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  • June 2008

    • The Greatest US Open Ever?

      ESPN  |  Jun 17, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      The Greatest US Open Ever?

      (Newser) - The 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines will go down as the epic tournament that Tiger Woods won on one leg, writes Pat Forde for ESPN, both because of the spellbinding golf and the characters who shaped the 5-day contest. The champ faced off with the 45-year-old chatterbox in myriad do-or-die situations in a battle that will go down in the history books. More »

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      golf  • Tiger Woods  • US Open  • Torrey Pines  • Rocco Mediate  • playoff

    • Woods Wins US Open on 19th Hole

      Associated Press  |  Jun 16, 08 3:45 PM CDT

      Woods Wins US Open on 19th Hole

      (Newser) - With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all. One shot behind on the 18th hole after a collapse no one saw coming, Woods birdied the 18th hole to force sudden death at Torrey Pines against a 45-year-old with a creaky back who simply wouldn't go away. More »

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      Tiger Woods  • San Diego  • Torrey Pines  • Rocco Mediate  • U.S. Open  • playoff

    • Woods Birdie Forces US Open Playoff

      Associated Press  |  Jun 15, 08 8:27 PM CDT

      Woods Birdie Forces US Open Playoff

      (Newser) - Rocco Mediate and Tiger Woods have finished in a tie at the U.S. Open, forcing an 18-hole playoff for the first time since 2001. The playoff at Torrey Pines will be Monday. Woods will try to win his 14th major, while Mediate, 45, will try to become the oldest player to win the U.S. Open. The U.S. Open is the only major to play an 18-hole playoff. The last time it happened was seven years ago, when Retief Goosen beat Mark Brooks at Southern Hills. More »

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      Tiger Woods  • San Diego  • Torrey Pines  • Rocco Mediate  • U.S. Open

    • Gimp Can't Hold Tiger Back

      Golf.com  |  Jun 15, 08 10:26 AM CDT

      Gimp Can't Hold Tiger Back

      (Newser) - Phil Mickelson is out of the picture, and Rocco Mediate doesn't worry Tiger Woods much. For most of the US Open's third round yesterday, Tiger's biggest threat was his own left knee, Golf.com reports. The knee would send his tee shots flaring off the fairway, and then Woods would muster up a spectacular answering shot to secure eagle. More »

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      golf  • Tiger Woods  • US Open  • Torrey Pines  • Geoff Ogilvy  • knee injury  • Rocco Mediate

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