Retief GOOSEN Summary | Biography | Statistics | Results

Exemption: European Tour, Cat 1, Rank 19 Exemption: Challenge Tour, Cat 0, Rank 0 Residence: Pietersburg, South Africa; Ascot, England Attachment: Lagoon Bay Resort Date of birth: 03/02/1969 Place of birth: Pietersburg, South Africa Height and weight: 5ft 11in  13st  (180cm  83kgs) Family: Wife: Tracy (m. 2001); Children: Leo James (2003), Ella Ann (2004) Interests: Water skiing, all sports Web Site: www.retiefgoosen.com Turned Pro: 1990 (plus 2) Qualifying School: (1991), 92* (winner) View Image gallery

Two US Open victories - in 2001 at Southern Hills and 2004 at Shinnecock Hills – have secured his position among the golfing elite. A truly global golfer, won his 14th European Tour title with victory in the 2007 Commercialbank Qatar Masters after he eagled the final hole and continues to win all around the world with victories in 2009 in the Africa Open on the Sunshine Tour and the Transitions Championship on the US PGA Tour. First player to reach 20 under par for 54 holes in Europe when he led the Portugal Masters with a round to go but eventually finished joint sixth. In 2001 became the first non-European to win the Order of Merit since Greg Norman in 1982 and the first South African to win the Harry Vardon Trophy since Dale Hayes in 1975. Followed it up in 2002 – the year he was made an Honorary Member of The European Tour – by becoming the first non-European to retain the crown. Introduced to golf at the age of 11 by his estate agent father, Theo, a ten handicapper.