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Goosen knows all eyes will be on him

By Peter Lawrence-Riddell
ESPN.com

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- What a difference a win can make. For Retief Goosen, it has turned out to be the absolute truth. By three-putting his way into a playoff on the 72nd hole at last year's U.S. Open, Goosen came within inches of being remembered with the likes of Scott Hoch (1989 Masters) and Doug Sanders (1970 British Open) in the annals of golf yips. Both missed gimmies on the 18th green in major championships, and both went on to lose in playoffs. Instead, Goosen defeated Mark Brooks in ...

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