S.Africa's Goosen back in the swing at Asia golf Open

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SHANGHAI (AFP) — Two-time US Open winner Retief Goosen has returned to Asia quietly confident he is finally getting his groove back after a frustrating 18 months trying to reshape his swing.

The laid-back South African famously won his two Majors without a coach and then suffered a drop in form last year after deciding to hire a mentor in an effort to improve his backswing.

But he has come to Shanghai for the BMW Asian Open starting Thursday happy that he has at long last gained control of his revamped swing, which carried him to an equal 17th finish at the Masters in the United States this month.

"I think I am playing fairly good golf. Better than last year," Goosen told AFP on Tuesday at the Tomson Pudong Shanghai Golf Club where the 2.3-million-dollar...