From a CNN interview:

Q. Retief, it's good to see you, welcome to the show. First things first, I just want to clear up how exactly you pronounce your surname cause I've heard it said in a number of ways. I reckon it's "Roosen," is that right?

A. In South Africa it is if you speak Dutch but if you speak English it's "Goosen," so even if you ask a normal English South African how you pronounce my name they'll say "Goosen" so I think we'll need to stick to "Goosen."

Q. You're happy either way?

A. I would prefer them say "Goosen" because everybody can say it the right way then, while if they go the other way it's goes a bit funny at times.
Source(s):
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/golf/05/04/goosen.interview/index.html

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