RETIEF GOOSEN

 
RESULTS
Retief Goosen
PGA TOUR Events Played Finish FedExCup
Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Scoring Avg. OWGR Money Points Standing
Career Totals 180 145 7 7 8 49 91 -- -- $22,940,019 -- --
2009 20 19 1 1 1 5 10 70.71 20 $3,232,650 640 18th
2008 18 13 -- 1 -- 2 6 71.71 45 $1,431,965 95,510 108th
2007 14 12 -- 1 -- 1 5 72.08 26 $1,044,386 89,083 89th
2006 18 16 -- 1 1 6 9 70.98 6 $2,617,453 -- --
2005 18 17 1 -- 2 8 12 70.54 4 $3,494,106 -- --
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating More Stats
KEY STATS
Scoring Average (Actual)
 
 70.71
 
 71.06
Driving Distance
 
 292.3
 
 287.9
Driving Accuracy Percentage
 
 59.59%
 
 62.91%
Greens in Regulation Percentage
 
 62.33%
 
 64.70%
Scrambling
 
 59.80%
 
 57.52%
Putts Per Round
 
 28.63
 
 29.20
 
Retief Goosen Average
 
PGA TOUR Average
   
BEST FINISHES
Result Year Events
WON 2009 Transitions Championship
P2 2009 RBC Canadian Open
3 2009 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
T5 2009 British Open Championship
T8 2009 Deutsche Bank Championship
 
DID YOU KNOW?
  • His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2009 is 1st at the Transitions Championship.
  • He ranks 11th in Scoring Average on the PGA TOUR.
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STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats
Driving Distance 292.3 58th Tot. Dist. - 42,679 Tot. Drvs. - 146
Driving Accuracy Percentage 59.59% 139th Fwys Hit - 606 Poss. Fwys - 1,017
Greens in Regulation Percentage 62.33% 170th Greens Hit - 819 # Holes - 1,314
Putting Average 1.763 56th GIR Putts - 1,444 Greens Hit - 819
Eagles (Holes per) 82.1 2nd # Holes - 1,314 # Eagles - 16
Birdie Average 3.25 149th # Birdies - 237 Tot. Rnds. - 73
Scoring Average 69.96 11th Tot. Strks - 5,162 Tot. Adj. - 54.826-
Sand Save Percentage 60.00% 8th # Saves - 75 # Bunkers - 125
Total Driving 197 122nd Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking 593 46th Total rank from stats 1-8
FedExCup Points 2,091 15th Pts.Behind - 5,105 -
FedExCup Playoff Results 640 18th Pts.Behind - 3,360 BonusMoney - 235,000
Money Leaders $3,232,650 11th - -
Par Breakers 19.25% 126th #Bird/Eagl - 253 #Holes - 1,314
Putts Per Round 28.63 36th Tot. Putts - 2,090 Tot. Rnds. - 73
GIR Pct. - Fairway Bunker 34.5% 166th - -
NEWS
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  • Notebook: Top 125 standings in Fowler's favor - Oct 27, 2009
  • European Tour Insider: Match Play, Casey return - Oct 28, 2009
  • Finca Cortesin: Spain's sparkling new golf star - Oct 27, 2009
  • Choi wins Iskandar Johor Open in Malaysia - Oct 25, 2009
  • Trio takes clubhouse lead at Iskandar Johor Open - Oct 22, 2009
  • Choi hoping to energize his game with Asian Tour stop - Oct 21, 2009
  • Notebook: First award of the season goes to Woods - Oct 20, 2009
  • Westwood wins, takes over No. 1 in Race to Dubai - Oct 18, 2009
  • Goosen surges to lead in Portugal Masters - Oct 17, 2009
  • Molinari leads in Portugal, ties low '09 36-hole score - Oct 16, 2009
  • 'Back to the drawing board' for Internationals - Oct 11, 2009
  • Daily Wrap-up: Sunday Singles, U.S. victory - Oct 11, 2009
  • Pres. Cup Live Report: Sunday Singles - Oct 11, 2009
  • Big three lead the way for American team - Oct 11, 2009
  • Internationals face tall order in Sunday Singles - Oct 11, 2009
  • Match lineup: Saturday afternoon Four-Balls - Oct 10, 2009
  • Match 14 report: Furyk & Leonard win 4 and 2 - Oct 10, 2009
  • Match 13: Mickelson & O'Hair win 5 and 3 - Oct 10, 2009
  • Pres. Cup Live Report: Foursomes, Four-ball - Oct 11, 2009
  • Leonard puts Day 1 miss behind him with prank, win - Oct 9, 2009
  • What they said: Leonard, Mahan, Stricker - Oct 9, 2009
  • Presidents Cup Wrap-up: Day 2 Four-Balls - Oct 9, 2009
  • Match 7 report: Leonard & Mickelson win 3 and 2 - Oct 9, 2009
  • Pres. Cup Live Report: Friday's Four-balls - Oct 9, 2009
  • Thursday notebook: The Presidents Cup - Oct 8, 2009
  • Presidents Cup Wrap-up: Day 1 Foursomes - Oct 9, 2009
  • Match 6 report: USA, Internationals halve - Oct 8, 2009
  • Pres. Cup Live Report: Thursday's Foursomes - Oct 8, 2009
  • Plenty of reasons behind first-day pairings - Oct 7, 2009
  • What they said: Allenby, Goosen, Els, Singh - Oct 7, 2009
  • Presidents Cup picks: U.S. gets nod ... just barely - Oct 6, 2009
  • The Portugal Masters showcases The Algarve - Oct 6, 2009
  • Why the International team will win the Cup - Oct 6, 2009
  • Americans will stroll through Harding Park - Oct 6, 2009
  • Charitable donations set Presidents Cup apart - Oct 5, 2009
  • Presidents Cup player analysis: Int'l team - Oct 5, 2009
  • Final-round notebook: THE TOUR Championship - Sep 27, 2009
  • Third-round notes: THE TOUR Championship - Sep 26, 2009
  • Second-round notebook: THE TOUR Championship - Sep 25, 2009
  • First-round notebook: THE TOUR Championship - Sep 24, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Round 1: THE TOUR Championship - Sep 24, 2009
  • THE TOUR Championship, Round 1 - Sep 24, 2009
  • The Presidents Cup: A fan guide to the competition - Sep 21, 2009
  • Meet the Americans: Zach Johnson - Oct 1, 2009
  • Meet the Internationals: Retief Goosen - Oct 1, 2009
  • Meet the Internationals: Ernie Els - Oct 1, 2009
  • Veteran toughness gave them edge in Playoffs - Sep 21, 2009
  • BMW Championship, Rd. 4 - Sep 13, 2009
  • Notebook: Deutsche Bank Champ., Round 4 - Sep 7, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Round 4: Deutsche Bank Champ. - Sep 8, 2009
  • Deutsche Bank Championship, Round 4 - Sep 11, 2009
  • Pals Stricker, Kelly differ in disposition, share same goal - Sep 6, 2009
  • Want to win on Labor Day? You better be aggressive - Sep 6, 2009
  • Deutsche Bank Champ: Round 3 notebook - Sep 6, 2009
  • What they said: Retief Goosen - Sep 6, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Round 3: Deutsche Bank - Sep 6, 2009
  • Deutsche Bank Championship, Round 3 - Sep 7, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Round 2: Deutsche Bank - Sep 5, 2009
  • Terrific trio goes low in first two days at TPC Boston - Sep 5, 2009
  • Deutsche Bank Championship, Round 2 - Sep 6, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Round 1: Deutsche Bank - Sep 4, 2009
  • Deutsche Bank Championship, Round 1 - Sep 4, 2009
  • Will FedExCup decide this year's Player of the Year? - Sep 3, 2009
  • European Tour Insider: Langer chasing history - Sep 9, 2009
  • Time to slice and dice the 125-man field into categories - Aug 24, 2009
  • European Tour Insider: KLM Open up next, Yang's history - Aug 19, 2009
  • What they said: Norman, Couples - Aug 18, 2009
  • Vacation? Follow the stars to Portugal's Algarve Coast - Aug 18, 2009
  • Fulton Blog: Wedge expertise key to Green's win - Jul 28, 2009
  • Expert picks: Buick Open - Jul 29, 2009
  • Fans congratulate Nathan Green - Jul 28, 2009
  • The Fantasy Insider: Buick Open - Jul 29, 2009
  • The Foursome, Quick 18, Stock up/down and more - Jul 30, 2009
  • RBC Canadian Open: Final round notebook - Jul 27, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Monday: RBC Canadian Open - Jul 27, 2009
  • Dufner, Goosen, Kim share 54-hole lead at Glen Abbey - Jul 27, 2009
  • RBC Canadian Open: Monday - Jul 27, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up, Sunday: RBC Canadian Open - Jul 26, 2009
  • RBC Canadian Open: Round 2 notebook - Jul 25, 2009
  • Complete first-round notes at RBC Canadian Open - Jul 24, 2009
  • RBC Canadian Open: Thursday notebook - Jul 23, 2009
  • The Daily Wrap-up: Day 1, RBC Canadian Open - Jul 24, 2009
  • Round 1, RBC Canadian Open - Jul 23, 2009
  • FedExCup Notes: RBC Canadian Open - Jul 22, 2009
  • Gracious losers aside, Cink was a gracious winner - Jul 21, 2009
  • Cink climbs to No. 7, five events left to qualify - Jul 20, 2009
  • Blog: Players, captains meet at British Open - Jul 15, 2009
  • Young guns, veterans doing well as Barclays approaches - Jul 14, 2009
  • Final-round notebook: John Deere Classic - Jul 12, 2009
  • Kaymer blazes through final round at Scottish Open - Jul 12, 2009
  • Fernandez-Castano leads Scottish Open after 54 holes - Jul 11, 2009
  • Goosen leads a resurgent Scott by two shots - Jul 10, 2009
  • European Tour Insider: After heartache comes winning - Jul 1, 2009
  • England's Dougherty wins BMW International Open - Jun 28, 2009
  • Langer, 52, trying to become oldest European winner - Jun 27, 2009
  • Goosen leads by two at BMW International Open - Jun 25, 2009
  • The Fantasy Insider: Travelers Championship - Jun 23, 2009
  • USGA: Sunday finish 'not looking terribly promising' - Jun 18, 2009
    • VIDEO

    Interviews: Allenby, Goosen, Singh and Els prior to Presidents Cup (3:22)

    Shot of the Day: September 26, 2009 from East Lake (:24)

    Goosen's tee at the 2nd in the third round of the 2009 TOUR Championship (:41)

    Goosen birdies the 12th in the second round of the 2009 TOUR Championship (:28)

    LIVE@: Goosen cards eagle at the 15th (:31)

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    Regarded as one of South Africa's brightest young prospects in his generation. However, was struck by lightning as an amateur in South Africa...Introduced to golf at age 9 by his estate agent father, a 10-handicapper...After U.S. Open win in 2004, made a media tour that included an appearance on "Regis and Kelly" among other shows.

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