Tiger Woods wins US Open
play-off at the 19th
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
On the very day he reached 500 weeks as world number one, Tiger Woods took his total of major victories to 14 - just four short of Jack Nicklaus's record - after a marathon duel with fellow American Rocco Mediate.
After staying alive with a 15-foot putt on the 18th green on Sunday, Woods again birdied the last to stop 45-year-old qualifier Mediate becoming the championship's oldest winner and Mediate then bogeyed the 19th to hand Woods the title.
They were both round in level par 71s, Mediate having come from three down after 10 to lead by one on the final tee.
In his first event since surgery on his left knee straight after the Masters in April, Woods made it a remarkable five straight victories at the San Diego venue and took his on-course career earnings through the 100 million US dollars mark.
If not the greatest victory of all the 87 he has now had as a professional, it was certainly the most unlikely when he started with a double bogey and appeared miles short of full fitness.
His play-off record now, though, is a stunning 16-3 - and, of course, he has maintained his record of winning every single major he has led after 54 holes. All 14 of them, that is.
play-off at the 19th
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
On the very day he reached 500 weeks as world number one, Tiger Woods took his total of major victories to 14 - just four short of Jack Nicklaus's record - after a marathon duel with fellow American Rocco Mediate.
After staying alive with a 15-foot putt on the 18th green on Sunday, Woods again birdied the last to stop 45-year-old qualifier Mediate becoming the championship's oldest winner and Mediate then bogeyed the 19th to hand Woods the title.
They were both round in level par 71s, Mediate having come from three down after 10 to lead by one on the final tee.
In his first event since surgery on his left knee straight after the Masters in April, Woods made it a remarkable five straight victories at the San Diego venue and took his on-course career earnings through the 100 million US dollars mark.
If not the greatest victory of all the 87 he has now had as a professional, it was certainly the most unlikely when he started with a double bogey and appeared miles short of full fitness.
His play-off record now, though, is a stunning 16-3 - and, of course, he has maintained his record of winning every single major he has led after 54 holes. All 14 of them, that is.
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