Retief Goosen
Retief Goosen
Retief Goosenis a South African professional golfer who was in the top ten in the Official World Golf Ranking for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. His main achievements have been two U.S. Open winsand heading the European Tour Order of Meritin 2001 and 2002...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth3 February 1969
bags balls hitting
I started hitting the ball a lot better a few weeks ago, and just the putter wasn't working. And putting a new putter in the bag last week, it just helped.
winning firsts six
I remember winning the first time, you know, suddenly everybody expects, well, okay, now he should win every time he tees it up, win six tournaments.
school years two
I turned pro and won Rookie of the Year on the South African Tour and then it took me two tries at the qualifying school on the European Tour and to get my card and the rest is history.
sports
I'm not that clued up on the American sports yet, really.
golf player growing
Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.
sports school golf
I played a lot of other sports at school and just one day the golf bug bit me and I started playing serious golf from when I was ten years old.
two yeah disk
I've got an L3 bulging disk and degenerating disk. It's bulging in two places. Yeah, it's not good.
mean player winning
I mean, to win a major, you've got to be a good player and you've got to get your breaks, as well, to win.
interviews bother radar
I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.
play important majors
Majors are important but so is every other tournament I play.
play challenges trying
I do like match play. I like trying to match an opponent shot for shot. It's a challenge. And it's something different.
golf guy conditioning
Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning.
brother dad golf
Well my dad was a pretty good player at one stage and my two older brothers played golf as well. So there were always golf clubs flying around the house.
guy doe shy
I've always been kind of a shy guy. Not very outgoing. I might not start a conversation, but if somebody else does, I'll chat away.