Retief Goosen News

The International golf team won the inaugural Goodwill Trophy 6{ to 5{ Tuesday, with Australia's Peter Senior securing the winning point on the final hole. Retief Goosen's International lineup started the day with a one-point lead over the Europe-United States combination after dominating Monday's foursomes. Sweden's Henrik Stenson won Tuesday's opening singles match 3 and 2 against India's Jeev Singh to level the score. Most of the singles matches were ...

Retief Goosen's International team had the better of the opening day foursomes Monday and will take a one-point lead into the singles matches at the inaugural Goodwill Trophy. The International team leads 2{ to 1{ in the two-day match play contest against a combination from the Ryder Cup countries led by Scotland's Colin Montgomerie. Goosen and Michael Campbell combined to beat Montgomerie and American Chris DiMarco 5 and 4. ``There ...

Look at all the fun Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are missing. An end-of-the-year bash for the top 30 on the PGA Tour money list turned into a final exam Thursday at the Tour Championship. Retief Goosen and Joe Durant shared the lead at 2-under 68, the highest score to lead an opening round at East Lake, and only six other players managed to break par in cool, blustery conditions. ...

Retief Goosen shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to hold off Michael Campbell by three strokes and successfully defend his China Masters title. Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open winner, finished with a 21-under-par, 267 total at Yalong Bay Golf Club. Goosen held a five-stroke lead coming into the final round. Campbell shot a 68 with six birdies and two bogeys to second to Goosen for the second straight year. ``It's the first time I've won a professional title back-to-back,'' ...

Defending champion Retief Goosen shot a 5-under-par 67 Saturday, including an eagle and five birdies, to extend his lead to five strokes heading into the final round of the China Masters. Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open winner, has a three-round total of 20-under 196 at the par-72 Yalong Bay Golf Club. First-round leader Lu Wen-teh of Taiwan shot a 69 to sit in second place, one stroke ahead of 2005 U.S. Open winner Michael Campbell, who had an ...

Defending champion Retief Goosen shot a 7-under 65 Friday to take a three-stroke lead over Michael Campbell through two rounds of the China Masters. The two-time U.S. Open winner had seven birdies and an eagle for a two-round total of 129. ``It was an up-and-down round,'' said the South African. ``The first six holes, I played extremely well. I should have been 6-under, but I couldn't make a putt. Then ...

Lu Wen-teh of Taiwan opened with a 9-under-par 63 on Thursday for a one-stroke lead over defending champion Retief Goosen of South Africa and Michael Campbell of New Zealand after the first round of the China Masters golf tournament. Starting at the 10th hole, Lu parred his first three holes before compiling a string of birdies on Nos. 13, 14 and 15. He made a five-foot birdie putt on No. ...