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 215 175 7 7 11 60 109 -- -- $26,954,468 -- --
2011 16 12 -- -- 1 1 5 70.76 51 $796,360 444 112th
2010 19 18 -- -- 2 10 13 69.96 14 $3,218,089 1,360 10th
2009 20 19 1 1 1 5 10 70.71 19 $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 $1,044,386 108 105th
*OWGR = Official World Golf Rating More Stats
KEY STATS
Scoring Average (Actual)
 
 70.76
 
 71.10
Driving Distance
 
 289.9
 
 290.9
Driving Accuracy Percentage
 
 61.44%
 
 61.33%
Greens in Regulation Percentage
 
 64.40%
 
 64.79%
Scrambling
 
 58.28%
 
 56.62%
Strokes Gained - Putting
 
 .308
 
 N/A
 
Retief Goosen Average
 
PGA TOUR Average
   
BEST FINISHES
Result Year Events
T1 2011 Tavistock Cup
T3 2011 FedEx St. Jude Classic
T12 2011 Northern Trust Open
T17 2011 Wyndham Championship
T23 2011 U.S. Open
 
DID YOU KNOW?
  • His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2011 is T3rd at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
  • He ranks 14th in Career Earnings on the PGA TOUR.
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STANDARD STATS Rank Additional Stats
Driving Distance 289.9 107th Tot. Dist. - 28,415 Tot. Drvs. - 98
Driving Accuracy Percentage 61.44% 99th Fwys Hit - 419 Poss. Fwys - 682
Greens in Regulation Percentage 64.40% 125th Greens Hit - 568 # Holes - 882
Strokes Gained - Putting .308 41st - -
Eagles (Holes per) 441.0 157th # Holes - 882 # Eagles - 2
Birdie Average 3.69 47th # Birdies - 181 Tot. Rnds. - 49
Scoring Average 70.73 73rd Tot. Strks - 3,467 Tot. Adj. - 1.175-
Sand Save Percentage 58.75% 7th # Saves - 47 # Bunkers - 80
Total Driving 206 132nd Total rank from stats 1 & 2
All-Around Ranking 692 84th Total rank from stats 1-8
FedExCup Regular Season Points 439 101st Pts.Behind - 1,467 -
Playoffs Points for the FedExCup 444 112th Pts.Behind - 4,817 BonusMoney - 70,000
Money Leaders $796,360 108th - -
Par Breakers 20.75% 58th #Bird/Eagl - 183 #Holes - 882
GIR Pct. - Fairway Bunker 58.1% 14th - -
NEWS
  • Otto holds on to win South African Open - Nov 27, 2011
  • Otto surges into lead at SA Open; Goosen, Els falter - Nov 26, 2011
  • Goosen just one back at South African Open - Nov 25, 2011
  • Match Recaps: Sunday's Singles matches - Nov 20, 2011
  • What they said: International team members - Nov 19, 2011
  • What they said: Sunday pairings announcement - Nov 19, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-Up: Day 3, Presidents Cup - Nov 19, 2011
  • Match recaps: Saturday's four-ball matches - Nov 19, 2011
  • Match recaps: Saturday's foursomes matches - Nov 18, 2011
  • What they said: Saturday pairings announcement - Nov 18, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Day 2, Presidents Cup - Nov 18, 2011
  • Match recaps: Friday's four-ball matches - Nov 18, 2011
  • Presidents Cup match previews: Friday's four-balls - Nov 17, 2011
  • Internationals have to wonder what went wrong on Day 1 - Nov 17, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Day 1, Presidents Cup - Nov 17, 2011
  • What they said: Friday pairings announcement - Nov 17, 2011
  • Match recaps: Thursday's foursomes matches - Nov 17, 2011
  • Allenby blog: Excited to play for good friend at home - Nov 16, 2011
  • Mickelson thrives in Presidents Cup's team format - Nov 16, 2011
  • What they said: Thursday pairings announcement - Nov 15, 2011
  • Records, romps and rivalries: Test your knowledge - Nov 15, 2011
  • Roundtable: What was the biggest surprise of 2011? - Nov 10, 2011
  • McIlroy defeats Kim in playoff at Shanghai Masters - Oct 30, 2011
  • Transcript: Couples, Norman, Woods, Haas, Allenby, Baddeley - Sep 27, 2011
  • Couples picks Haas, Woods; Norman names Allenby, Baddeley - Sep 27, 2011
  • With Ogilvy on team, Norman now gets a free pick - Sep 19, 2011
  • What they said: Greg Norman - Sep 19, 2011
  • What they said: Fred Couples, David Toms - Sep 18, 2011
  • What they said: Joe Ogilvie - Aug 19, 2011
  • Wyndham marks the sprint stage toward the Playoffs - Aug 15, 2011
  • Els, Goosen join Wyndham Championship field - Aug 12, 2011
  • Pair of Australians atop standings after WGC-Bridgestone - Aug 10, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: The Greenbrier Classic - Jul 27, 2011
  • Noren takes 11-shot lead to Sunday at Nordea Masters - Jul 23, 2011
  • Standings update: Two months to secure automatic berths - Jul 20, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: RBC Canadian Open - Jul 19, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: RBC Canadian Open - Jul 19, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: Viking Classic and British Open - Jul 12, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: Summer preview - Jun 22, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Round 2, U.S. Open - Jun 17, 2011
  • What they said: Davis, Hall, Tyler, O'Toole - Jun 16, 2011
  • FedExCup Movers: Who's up, who's down? - Jun 15, 2011
  • U.S. team might be loaded with Presidents Cup rookies - Jun 15, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: U.S. Open - Jun 14, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Round 4, FedEx St. Jude Classic - Jun 12, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Round 3, FedEx St. Jude Classic - Jun 11, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Round 1, FedEx St. Jude Classic - Jun 9, 2011
  • On the outside looking in? You've still got time - Jun 8, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: FedEx St. Jude Classic - Jun 7, 2011
  • Round 3 Notebook: Principal Charity Classic - Jun 5, 2011
  • Brooks maintains lead in Principal Charity Classic - Jun 4, 2011
  • Brooks leads by two in Principal Charity Classic - Jun 4, 2011
  • FedExCup Movers: Who's up, who's down? - May 31, 2011
  • Seve tribute raises $1 million for foundation, research - May 24, 2011
  • Donald vs Kaymer in semifinals of World Match Play - May 21, 2011
  • Goosen, Oosthuizen out at World Match Play - May 20, 2011
  • Westwood, Donald cruise as World Match Play opens - May 19, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: Analysis for the Masters - Apr 5, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Round 4, Shell Houston Open - Apr 3, 2011
  • Daily Wrap-up: Round 1, Shell Houston Open - Mar 31, 2011
  • What they said: Retief Goosen - Mar 30, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: Analysis for the Transitions Championship - Mar 15, 2011
  • Power Rankings: Transitions Championship - Mar 15, 2011
  • Blog: On eve of matches, anticipation reaching fever pitch - Nov 4, 2011
  • Fantasy Insider: Analysis for the Northern Trust Open - Feb 15, 2011
  • There's still room on TOUR for an under-the-radar Dufner - Feb 7, 2011
  • A look at the Champions Tour's Class of 2011 - Feb 7, 2011
  • Goosen out to the early lead at windy Qatar Masters - Feb 3, 2011
  • International pipeline of TOUR stars continuing with Vegas - Feb 1, 2011
  • Kaymer wins in Abu Dhabi, climbs to No. 2 in world - Jan 23, 2011
  • Mickelson makes first Middle East appearance at Abu Dhabi - Jan 19, 2011
  • Oosthuizen charges into contention in Africa Open - Jan 7, 2011
  • Pieters shoots 7-under 66 to lead Africa Open by one - Jan 6, 2011
  • Els blog: I had hoped to end the season on positive note - Nov 28, 2011
  • Fantasy primer: Time to prepare for all formats before '11 begins - Dec 23, 2010
  • Els beats Goosen to South African Open title - Dec 19, 2010
  • Rain-hit South African Open reduced to 17-hole tournament - Dec 19, 2010
  • Els takes two-shot lead in quest for fifth South African Open win - Dec 18, 2010
  • Cejka, Goosen tied after first round of the South African Open - Dec 17, 2010
  • Opening round of South Africa Open postponed due to rain - Dec 16, 2010
  • Westwood maintains No. 1 spot with win at Sun City - Dec 5, 2010
  • Westwood's 64 opens up three-shot lead at Nedbank - Dec 3, 2010
  • Oosthuizen ready to 'kick on' after ankle injury - Dec 2, 2010
  • Harrington leads by 1 at Nedbank Golf Challenge - Dec 2, 2010
  • Sun City retains ability to draw big field in South Africa - Dec 1, 2010
  • Top 100 players to watch in 2011: No. 33 Retief Goosen - Dec 17, 2010
  • Top 100 players to watch in 2011: No. 39 Bo Van Pelt - Dec 16, 2010
  • Tiger blog: Didn't get the W but played well in stretches - Nov 23, 2010
  • After 'awful' year, Gore content with shot at card - Oct 28, 2010
  • What they said: Troy Merritt - Oct 28, 2010
  • Asian Tour players ready to test their games against top players - Oct 27, 2010
  • Asian Tour players ready to test their games against top players - Oct 27, 2010
  • Fantasy Insider: Lessons can be learned from year-end events - Oct 28, 2010
  • Global field comes together at CIMB Asia Pacific Classic - Oct 26, 2010
  • Bertsch jumps out to early advantage at Dye's Valley - Oct 22, 2010
  • Sips of Maginnes: On fashion, Furyk, fields and fun - Sep 28, 2010
  • Backspin: Furyk rewarded for his consistency all year - Sep 27, 2010
  • The Starter, Round 4: THE TOUR Championship - Sep 25, 2010
  • Fantasy Insider: Expert advice for the Playoffs - Aug 23, 2010
  • The Starter: Saturday, PGA Championship - Aug 13, 2010
    • VIDEO

    Goosen eagles No. 2 during The Presidents Cup (:38)

    Goosen birdies No. 6 during The Presidents Cup (:52)

    Goosen birdies No. 17 in Round 4 of Wyndham (:29)

    Goosen pars No. 1 in Round 3 of Wyndham (:27)

    Goosen birdies No. 15 in Round 2 of FedEx St. Jude (1:06)

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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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