Retief Goosen - Media Guide

[Eur]. 2001 The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond [Eur], Telefonica Open de Madrid [Eur], EMC World Cup [with Ernie Els]. 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic [Eur], Dimension Data Pro-Am [SAf]. 2003 Trophee Lancome [Eur]. 2004 Smurfit European Open [Eur], Nedbank Challenge. 2005 Volkswagen China Masters [Asia], Linde German Masters [Eur]. 2006 South African Airways Open [Eur], Volkswagen China Masters [Asia]. 2007 Comercialbank Qatar Masters [Eur].

back with two holes remaining before pulling off a birdie-eagle finish at the Doha Golf Club to defeat Nick O'Hern...Despite an opening 4-over-par 76, finished T2 at the Masters Tournament, marking his third straight top-5 finish at Augusta and the fourth of his career. Closed with rounds of 70-69. Lost to winner Zach Johnson by two shots after playing the par-4 18th in 4-over par for the week...Represented International Team at The Presidents Cup for the fourth consecutive time.

on TOUR, finished T5 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, defeating Paul Broadhurst, Ben Crane and Luke Donald before falling to Zach Johnson 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals...Recorded his first top-10 in eight starts (three cuts made) at THE PLAYERS Championship. Finished as the runner-up, six strokes behind Stephen Ames. One of only two players to post four sub-par rounds for the week at the TPC Sawgrass...Past champion finished T4 at the BellSouth Classic, posting rounds of 69-66 on the weekend...Battled to T3 finish at the Masters, three strokes behind Phil Mickelson. Finish was third top-10 in eight starts in Augusta...Was one stroke back of Jim Furyk through 54 holes at the Wachovia Championship, but a closing 77 dropped him T10...Past champion finished solo fourth at THE TOUR Championship, aided by rounds of 68-67 on the weekend...On Asian Tour, successfully defended Volkswagen China Masters title.

his first career top-10 in at THE PLAYERS Championship. Finished as the runner-up, six strokes behind Stephen Ames. One of only two players to post four sub-par rounds for the week at TPC Sawgrass...Battled to T3 finish at the Masters, three strokes behind Phil Mickelson. Finish was third top-10 in eight starts in Augusta...On Asian Tour, successfully defended Volkswagen China Masters title. 2005: Finished the season No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking, with wins on both the PGA TOUR and the European Tour...First top-10 was third at the Accenture Match Play Championship. Only No. 1 seed to advance past the third round. Fell to Chris DiMarco 2 and 1 in the semifinals. Went on to top Ian Poulter in 20 holes in the consolation match...Finished T3 at the Masters...Defending champion and third-round leader shot a final-round 81 at Pinehurst No. 2 to fall to T11 at the U.S. Open...Finished T5 at the British Open thanks to a third-round 6-under 66...Earned sixth career TOUR victory at The INTERNATIONAL at age 36 years, 6 months and 4 days. Forced to play 36 holes on Sunday due to Thursday's first round being washed out, scored 15 points on Sunday in the Modified Stableford scoring system to finish with 32 points and overcome 54-hole leader Brandt Jobe...Was among the leaders all week at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club, but a closing 2-over 72 dropped him to T6...Went wire-to-wire to win the Volkswagen China Masters by six strokes over Michael Campbell. Opened and closed with a Jinghua Golf Club course record of 8-under 64...Week later, picked up his first European Tour victory of the season by defeating four players by a stroke at the German Masters. The win moved him back to the top of the European Tour's Order of Merit...Lost to eventual champion Michael Campbell in the semifinals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship in Wentworth, England. Campbell jumped past Goosen to No. 1 in Europe with the win...Led International squad with a 4-0-1 record at The Presidents Cup, including a 2-and-1 Sunday singles victory over Tiger Woods. 2004: Became the 21st player to win multiple U.S. Opens after finishing two strokes ahead of Phil Mickelson at Shinnecock Hills. After holding two-stroke 54-hole lead over Mickelson and Ernie Els, trailed Mickelson by one stroke with three holes to play. Took lead for good when Mickelson double bogeyed the par-3 17th hole and he birdied the par-5 16th hole. Needed only 24 putts, including 11 one-putts, in the final round and recorded 32 one-putts for the tournament...Won the Smurfit European Open by five strokes, two weeks after taking the U.S. Open...Posted his third consecutive top-10 on TOUR and back-to-back top-10s in a major with his T7 finish at the British Open in Scotland... Injured in a jet-ski accident in Barbados in late July that caused him to pull out of The INTERNATIONAL and the PGA...Captured the season-ending TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola at East Lake Golf Club. Entered final round four shots off the lead of Tiger Woods and Jay Haas after opening 70-66-69. Posted a bogey-free, 6-under-par 64 on Sunday to win by four shots and collect a paycheck of $1.08 million. 2003: Rode second- and third-round leads to a three-stroke victory over Vijay Singh at the Chrysler Championship, the third win of his career on TOUR...Continued a decade of consistency on the European Tour, winning the 34th and final Lancome Trophy to continue a string of nine consecutive years with at least one victory. 2002: Won on three different Tours and three different continents - PGA TOUR, European Tour and Southern Africa Tour...Won Volvo Order of Merit on European Tour for second straight season...Won the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia on the European Tour by eight strokes. Fired a course-record, third-round 63 and led by 13 entering the final round...Won the Dimension Data Pro-Am at the Gary Player CC, his second win in as many weeks...Third-round 68 moved him to 14-under 202 and gave him a two-shot lead over Phil Mickelson at the BellSouth Classic. Closed with a 70 to earn a four-stroke victory over Jesper Parnevik. Moved up to career-best No. 4 in Official World Golf Ranking following the BellSouth Classic. 2001: Earned more than $1.1 million in 10 starts during official rookie campaign on PGA TOUR. Became fourth rookie in TOUR history to earn $1 million in his first season...Won U.S. Open in 38th start in a TOUR event, defeating Mark Brooks, 70-72, in 18-hole Monday playoff at Southern Hills CC. Overcame three-putt on 72nd hole on Sunday to become the eighth player in past 50 years to make U.S. Open first TOUR title. Held first-round lead and shared second- and third-round leads...Joined TOUR as member week of July 30...Won Volvo Order of Merit on European Tour, first South African winner since 1975 (Dale Hayes). 2000: Continued love affair with France by winning Troph‚e Lanc“me, his third in France...Won the Nelson Mandela Invitational with Alan Henning. 1999: Suffered broken left arm in skiing accident in Switzerland prior to season...Won third European Tour title - Novotel Perrier Open de France - in playoff with Greg Turner. 1997: Won Peugeot Open de France. 1996: First European Tour win came at Staley Hall Northumberland Challenge. 1995: Collected sixth victory on Southern Africa Tour at the Philips South African Open. 1991: Southern Africa Tour Rookie of Year. Amateur: Won 1990 South African Amateur Championship.

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