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
difficult last momentum time
It's all about momentum. The last time here, (the USA) got momentum on us very quickly. It's difficult to come back from that.
depending pin
It's usually a 6-iron, depending on the wind. Sometimes, it can be a 5-iron, or even a 4-iron, when the pin is to the right.
catch hard mind win
It's on my mind. If I win here and one of the two others, it will be hard to catch me,
build good great obviously rest rounds start three
It's obviously great to get off to a good start in the tournament. Now I've got something to build on for the rest of the three rounds that's ahead,
confidence maybe playing problem putting solid surprising won
It's surprising he hasn't won more. Maybe it's a self-confidence thing or a putting problem or something else, but he's playing very solid this week.
definitely eight holes run seven
That run of seven birdies in eight holes is definitely going to get you going a little bit,
definitely hear normally quieter
It's definitely quieter out there than you normally hear around Augusta.
catch nice ready roll sleep
It was nice to roll that one in. Tonight, I'll catch up on some sleep and get ready for tomorrow.
coming expect good middle missed nice run start
It was nice to get off to that start and then I had a good run in the middle of the course. I must say coming out, I didn't expect a lot. I missed a lot of fairways, but I made a lot of putts.
coming easier knew phil turned
It wasn't any easier the first time, ... I knew Phil was coming at me, and I knew it was coming down to me and him. It turned out my way.
birdie difficult driving good solid
It was a good solid round. My driving (was the only frustration). By not having good drives, it's difficult to have birdie chances.
bit certainly maybe playing stronger tough wind
It was playing tough out there, the wind was maybe even a bit stronger and certainly colder.
eight feet instead par within
It was one of those chips, that if I play it well, I can get it within eight feet and make par that way, and instead it went in.
chips normally within
It was one of those chips that I can normally get to within 8 feet, and it just went in.