 Retief Goosen Golf Profile
Birthdate: February 3, 1969
Nationality: South African
Turned Professional: 1990
Current Tour: European Tour (joined 1993);
PGA Tour (joined 2001)
Background & Professional Career Bio:
His nickname is “The Iceman”. Known for his cool presence under pressure, Retief Goosen is quickly following in the footsteps of his South African mentor, the great Ernie Els. Goosen began his career at the age of eleven. He made headlines during his Amateur career for being struck by lightning at sixteen, and has suffered on and off with his health since. His record is one of marked consistency: an international win every year since 1995, a PGA Tour event per year since 2001 and time in the top five Official World Golf Rankings. In 2006, he reached a career high of third. He topped the European Order of Merit in both 2001 and 2002 and stunned the world at the 2004 U.S. Open with his mastery of putting under fast, challenging conditions.
Professional wins:
28 (PGA Tour 6; European Tour 13 (including 2 co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour); others 11)
PGA
· 2001 (1) U.S. Open
· 2002 (1) BellSouth Classic
· 2003 (1) Chrysler Championship
· 2004 (2) U.S. Open, The Tour Championship
· 2005 (1) The INTERNATIONAL
European Tour wins
· 1996 Slaley Hall Northumberland Challenge
· 1997 Peugeot Open de France
· 1999 Novotel Perrier Open de France
· 2000 Trophée Lancôme
· 2001 U.S. Open, The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, Telefonica Open de Madrid
· 2002 Johnnie Walker Classic
· 2003 Trophée Lancôme
· 2004 U.S. Open, Smurfit European Open
· 2005 Linde German Masters
· 2006 South African Open (played in December 2005)
Other wins
· 1991 Iscor Newcastle Classic
· 1992 Spoornet Classic, Bushveld Classic, Witbank Classic
· 1993 Mount Edgecombe Trophy
· 1995 Phillips South African Open
· 2002 Dimension Data Pro-Am
· 2003 Tiger Skins Game
· 2004 Nedbank Golf Challenge
· 2005 Volvo Masters-China (Asian Tour)
Majors: U.S. Open (2001, 2004)
Awards: European Tour Order of Merit winner 2001, 2002
PGA Earnings (per year): $2,117,378 | 
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