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In a related story to today’s Tiger Woods bombshell is this report in which Retief Goosen says he was only joking when he said Woods was faking his knee injury during the Open.

“I was joking, really. I mean, how do I know? I never spoke to the guy,” Goosen said. “He’s got a sore knee, yes, and at the end of the day it’s a great achievement by Tiger winning his 14th major. But I wouldn’t really know how sore or not his knee was. Obviously if his knee was really bad he would have withdrawn. I won’t say I knew he was faking it. How would I know? Anyway, it’s great to see that he’s recovering well and that he’s back on form.”

This would be entirely believable if not for the fact that, as far as we know, Retief Goosen does not actually possess a sense of humor.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 at 2:19 pm by Sam Weinman.
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The lead golf writer for The Journal News and LoHud.com, Weinman, 31, has placed among the top three in the Golf Writers Association of America writing contest in three consecutive years, including a first-place finish in 2004. READ MORE

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A sports reporter at The Journal News for nearly three years, Alex Myers has covered a bit of everything, but a lot of golf, ranging from the high school level to last year's U.S. Open at Winged Foot. His golf writing goes back to his college days when he attended Wake Forest University. Myers is also an avid player who is constantly trying to improve on his current handicap of 8. Perhaps his biggest thrill came earlier this summer when he conquered the famed 17th hole at the TPC at Sawgrass by hitting a 9-iron onto the island green and walking away with a 2-putt par.

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