Retief Goosen

E572557

Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer and two-time U.S. Open champion known for his smooth putting and success on major international tours.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional golfer
awardReceived European Tour Order of Merit NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1969-02-03
familyName Goosen NERFINISHED
fullName Retief Goosen NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Retief NERFINISHED
hasBusinessInterest golf course design
wine label Goosen Wines
hasChildren 2
hasWon Sunshine Tour events
multiple European Tour events
multiple PGA Tour events
height 1.85 m
inductedInto World Golf Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
inductionYear 2019
knownFor smooth putting
winning two U.S. Open Championships
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
majorWin 2001 U.S. Open NERFINISHED
2004 U.S. Open NERFINISHED
memberOf World Golf Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
nationality South African
nickname The Goose NERFINISHED
occupation professional golfer
participatedIn Presidents Cup NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Limpopo NERFINISHED
Polokwane NERFINISHED
South Africa NERFINISHED
playsRightHanded true
religion Christianity
representedCountry South Africa NERFINISHED
representedTeam International Team NERFINISHED
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
sport golf
styleOfPlay excellent putting
strong ball-striking
tour European Tour NERFINISHED
PGA Tour NERFINISHED
Sunshine Tour NERFINISHED
turnedProfessional 1990
weight 84 kg
wonAtVenue Shinnecock Hills Golf Club NERFINISHED
Southern Hills Country Club NERFINISHED

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sunshine Tour hasNotableAlumnus Retief Goosen