 50 in the OWGR.
Goosen started his 2013 campaign internationally, finishing 20th at the
Goosen showed hopeful signs during the 2013–14 season. Focused only on the PGA Tour, Goosen made 19 of the 26 cuts, including 14 straight cuts to finish the season, while earning over $825k.
Goosen started off the 2014–15 PGA Tour season with a 3rd-place finish at the
Champions Tour
In 2019, Goosen turned 50, started playing on the
On 15 January 2020, Goosen received the PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year for 2019.[29] In March 2022, Goosen won the Hoag Classic on PGA Tour Champions in Newport Beach, California.[30]
Personal life
Goosen has the nickname "The Iceman" on the PGA Tour, because of his calm demeanour. He is also called "The Goose."[31][32] Goosen's mother attributes her son's calm demeanour to the effects left on Goosen after he was struck by lightning.[4]
Retief has played in the Nelson Mandela Invitational hosted by Gary Player in South Africa, honoring former South African President Nelson Mandela. He has won the event twice, in betterball in 2000 with Allan Henning,[33] and in 2006 with Bobby Lincoln. He also won the fourball event in 2008 with Costantino Rocca, and Alan Pearson.
Goosen owns his own vineyard in Garden Route, South Africa. The vineyard is situated 2500 feet above sea level and was deemed a great place to plant in 1993. He started growing plants on the vineyard in 2005, and labelled his wine The Goose. The Goose Expression Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz wine won the bronze medal in 2008 from the Decanter World Wide Wine.[34] In 2009, Goosen won awards for both his Goose wines. This follows on from last year's bronze medal for The Expression Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz 2005. 2009 brought a Silver Medal each by The Decanter World Wine Award 2009 for The Expression Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz 2007 and The Goose Sauvignon Blanc 2008.
Other ventures
Goosen-designed golf courses
- Lagoon Bay – George, South Africa[citation needed]
- Lizard Point – Johannesburg, South Africa[citation needed]
- Legends – Mokopane, South Africa[citation needed]
Course(s) under construction:
- Dayi Smokey Mountain – China[citation needed]
Charitable work
- MAD (Make a Difference Charity) – Goosen is an honorary patron to MAD, which is a Cape Town based organization focused on providing educational opportunities for talented, less fortunate South African children. The foundation was formed in 2003.[citation needed]
- SADGA (South African Disabled Golf Association) – Goosen is a SADGA patron. SADGA is an organization set up in 2004 to enable disabled golfers to enjoy and compete in the golf arena. It provides clinics for disabled children, introducing them to the game and giving them job opportunities.[citation needed]
Amateur wins
- 1985/86 Transvaal Amateur Team
- 1990 South African Amateur, Kempton Park Classic
Professional wins (39)
PGA Tour wins (7)
Legend |
Major championships (2) |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (4) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 Jun 2001 | U.S. Open | −4 (66-70-69-71=276) | Playoff | Mark Brooks |
2 | 7 Apr 2002 | BellSouth Classic
|
−16 (68-66-68-70=272) | 4 strokes | Jesper Parnevik |
3 | 2 Nov 2003 | Chrysler Championship
|
−12 (69-66-67-70=272) | 3 strokes | Vijay Singh |
4 | 20 Jun 2004 | U.S. Open (2) | −4 (70-66-69-71=276) | 2 strokes | Phil Mickelson |
5 | 7 Nov 2004 | The Tour Championship
|
−11 (70-66-69-64=269) | 4 strokes | Tiger Woods |
6 | 7 Aug 2005 | The International | 32 pts (7-10-8-7=32) | 1 point | Brandt Jobe |
7 | 22 Mar 2009 | Transitions Championship (2)
|
−8 (69-68-69-70=276) | 1 stroke | Charles Howell III, Brett Quigley |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | U.S. Open | Mark Brooks | Won 18-hole playoff; Goosen: E (70), Brooks: +2 (72) |
2 | 2009 | RBC Canadian Open
|
Nathan Green | Lost to par on second extra hole |
European Tour wins (14)
Legend |
Major championships (2) |
Other European Tour (12) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 16 Jun 1996 | Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge
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−11 (66-69-70-72=277) | 2 strokes | Ross Drummond |
2 | 29 Jun 1997 | Peugeot Open de France
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−17 (64-67-70-70=271) | 1 stroke | Jamie Spence |
3 | 9 May 1999 | Novotel Perrier Open de France (2)
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−12 (69-65-68-70=272) | Playoff | Greg Turner |
4 | 17 Sep 2000 | Trophée Lancôme | −13 (69-71-64-67=271) | 1 stroke | Michael Campbell |
5 | 17 Jun 2001 | U.S. Open | −4 (66-70-69-71=276) | Playoff | Mark Brooks |
6 | 15 Jul 2001 | Scottish Open | −16 (62-69-66-71=268) | 3 strokes | Thomas Bjørn |
7 | 28 Oct 2001 | Telefónica Open de Madrid
|
−20 (66-64-66-68=264) | Playoff | Steve Webster |
8 | 27 Jan 2002 | Johnnie Walker Classic1,2 | −14 (70-68-63-73=274) | 8 strokes | Pierre Fulke |
9 | 14 Sep 2003 | Trophée Lancôme (2) | −18 (63-65-68-70=266) | 4 strokes | Paul McGinley |
10 | 20 Jun 2004 | U.S. Open (2) | −4 (70-66-69-71=276) | 2 strokes | Phil Mickelson |
11 | 4 Jul 2004 | Smurfit European Open
|
−13 (69-66-72-68=275) | 5 strokes | Richard Green, Peter O'Malley, Lee Westwood |
12 | 11 Sep 2005 | Linde German Masters
|
−20 (67-68-66-67=268) | 1 stroke | Nick Dougherty |
13 | 18 Dec 2005 (2006 season) |
South African Airways Open 3
|
−10 (73-70-69-70=282) | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
14 | 28 Jan 2007 | Commercialbank Qatar Masters 1
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−15 (65-68-71-69=273) | 1 stroke | Nick O'Hern |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
3Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (3–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1999 | Novotel Perrier Open de France
|
Greg Turner | Won with par on second extra hole |
2 | 1999 | German Open | Jarmo Sandelin | Lost to par on first extra hole |
3 | 2001 | U.S. Open | Mark Brooks | Won 18-hole playoff; Goosen: E (70), Brooks: +2 (72) |
4 | 2001 | Telefónica Open de Madrid
|
Steve Webster | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
5 | 2006 | BMW International Open | Pádraig Harrington, Henrik Stenson | Stenson won with eagle on first extra hole |
6 | 2012 | Volvo Golf Champions | Ernie Els, Branden Grace | Grace won with birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (5)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 Jan 2002 | Johnnie Walker Classic1,2 | −14 (70-68-63-73=274) | 8 strokes | Pierre Fulke |
2 | 4 Sep 2005 | Volkswagen Masters-China | −22 (64-67-71-64=266) | 6 strokes | Michael Campbell |
3 | 15 Oct 2006 | Volkswagen Masters-China (2) | −21 (64-65-67-71=267) | 3 strokes | Michael Campbell |
4 | 28 Jan 2007 | Commercialbank Qatar Masters 1
|
−15 (65-68-71-69=273) | 1 stroke | Nick O'Hern |
5 | 2 Nov 2008 | Iskandar Johor Open | −12 (72-69-69-66=276) | 2 strokes | Thaworn Wiratchant |
1Co-sanctioned by the
2Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Sunshine Tour wins (6)
Legend |
Flagship events (1) |
Other Sunshine Tour (5) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 Jan 1992 | Spoornet Classic | −12 (65-76-67-68=276) | 1 stroke | John Bland, Richard Kaplan |
2 | 24 Jan 1993 | Mount Edgecombe Trophy | −9 (70-71-69-69=279) | 5 strokes | Nick Price |
3 | 12 Feb 1995 | Phillips South African Open
|
−13 (70-65-70-70=275) | 5 strokes | Ernie Els |
4 | 3 Feb 2002 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −20 (63-70-69-66=268) | 3 strokes | Scott Drummond |
5 | 18 Dec 2005 | South African Airways Open 1 (2)
|
−10 (73-70-69-68=282) | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
6 | 18 Jan 2009 | Africa Open Golf Challenge
|
−21 (66-70-66-65=267) | 1 stroke | Darren Clarke, Darren Fichardt, Branden Grace, Michael Hoey |
1Co-sanctioned by the
Other wins (9)
Legend |
World Golf Championships (1) |
Other wins (8) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 Apr 1991 | Iscor Newcastle Classic | −14 (69-63-70=202) | 1 stroke | Derek James |
2 | 11 Jul 1992 | Bushveld Classic | −12 (69-68-67=204) | 6 strokes | Derek James |
3 | 11 Oct 1992 | Highveld Classic | −17 (69-66-64=199) | 1 stroke | Ashley Roestoff |
4 | 26 Nov 2000 | Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Allan Henning) |
−1 (71-72=143) | 1 stroke | |
5 | 18 Nov 2001 | WGC-World Cup (with Ernie Els) |
−24 (64-71-63-66=264) | Playoff | Denmark − Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen, New Zealand − Michael Campbell and David Smail, United States − David Duval and Tiger Woods |
6 | 16 Nov 2003 | Tiger Skins Game | $130,000 | $95,000 | Annika Sörenstam |
7 | 5 Dec 2004 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | −7 (70-71-71-69=281) | 6 strokes | Stuart Appleby, Ernie Els |
8 | 26 Nov 2006 | Nelson Mandela Invitational (2) (with Bobby Lincoln) |
−16 (62-66=128) | Playoff | John Bland and Alan Michell |
9 | 16 Nov 2008 | Riffa Views Skins Game | $151,000 | $71,000 | Colin Montgomerie |
Other playoff record (2–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2001 | WGC-World Cup (with Ernie Els) |
Denmark − Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen, New Zealand − Michael Campbell and David Smail, United States − David Duval and Tiger Woods |
Won with par on second extra hole New Zealand and United States eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2003 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Sergio García | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2005 | Nedbank Golf Challenge | Darren Clarke, Jim Furyk, Adam Scott |
Furyk won with birdie on second extra hole Goosen eliminated by par on first hole |
4 | 2006 | Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Bobby Lincoln) |
John Bland and Alan Michell | Won with eagle on second extra hole |
5 | 2019 | PNC Father-Son Challenge (with son Leo Goosen) |
Bernhard Langer and son Jason Langer, Tom Lehman and son Thomas Lehman |
Team Langer won with eagle on first extra hole |
PGA Tour Champions wins (3)
Legend |
Senior major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 Jul 2019 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship
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−6 (69-62-75-68=274) | 2 strokes | Jay Haas, Tim Petrovic |
2 | 6 Mar 2022 | Hoag Classic | −15 (68-67-63=198) | 4 strokes | K. J. Choi |
3 | 31 Mar 2024 | Galleri Classic | −13 (66-68-69=203) | 1 stroke | Steven Alker, Alex Čejka, Ricardo González |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2019 | American Family Insurance Championship | Jerry Kelly, Steve Stricker | Kelly won with birdie on third extra hole |
2 | 2019 | Charles Schwab Cup Championship | Jeff Maggert | Lost to eagle on third extra hole |
Major championships
Wins (2)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | U.S. Open | Tied for lead | −4 (66-70-69-71=276) | Playoff1 | Mark Brooks |
2004 | U.S. Open (2) | 2 stroke lead | −4 (70-66-69-71=276) | 2 strokes | Phil Mickelson |
1Defeated Brooks in an 18-hole playoff: Goosen 70 (E), Brooks 72 (+2).
Results timeline
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | CUT | 76 | T10 | CUT | T10 | ||
PGA Championship | T61 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T40 | CUT | 2 | T13 | T13 | T3 | T3 | T2 | T17 | CUT |
U.S. Open | T12 | 1 | CUT | T42 | 1 | T11 | CUT | CUT | T14 | T16 |
The Open Championship | T41 | T13 | T8 | T10 | T7 | T5 | T14 | T23 | T32 | T5 |
PGA Championship | CUT | T37 | T23 | CUT | T6 | T34 | T23 | T24 | T51 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T38 | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | T58 | T23 | T10 | T45 | CUT | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | 6 | WD | T64 | T20 | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | T55 | WD | T48 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 |
U.S. Open | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 11 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 16 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 |
Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 66 | 46 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2004 Masters – 2006 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
---|---|---|
The Players Championship | CUT |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T14 | CUT | CUT | T12 | 2 | T28 | T51 | T22 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T61 | CUT | WD | T48 | CUT | T12 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Play
|
R32 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | 3 | QF | R32 | R64 | R64 | QF | R64 | R64 | |
Championship
|
T25 | T24 | NT1 | 2 | T8 | T6 | T45 | T58 | T2 | T66 | T56 | T31 | T45 | |
Invitational
|
T12 | T10 | T11 | T17 | T58 | T48 | T61 | T4 | T29 | T3 | T23 | T29 | ||
Champions | T10 | T6 |
1Cancelled due to
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
WD = withdrew
NT = No Tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship |
1 shot deficit | −6 (69-62-75-68=274) | 2 strokes | Jay Haas, Tim Petrovic |
Results timeline
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Tradition | T22 | NT | T8 | T26 | T50 |
Senior PGA Championship | 4 | NT | T3 | T33 | T31 |
U.S. Senior Open | T14 | NT | T2 | T18 | T6 |
Senior Players Championship | 1 | T28 | T28 | T35 | T16 |
Senior British Open Championship
|
T3 | NT | T16 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
PGA and European Tour career summary
PGA Tour | European Tour | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Wins (Majors) | Earnings (US$) | Rank | Wins (Majors) | Earnings | Rank |
1992 | 0 | – | – | 0 | £2,760 | 207 |
1993 | 0 | – | – | 0 | £147,256 | 44 |
1994 | 0 | – | – | 0 | £140,821 | 39 |
1995 | 0 | 20,652 | 237 | 0 | £62,744 | 94 |
1996 | 0 | 7,363 | 207 | 1 | £215,428] | 25 |
1997 | 0 | 45,048 | 209 | 1 | £394,598 | 7 |
1998 | 0 | – | – | 0 | £191,25] | 33 |
1999 | 0 | – | – | 1 | €1,059,985 | 5 |
2000 | 0 | – | – | 1 | €892,759 | 15 |
2001 | 1 (1) | 1,126,985 | 47 | 3 (1) | €2,862,806 | 1 |
2002 | 1 | 2,617,004 | 10 | 1 | €2,360,128 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 3,166,373 | 10 | 1 | €1,115,886 | 12 |
2004 | 2 (1) | 3,885,573 | 6 | 2 (1) | €2,325,202 | 2 |
2005 | 1 | 3,494,106 | 8 | 1 | €2,261,211 | 4 |
2006 | 0 | 2,617,453 | 19 | 1 | €1,367,399 | 12 |
2007 | 0 | 1,044,386 | 93 | 1 | €1,478,245 | 9 |
2008 | 0 | 1,431,965 | 72 | 0 | €1,051,335 | 15 |
2009 | 1 | 3,232,650 | 11 | 0 | €970,851 | 27 |
2010 | 0 | 3,218,089 | 14 | 0 | €994,342 | 24 |
2011 | 0 | 796,360 | 108 | 0 | €752,573 | 42 |
2012 | 0 | 571,174 | 136 | 0 | €685,815 | 45 |
2013 | 0 | 315,702 | 160 | 0 | €45,088 | n/a |
2014 | 0 | 826,073 | 114 | 0 | €34,052 | n/a |
2015 | 0 | 921,830 | 112 | 0 | €173,574 | n/a |
2016 | 0 | 745,735 | 125 | 0 | €0 | n/a |
2017 | 0 | 414,363 | 163 | 0 | €0 | n/a |
2018 | 0 | 545,364 | 152 | 0 | €14,862 | n/a |
2019 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0 | €0 | n/a |
2021 | 0 | 6,810 | 246 | 0 | €0 | n/a |
Career* | 7 (2) | 31,301,518 | 39 | 14 (2) | €21,733,473 | 12 |
* As of the 2021 seasons.
These figures are from the respective tour's official sites. Note that there is double counting of money earned (and wins) in the majors and World Golf Championships since they became official events on both tours.
Green background for Tour's leading money winner. Yellow background for top-10 on Tour's money list.
Team appearances
Professional
- World Cup (representing South Africa): 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 (winners), 2007
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing South Africa): 1995, 1996, 1997 (winners), 1998 (winners), 1999, 2000
- Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (winners)
- Presidents Cup (International team): 2000, 2003 (tie), 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011
- Tavistock Cup (representing Lake Nona): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (winners), 2008, 2009 (winners), 2010 (winners)
See also
- List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
- List of golfers with most European Tour wins
- List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins
- List of men's major championships winning golfers
- List of African golfers
- People vs. The Pros
- Monday Night Golf
References
- OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "69 Players Who Have Reached The Top-10 in World Ranking" (PDF). Official World Golf Ranking.
- ^ "World Golf Hall of Fame introduces the Class of 2019: Peggy Kirk Bell, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, Jan Stephenson and Dennis Walters to be enshrined into the World Golf Hall of Fame on June 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach". PGA Tour. 10 October 2018.
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- ^ "The Daily Telegraph 13 Feb 1995, page 40". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "US Open 2004". www.golftoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
- ^ "Goosen Takes 104th U.S. Open by Two Strokes". Archived from the original on 3 April 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2009. Goosen Takes 104th U.S. Open By Two Strokes
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- ^ Goosen Takes His Loss In Stride Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ken Klavon, usopen.com
- ^ "Goosen and Gore". The Sand Trap. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008.
- ^ "What You Need to Know About the Presidents Cup Golf Tournament". About.com.
- ^ People vs. The Pros history Archived 30 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Retief Goosen finally hires a coach". www.golftoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "Low scoring likely at Presidents Cup, says Goosen". 24 September 2007 – via Reuters.
- ^ European stars back injured Woods, news.bbc.co.uk
- ^ Golden Goose wins in Johor, asiantour.com
- ^ Rosaforte, Tim; Pacaud, Julien. "Tim Rosaforte: Goosen Gets His Groove Back". Golf Digest.
- ^ "Goosen takes title after fitness regime". CNN. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ "Goosen leads by 2 after 3rd round in Munich". golf.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2009.
- ^ Goosen plays it for laughs at Loch Lomond Mark Reason Telegraph.co.uk
- ^ "Barclays Scottish Open final round wrap-up". PGA European Tour.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Retief Goosen shares lead at crowded leaderboard in Boston".
- ^ "Broken toe the culprit behind Goosen's WD". NBC Sports. 27 April 2010. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010.
- ^ "Retief Goosen Journal". Archived from the original on 15 May 2010.
- ^ Retief Goosen Withdraws from Open Championship Press Association, The Guardian
- ^ "Volvo World Match Play Championship – Draw & Results" (PDF). PGA European Tour. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Goosen, Stephenson among 5 new members of golf Hall of Fame". Golf Channel. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Strege, John (14 July 2019). "Retief Goosen birdies final two holes to secure his first PGA Tour Champions victory". Golf Digest. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ Kelly, Todd (15 January 2020). "Scott McCarron named 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek.
- ^ Strege, John (6 March 2022). "Retief Goosen closes with a 63 and finally delivers on an overdue victory". Golf Digest. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Retief Goosen Archived 27 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Brad Morgan southafrica.info
- ^ Goosen only one not counting on lightning to get him through the PGA at Baltusrol G.C. Archived 12 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine Chris Baldwin, Senior Writer, Golf Publisher Syndications
- ^ "Goosen and Co. Tame Pecanwood". Archived from the original on 11 August 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "RI-Wine of Ascot". www.riwine.com.
External links
- Official website
- Retief Goosen at the European Tour official site
- Retief Goosen at the PGA Tour official site
- Retief Goosen at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Retief Goosen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Articles from around the world on Retief Goosen