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Monday 16 June 2008PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Woods wins U.S. Open
Torrey Pines Golf Course, San Diego, California · Thursday 12 to Monday 16 June 2008 · Tiger Woods’s win no. 65 on the PGA Tour · 108th U.S. Open; tied after 72 holes on Sunday 15 June, 18-hole playoff Monday 16 June (both 71) then sudden death
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R119°/14°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R220°/14°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/15°C · wind 17 km/h WNW, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/16°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R522°/16°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- U.S. Open
1895–2026 in our record, 126 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Rocco Mediate USA · 283Three down after 10 holes of the Monday playoff, he birdied three in a row to lead by one at the 18th, where Woods birdied to tie; lost with a bogey at the first sudden-death hole (No. 7) 2008 U.S. Open (golf) (Wikipedia)
156 started · cut +7, 79 made it
Same week
Men's major
U.S. Open
Torrey Pines G.C., San Diego
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Rocco Mediate
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2008
As I said out there, I think this is probably the best ever. All things considered, don't know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2008
I had four doubles this week, three eagles, a few three-putts, a couple of snipes off the tees, a couple of slices, some bombs, anything and everything happened this week, really.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
16 June 2008
I threw everything I had, everything I had. He had to burn the last to stay in it again and he did it. He's remarkable.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tiger Woods | 72 · 68 · 70 · 73 | 283 | −1 |
| T1 | Rocco Mediate | 69 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 283 | −1 |
| 3 | Lee Westwood | 70 · 71 · 70 · 73 | 284 | E |
| T4 | D.J. Trahan | 72 · 69 · 73 · 72 | 286 | +2 |
| T4 | Robert Karlsson | 70 · 70 · 75 · 71 | 286 | +2 |
| T6 | John Merrick | 73 · 72 · 71 · 71 | 287 | +3 |
| T6 | Miguel Angel Jiménez | 75 · 66 · 74 · 72 | 287 | +3 |
| T6 | Carl Pettersson | 71 · 71 · 77 · 68 | 287 | +3 |
| T9 | Brandt Snedeker | 76 · 73 · 68 · 71 | 288 | +4 |
| T9 | Eric Axley | 69 · 79 · 71 · 69 | 288 | +4 |
| T9 | Camilo Villegas | 73 · 71 · 71 · 73 | 288 | +4 |
| T9 | Geoff Ogilvy | 69 · 73 · 72 · 74 | 288 | +4 |
| T9 | Heath Slocum | 75 · 74 · 74 · 65 | 288 | +4 |
The golfer
born 1975-12-30, Cypress, California; USA; turned pro 1996; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 65; majors to date: 14; world No. 1 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, US OPEN 2008)).
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