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 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 is known for his extremely calm demeanor - a trait that has earned him the nickname "The Iceman" on the US PGA TOUR .

PGA TOUR Victories

2001 U.S. Open
2002 BellSouth Classic
2003 Chrysler Championship
2004 U.S. Open, THE TOUR Championship

PGA European Tour Victories

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

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

Teams

Alfred Dunhill Cup
1995, 1996, 1997 (winners), 1998 (winners), 1999, 2000

World Cup
1993, 1995, 2000, 2001 (winners)

Presidents Cup
2000, 2003 (Draw)

External links

• European Tour bio page
• Retief Goosen at Golf Stars Online Links to relevant sites, interviews, feature articles and similar.