Profile

Height

5'11"

Weight

185lbs

Age

Birthday

Feb 3, 1969

Birthplace

Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg), South Africa

Turned Pro

1990

Career Earnings

$31,301,518

Residence

Polokwane (formerly Pietersburg), South Africa; Orlando

Pronunciation

ruh-TEEF GOO-sun

Family

Wife, Tracy; Leo, Ella Ann

Website

thegoosewines.com

Exempt Status

Top 36 Charles Schwab Cup Points (17th), PGA TOUR Points List (11-T46), All-Time Money List (11th)

Personal

Was struck by lightning as an amateur in South Africa.

Introduced to golf at age 9 by his estate agent father, a 10-handicapper.

Is involved in course design work with projects including The Legend Golf & Safari Resort in South Africa and Dayi Smokey Mountain Resort in China.

Maintains a journal which can be found on his website, retiefgoosen.com. Spends a lot of time when home on his vineyard by the Outeniqua Mountain range near George, South Africa.