Final Round 64 Vaults Goosen over Tiger
Posted November 7th, 2004 by Guest Author
South Africa's Retief Goosen shoots a final round 64 to vault over a stumbling Tiger Woods to win the 2004 Tour Championship at storied East Lake Golf Club.
It wasn't exactly the script the sports world was looking for - Retief Goosen squashing the hopes of an end to Tiger's "slump" - but it sure was in keeping with the rest of the year.
After a second and third round storm by Tiger Woods - fresh off his honeymoon with Swedish hottie and new wife Elin - Woods shot a final round 72 to finish four strokes behind South Africa's Retief Goosen. Goosen's final round 64 was partnered with his opening round 70, second round 66 and third round 69 to leave him at eleven-under for the tournament.
Jay Haas, who started the day tied with Woods for the lead, finished with a final round 75 and four-under for the tournament, tied for seventh place with Scott Verplank. Last year's champion, Chad Campbell, joined Davis Love III on the sidelines after he withdrew from the tournament after posting back-to-back 73's.
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Posted 09 Nov 2004 at 7:58pm #
Ernie Els slips to #3 while Retief Goosen moves to #4, bumping Phil Mickelson down to #5.
Posted 26 Apr 2005 at 8:15pm #
Everyone talks about the "Big Four", but one day everyone will be looking up at Retief Goosen.
Posted 02 Nov 2005 at 10:14am #
The top-30 golfers on the PGA Tour money list head to East Lake Golf Club this week.