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Retief Goosen (born February 3, 1969 in
Pietersburg (now Polokwane), South Africa) is a
professional golfer.

Goosen's amateur career was briefly interrupted
when he was struck by lightning at the age of 15.
He turned professional in 1990, following a win in
the South African Amateur Championship of the same
year. His main achievements since have been two US
Open (golf)|US Open wins, in 2001 and 2004, and
heading the PGA European Tour Order of Merit
(money list) in 2001 and 2002.

Since 1995, Goosen has been one of the most
consistent players in the world - he's won
internationally every year since 1995, and on the
PGA TOUR every year since 2001. He has spent a
long period in the top 5 of the Official World
Golf Rankings, but has not contested for the
number 1 spot. He is known for his extremely calm
demeanor - a trait that has earned him the
nickname "The Iceman" on the US PGA TOUR .

==PGA TOUR wins==
*2001 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
*2002 BellSouth Classic
*2003 Chrysler Championship
*2004 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open, The Tour
Championship
*2005 The INTERNATIONAL

Major championships are shown in bold.

==PGA 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 (golf)|U.S. Open, The Scottish
Open at Loch Lomond, Telefonica Open de Madrid
*2002 Johnnie Walker Classic
*2003 Trophée Lancôme
*2004 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open, Smurfit European
Open

Goosen's two U.S. Open wins are repeated here
because the three major championships played in
the U.S. have been part of the European Tour's
schedule since 1998.

== Other Victories ==
*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

==Results in major championships==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1"
style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px;
border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#eeeeee"
! Tournament !! 1993 !! 1994 !! 1995 !! 1996 !!
1997 !! 1998 !! 1999 !! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !!
2003 !! 2004 !! 2005
|-
|The Masters Tournament|The Masters
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T40
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|T13
|align="center"|T13
|align="center"|T3

|-
|U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T12
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T42
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|T11

|-
|The Open Championship|British Open
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|T41
|align="center"|T13
|align="center"|T8
|align="center"|T10
|align="center"|T7
|align="center"|T5

|-
|PGA Championship
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T61
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|T37
|align="center"|T23
|align="center"|CUT
|align="center"|DNP
|align="center"|T6
|}

DNP = did not play

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

==Team appearances==
Alfred Dunhill Cup

1995, 1996, 1997 (winners), 1998 (winners), 1999,
2000

Golf World Cup|World Cup

1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 (winners)

Presidents Cup

2000, 2003 (Draw)

==See also==
*Golfers with most European Tour wins

==External links==
*http://www.europeantour.com/players/bio.sps?iPlay
erNo=9601 European Tour bio page
*http://www.golfstarsonline.com/G/Retief_Goosen/
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