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 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour PGA Tour Sunshine Tour |
Professional wins | 39 |
Highest ranking | 3 (15 January 2006)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 7 |
European Tour | 14 |
Asian Tour | 5 |
Sunshine Tour | 6 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
PGA Tour Champions | 3 |
Other | 9 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
Masters Tournament | 2nd/T2: 2002, 2007 |
PGA Championship | T6: 2005 |
U.S. Open | Won: 2001, 2004 |
The Open Championship | T5: 2005, 2009 |
Achievements and awards | |
Retief Goosen (born 3 February 1969) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007.[2] He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019.[3]