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Retief Goosen

Retief Goosen, South African golfer

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Born
February 3, 1969
Age in 2026
57
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1969

About Retief Goosen

Retief Goosen is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, class of 2019. In 1990, Goosen won the South African Amateur Championship, the leading amateur competition in his country. During the 1991–92 Southern Africa Tour, he won one tournament and finished fifth on the Order of Merit. He also became the first non-European to win the Order of Merit. In 2002, he won on both the PGA Tour and European Tour for the second straight year, a feat that would be repeated for three more years.

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Retief Goosen timeline

  1. In 1990, Goosen won the South African Amateur Championship, the leading amateur competition in his country.
  2. During the 1991–92 Southern Africa Tour, he won one tournament and finished fifth on the Order of Merit.
  3. He has won two U.S. Opens, in 2001 and 2004, headed the European Tour Order of Merit in 2001 and 2002, and was in the top ten of the world rankings for over 250 weeks between 2001 and 2007.
  4. In 2002, he won on both the PGA Tour and European Tour for the second straight year, a feat that would be repeated for three more years.

The world when Retief Goosen was born

Retief Goosen was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Retief Goosen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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