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SAN DIEGO -- In a week of epic moments at the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods delivered the biggest one yet. It didn't bring him another major, just another chance. Down to his last stroke Sunday afternoon at Torrey Pines, Woods rapped a 12-foot birdie putt that bumped along toward the hole and swirled into the back corner of the cup without an inch to spare. In a career filled with clutch putts, this ...
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Tiger Woods sinks clutch birdie putt to force playoff at U.S. Open
Dot Wong —
... Tiger Woods sank a 12-foot birdie putt at the end of play at the U.S. Open yesterday to force an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate today. The two finished at 1-under-par 283 at Torrey Pines, making this year the first time since 2004 someone broke par in a U.S. Open. Speaking about Woods’ clutch play on No. 18, Mediate told reporters: “Unbelievable. I knew he’d make it.” ...
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Why I Will Root For Tiger Today
thearena.wordpress.com 6/15/2008 — Tiger Woods turned in some of the most spectacular golf you will ever see on the back nine at Torrey Pines on Saturday, rolling in two long, snaking eagles putts and pitching in a miracle chip for birdie from a ridiculous lie on the 17th. But ...
thearena.wordpress.com 6/15/2008 — Tiger Woods turned in some of the most spectacular golf you will ever see on the back nine at Torrey Pines on Saturday, rolling in two long, snaking eagles putts and pitching in a miracle chip for birdie from a ridiculous lie on the 17th. But ...
2 Double Bogeys for Tiger Woods Lead to Questions About His Knee at U.S. Open
sports.aol.com 6/12/2008 — FanHouse's Ryan Wilson was joking when he wrote this morning that Tiger Woods might as well pack it up and forget about the U.S. Open after bogeying the first hole. But Woods now has two double bogeys in his first round, and it's hard not to think ...
sports.aol.com 6/12/2008 — FanHouse's Ryan Wilson was joking when he wrote this morning that Tiger Woods might as well pack it up and forget about the U.S. Open after bogeying the first hole. But Woods now has two double bogeys in his first round, and it's hard not to think ...
This Eldrick Guy Is Pretty Good With The Putter
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 6/15/2008 — This post is really just a preamble to the Final Round of the U.S. Open, but if you missed Tiger Woods eagle putt on the 13th hole, here it is.... The guy is just a machine. He putted that at least six feet to the right before it swung back to the left. Amazing. Bob Costas and company are on hand and I'll be pulling quotes and videos from the Final Round as it creeps along. If anything ...
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 6/15/2008 — This post is really just a preamble to the Final Round of the U.S. Open, but if you missed Tiger Woods eagle putt on the 13th hole, here it is.... The guy is just a machine. He putted that at least six feet to the right before it swung back to the left. Amazing. Bob Costas and company are on hand and I'll be pulling quotes and videos from the Final Round as it creeps along. If anything ...
Tiger And Rocco For All The U.S. Open Marbles, Tomorrow
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — What a finish, but it's not over yet! It was a battle of attrition just about the entire day, and even though he struggled early and was grimacing after every drive, Tiger Woods forced an 18-hole playoff tomorrow morning. It wasn't easy though as ...
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — What a finish, but it's not over yet! It was a battle of attrition just about the entire day, and even though he struggled early and was grimacing after every drive, Tiger Woods forced an 18-hole playoff tomorrow morning. It wasn't easy though as ...
US Open: It’s Playoff Time
intentionalfoul.com 6/16/2008 — As we all know, today’s little round of 18 at Torrey Pines is for all the US Open marbles. After Tiger’s brilliant putt to extend the Open to “overtime,” most probably think momentum is on Tiger’s side. However, if he ...
intentionalfoul.com 6/16/2008 — As we all know, today’s little round of 18 at Torrey Pines is for all the US Open marbles. After Tiger’s brilliant putt to extend the Open to “overtime,” most probably think momentum is on Tiger’s side. However, if he ...
2008 US Open Golf Odds - Tiger Woods The Favorite At Torrey Pines Despite Knee
FanIQ.com 6/11/2008 — Obviously any tournament Tiger Woods enters he's going to be the favorite. No surprise then that he tops the odds in Vegas, but I'm not sure I'd go that route with a fog around the health of his knee. Tiger Woods admitted Tuesday that he's yet to walk a full 18-holes since his surgery. I realize he's borderline inhuman, but walking 18-holes four straight days on a course this long is ...
FanIQ.com 6/11/2008 — Obviously any tournament Tiger Woods enters he's going to be the favorite. No surprise then that he tops the odds in Vegas, but I'm not sure I'd go that route with a fog around the health of his knee. Tiger Woods admitted Tuesday that he's yet to walk a full 18-holes since his surgery. I realize he's borderline inhuman, but walking 18-holes four straight days on a course this long is ...
It's Like Your Birthday, But More Awesome
golfintheweeds.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — With Rocco Mediate crossing his fingers from the clubhouse, Tiger Woods sunk a 15-foot birdie putt on the last to force an 18-hole battle royale Monday. [video]
golfintheweeds.blogspot.com 6/16/2008 — With Rocco Mediate crossing his fingers from the clubhouse, Tiger Woods sunk a 15-foot birdie putt on the last to force an 18-hole battle royale Monday. [video]
In Case You Forgot Why Tiger Woods Got To Marry A Swedish Model [U.S. Open]
deadspin.com 6/15/2008 — Like many humans and corporate executives before him, Tiger Woods began his round of golf on Saturday with a double bogey. But unlike everyone else, he finished the back nine with two eagles and a birdie. Only Dick Cheney sets himself up in a better ...
deadspin.com 6/15/2008 — Like many humans and corporate executives before him, Tiger Woods began his round of golf on Saturday with a double bogey. But unlike everyone else, he finished the back nine with two eagles and a birdie. Only Dick Cheney sets himself up in a better ...
U.S. Open Live Blog, Playoff Edition
sports.aol.com 6/16/2008 — If you haven't heard, Tiger Woods is playing Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole hole playoff to decide the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Championship. This will be the 33rd playoff in U.S. Open history and the first since Retief Goosen beat Mark Brooks in ...
sports.aol.com 6/16/2008 — If you haven't heard, Tiger Woods is playing Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole hole playoff to decide the winner of the 2008 U.S. Open Championship. This will be the 33rd playoff in U.S. Open history and the first since Retief Goosen beat Mark Brooks in ...
Your 2027 U.S. Open Winner: John Daly, Jr.
realclearsports.com 6/16/2008 — With the U.S. Open 18-hole playoff set to take place today - and with it being the day after Father's Day - it seems like a fitting time to show you this: John Daly, Jr., playing golf (fully clothed, unlike dad ). "Lil' John," apparently just ...
realclearsports.com 6/16/2008 — With the U.S. Open 18-hole playoff set to take place today - and with it being the day after Father's Day - it seems like a fitting time to show you this: John Daly, Jr., playing golf (fully clothed, unlike dad ). "Lil' John," apparently just ...
90 Holes? Not Enough
realclearsports.com 6/16/2008 — Rocco had a chance on 18 to win the 2008 U.S. Open, and his first ever major, but his birdie-putt never really had a chance. The two came to 18, just as they did yesterday, with Rocco leading by one after he went birdie-birdie-birdie-par-par-par over the final six holes. Tiger was, well, Tiger, sinking a putt to birdie 18 and force even more golf: we're now in a sudden-death playoff, ...
realclearsports.com 6/16/2008 — Rocco had a chance on 18 to win the 2008 U.S. Open, and his first ever major, but his birdie-putt never really had a chance. The two came to 18, just as they did yesterday, with Rocco leading by one after he went birdie-birdie-birdie-par-par-par over the final six holes. Tiger was, well, Tiger, sinking a putt to birdie 18 and force even more golf: we're now in a sudden-death playoff, ...
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I turned on the 18-hole playoff for the U.S. Open not long after NBC took over coverage. Tiger Woods had a two-stroke lead on the back nine, and it looked like COITENS for Rocco Mediate. But over the span of about an hour, Tiger missed putts and fairways while Rocco sank three straight birdies on 13-15, the last of which came on a tough putt after Woods hit one of the most amazing ...
You Are Missing Some Serious, Serious Golf Drama [U.S. Open Playoff] — Deadspin
Rocco Mediate somehow managed to overcome a seemingly impossible three-stroke deficit on Tiger. Then it was two. Then it was one. Then... it was tied . On 15, Rocco turned up the pressure hitting a third birdie putt in a row that pretty much turned everyone in the gallery on his side. Tiger boots his birdie putt. After 15 holes, Rocco Mediate has a one stroke lead on Tiger Woods. Dan ...
US Open Playoff, Rocco vs Tiger — Mac Gs World
Tiger rolled in a super clutch putt on the 2008 US Open's final hole to force a 18 hole Monday playoff against career journeyman, Rocco Mediate Rocco is a real life version of Tin Cup, who was able to enter the US Open by winning a qualifier playoff in which he was wearing shorts and smoking a stogie. He is a colorful, likable guy that is trying to become the oldest guy to ever win an Open. ...
U.S. OPEN NEEDS NEW FORMAT — Zoner Sports
Sunday’s final round of the U.S. Open was incredible. But I couldn’t agree more with Ed Sherman from the Chicago Tribune.
“Imagine what kind of prime-time ratings NBC would have pulled in if Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate had competed in a three-hole playoff Sunday. Everyone’s adrenaline was pumping after Woods made that putt on the 18th. Nobody wanted it to end ...
Tiger’s Putt Puts NBC’s PM Soaps On Back Burner — SPORTSbyBROOKS
On the 18th hole at Torrey Pines on Sunday, Tiger Woods did what Tiger Woods always does - plunk down a perfect putt to put himself in position to pull off another major victory.
(” How do you keep DOING that? “)
The Golfer Formerly Known As Eldrick sank a 12-foot putt on the final hole of the U.S. Open, placing himself in a tie with Rocco Mediate at the top of the ...
In Tiger’s footsteps at Torrey Pines 13 days from now: Let’s see if I can make that birdie putt on No. 18 — Kawakami
Purdy’s in La Jolla, as he has been all week, and Purd’s the man to communicate today’s great 18-hole playoff and U.S. Open victory in sudden death by Tiger Woods over Rocco Mediate.
Summary, which MP will be all over: That’s Tiger’s 14th major, he did it with...
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U.S. Open: Halfway There — RealClearSports - Blog
Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate just made the turn in their 18-hole playoff for the title of 2008 U.S. Open Champion, and Tiger has a two-stroke lead as they start the back-nine. Rocco just missed a short putt to stay within one as he bogeyed 9.
Rocco opened with a bogey on the first hole, whereas Tiger actually made par, something he had struggled to do all weekend. On 3, Rocco birdied, ...
Open Thread: U.S. Open Playoff — Waggle Room
My first check of the action today, and I caught Tiger and Rocco just finishing the seventh, where Woods birdied. Tiger -1, Rocco +1 after 7.
Use this thread to chat about the playoff.
And you might be interested in this list of U.S. Open playoffs . Has all the scores, plus a few interesting tidbits.
Update I: Rocco just missed a short par putt, about 3 feet probably, on No. 9. Ouch. ...
The Daily Roundup: Monday — ACC BasketBlog
The BEST ACC Sports Coverage!!! PHOTO: Miami and FSU go at it again today. Loser goes home!!! Getting your mind right: Woods Forces Playoff : "Tiger Woods sinks a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole at the U.S. Open to pull into a tie with Rocco Mediate, setting up an 18-hole playoff Monday at Torrey Pines." Wilbon: Bryant Gets Another Chance Dale Jr. finally ends drought : "Fumes, ...
In case you didnt see Tigers putt to force an 18 hole playoff — Clubhouse Cancer
Here it is in all its Tigerrific glory. It’s grrrrrrrrrrreat! No offense to Rocco Mediate, but to unabashed Tigerphiles like us...a good guy like him only makes it bearable for Tiger to lose. Whereas, if it were that smiling double-douche Mickelson, we'd be pissed as all fucking hell. 18 free US Open holes on a boring Monday afternoon sounds awfully good right about now. ...
Tiger Woods' Birdie On 18 Forces US Open Playoff Against Rocco Mediate — FanIQ Blog
The ridiculous continues to be routine for Tiger Woods. Eldrick, celebrating Father's Day as a dad for the first time, has never met a clutch putt that he didn't like. He's Tiger, Tiger Woods Y'all.
After his absurd final nine holes on Saturday, Sunday's final round figured to be an 18-hole victory parade as competitor after competitor wilted under the pressure of competing ...
Things I Love — Ladies...
1. Fishing on Father’s Day with my dad in our pond and then having a fish fry for dinner. Mmmmm.
2. Tiger Woods. He had a RIDICULOUS two days at the U.S. Open. Saturday he had an amazing birdie and two amazing eagles to take the lead, then Sunday, after getting off to a rough start, he had a long putt on 18 to force an 18-hole playoff tomorrow. He sunk it, but he didn’t just ...
Tiger Forces Playoff - Double Fist Pump — Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries
Tiger Woods needed a birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate in the U.S. Open. Of course, Tiger got that birdie. Because, well, he’s Tiger.
But what was even more interesting than the birdie was Tiger unleashing the double fist pump. The double fist pump is a maneuver that only a few in the sporting world have ever tried. Tiger is known for busting out the first ...
He's Other-Worldly — In the Weeds
A 66-foot eagle from the back of the 13th green. Double fist-pump? Check . A birdie from deep, deep in the 17th rough, one-hopping off the flag stick? I'll take the chip in, please. A painful follow-through of the approach on 18 that obliged to land just enough on the green to set up an amazing 40-foot eagle putt? Only Tiger Woods. And so, the living legend limps into Sunday with a one-shot ...
MW: Romo Means Tripod in Latin — Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
Multi-Millionaire Quarterback for America’s team: Check. Nail Jessica Simpson: Check. Play better than bogey golf at Torrey Pines under U.S. Open conditions: Check. As a die-hard Redskins fan, it is in my blood to hate all things Cowboy, but I have to give props when they are due. All playoff choking aside, of course. Tony Romo, along with Justin Timberlake, Matt Lauer and everyman ...
What Was the Shot of the Day? Was It … Tiger’s Birdie Putt on Seven? — Brahsome - Care To Get Nice?
Pars are not quite as wonderful this Monday as they normally would be. Which makes this dagger-esque birdie putt by Tiger on seven that much more important. Rocco had just left his birdie attempt short and Tiger absolutely found the the heartland of an uphill and “little left” putt to pick up a stroke and a two shot lead.
Say what you want about the ease of that putt, but ...
Golf to Remember - The 2008 US Open Championship — Golf Girl's Diary
No one expected this. Let's face it, we all thought today's playoff would be a yawn. After all it was the world number 157 player up against the world number 1. It rarely gets more uneven than that in professional golf tournament. And when the number 1 in question is Tiger Woods (as it will undoubtedly be for the foreseeable future) there's little chance of even a even a and this was much ...
Tiger Survives To Win One Of The Greatest U.S. Opens Ever — AwfulAnnouncing
Ninety one holes....91! I questioned the 18-hole Playoff before the start today to myself, and more often than not this format probably end in a blowout, but today and the whole five-day period completed arguably the best rounds of Golf I've ever seen. The ride of Tiger Woods' Round yesterday and the drama of the Playoff today was simply amazing and Golf has never captivated me in this way ...
For Rocco Mediate, Nice Guys Finish Second, and That Ain't Bad Against Tiger Woods — FanHouse
Rocco Mediate , America's Sweetheart. Seriously. Mediate, who had to qualify to even get to Torrey Pines, came within a birdie putt on the 90th hole of winning the 108th U.S. Open, and doing something no human has ever been able to accomplish: catching Tiger Woods after 54 holes to win a major championship. After an inspired effort yesterday, Mediate found himself in an 18-hole playoff with ...
Westwood just misses out on 3-way playoff — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship on Monday without Westwood, who would have joined the playoff party if his 15-foot birdie putt on ...
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship on Monday without Westwood, who would have joined the playoff party if his 15-foot birdie putt on ...
Woods leads Mediate in U.S. Open playoff — Golf - Sports - BostonHerald.com
SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods made a five-foot birdie putt on the sixth hole to grab a one-shot lead over Rocco Mediate in their 18-hole playoff today at the U.S. Open. The birdie...
SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods made a five-foot birdie putt on the sixth hole to grab a one-shot lead over Rocco Mediate in their 18-hole playoff today at the U.S. Open. The birdie...
Woods' clutch birdie ties Mediate, forces playoff — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Tiger Woods drained a must birdie on 18 to tie Rocco Mediate and force an 18-hole playoff to decide the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods drained a must birdie on 18 to tie Rocco Mediate and force an 18-hole playoff to decide the U.S. Open.
Westwood just misses US Open playoff (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - Golf News
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship Monday without Westwood, who would have joined the playoff party if his 15-foot birdie putt on the ...
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship Monday without Westwood, who would have joined the playoff party if his 15-foot birdie putt on the ...
Woods Forces a Playoff With a Dramatic Birdie on 18 — NYT > Golf
Tiger Woods, facing a historic loss in the United States Open, somehow summoned one more dramatic shot — a birdie from 12 feet to tie Rocco Mediate and send the Open into a playoff Monday. >
Tiger Woods, facing a historic loss in the United States Open, somehow summoned one more dramatic shot — a birdie from 12 feet to tie Rocco Mediate and send the Open into a playoff Monday. >
Woods drains clutch birdie to tie Mediate, force playoff — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Tiger Woods drained a must birdie on 18 to tie Rocco Mediate and force an 18-hole playoff to decide the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods drained a must birdie on 18 to tie Rocco Mediate and force an 18-hole playoff to decide the U.S. Open.
U.S. Open Notebook | For Westwood, it was close, but no playoff — The Seattle Times: Sports
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship today without...
Lee Westwood waited so long to come up this short. Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will face off in an 18-hole tiebreaker for the U.S. Open championship today without...
What can Rocco, Tiger do for an encore? — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Tiger's birdie to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate is hard to top, but Jay Coffin says anything's possible at this Open.
Tiger's birdie to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate is hard to top, but Jay Coffin says anything's possible at this Open.
Strong U.S. Open finishes have major benefits — FOXSports.com News for Golf
Either Tiger Woods or Rocco Mediate will hoist the U.S. Open trophy after an 18-hole playoff on Monday. As far as consolation prizes go, John Merrick and Carl Pettersson scored two big ones Sunday. They tied for sixth at 3-over 287, good enough to ...
Either Tiger Woods or Rocco Mediate will hoist the U.S. Open trophy after an 18-hole playoff on Monday. As far as consolation prizes go, John Merrick and Carl Pettersson scored two big ones Sunday. They tied for sixth at 3-over 287, good enough to ...
Woods birdies 18 to force Monday playoff — FOXSports.com News for Golf
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 ...
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 ...
Gary Van Sickle's picks for the final round at Torrey Pines — SI.com - Golf
SAN DIEGO -- The last 90 minutes of Saturday's play all but guaranteed that another U.S. Open is headed to Torrey Pines someday. The combination of Tiger Woods' heroics -- two eagles and a chip-in birdie over the last six holes -- and a prime-time ...
SAN DIEGO -- The last 90 minutes of Saturday's play all but guaranteed that another U.S. Open is headed to Torrey Pines someday. The combination of Tiger Woods' heroics -- two eagles and a chip-in birdie over the last six holes -- and a prime-time ...
Tiger turns in prime-time performance for lead — FOXSports.com News for Golf
The U.S. Open went prime time, and so did Tiger Woods. With unbearable pain and three unforgettable shots, Woods turned in one of his most memorable performances in a major Saturday by holing two long eagle putts, chipping in for birdie and somehow ...
The U.S. Open went prime time, and so did Tiger Woods. With unbearable pain and three unforgettable shots, Woods turned in one of his most memorable performances in a major Saturday by holing two long eagle putts, chipping in for birdie and somehow ...
