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
afternoon bit felt good greens missed shot six three tricky
I didn't really play all that well. I missed a lot of greens but I chipped and putted very well and holed a lot of good putts for pars. The greens were a bit more tricky this afternoon with all the traffic. I felt I could have shot a good round. I was three under through six and then nothing happens,
adam carried couple
Adam carried us the first couple of days,
chips normally within
It was one of those chips that I can normally get to within 8 feet, and it just went in.
fun grinding masters mind open tougher
It used to be a fun week. Now it's a grinding week. The Masters is now like the U.S. Open - even tougher on the mind than the U.S. Open.
fun grinding
It used to be a fun week. Now, it's a grinding week.
golf guy conditioning
Golf is flexibility, and I notice more guys injured. You can overdo this conditioning.
interviews bother radar
I hang around under the radar. Nobody is bothering me for interviews.
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.
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.
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.
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.
sports watches tvs
Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports.
winning guy week
Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best.
bad games player
Just about every player on tour has a bad back. It's just one of those games that does mess you up a little bit. You've got to keep looking after it.