Goosen Opens With 71, Leads in Clubhouse

Dogs That Chase Cars found this 7/17/2008 on golf.fanhouse.com [flag]

On a day that only makes umbrella salesmen happy, Retief Goosen has to be the most content person in wet socks. The two-time U.S. Open champion was always a name that came up in major championship discussion but has become a name some forget. A one-over 71 in windy, rainy conditions has the Goose right back in the conversation. An early double-bogey on the short par-4 5th hole had Goosen ... [link]

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Goosen Opens With a 71, Makes Us Remember His Name
Published 7/17/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Shane B.) at Dogs That Chase Cars
Retief Goosen, leading the Open Championship in the clubhouse (Article on FanHouse).

David Duval Comes Out of Nowhere to Fire a 73 at British Open
Published 7/17/2008 at FanHouse
... signed for an 80. But on the upside, when you factor in his handicap, he's currently the leader by five shots over Retief Goosen. So there's that. ...

Somebody Forgot to Tell Rocco Mediate the U.S. Open Is Over
Published 7/17/2008 at FanHouse
... were all out in the morning and could have dug themselves too big of a hole if the weather stays like this and a lot of guys keep shooting around par. ...

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