Goosen lands second US Open title

Surrounded by the noise of a New York crowd and amid an almighty row about a course bordering on unplayable, quiet man Retief Goosen won himself a second United States Open title last night.

While others were complaining – with every justification – about conditions that saw an amazing 28 of the 66 players fail to break 80, the 35-year-old South African repeated his 2001 triumph in Tulsa in a remarkable finish.