U.S. Open Playoff

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- 19-hole playoff: June 16, 2008
- Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate
- Final score in 19 holes: Woods, Even; Mediate +1
- Woods' birdie on 18th hole on June 16, 2008, forced sudden death
- Woods' third playoff in a major PGA tournament
- At 45, Mediate hoped to become the oldest player to win the OpenFOX News: Woods Sinks Birdie to Force U.S. Open Playoff (June 16, 2008)
- Mediate has never won a major titleCBS Sportsline: Woods' Birdie on 18 Forces Open playoff with Mediate (June 15, 2008)
- Woods had knee surgery on April 15, 2008
- Mediate has been plagued with back problemsESPN: Woods, Mediate Tie for Open; Playoff Monday (June 15, 2008)
- First U.S. Open playoff since 2001CBS Sportsline: Woods' Birdie on 18 Forces Open playoff with Mediate (June 15, 2008)
- 2001: Retief Goosen defeated Mark Brooks
- U.S. Open is the only major with 18-hole playoff
- Woods and Mediate played in the 1999 Phoenix OpenESPN: Woods, Mediate Tie for Open; Playoff Monday (June 15, 2008)

Professional golfers Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate faced off in a rare U.S. Open playoff on June 16, 2008, at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California.
Woods birdied on the 18th hole to force a sudden death on the 19th, and then beat Mediate on the first hole. The win marked Woods' third U.S. Open win and his 14th major title.
Quotes
"I'm glad I'm done. I really don't feel like playing anymore. It's sore."—Tiger Woods*San Diego Union Tribune: Woods Wins By a Whisker, Needs Sudden Death to Top Mediate (June 16, 2008)
"Obviously, I would have loved to win. I don't know what else to say. They wanted a show, they got one."—Rocco Mediate*San Diego Union Tribune: Woods Wins By a Whisker, Needs Sudden Death to Top Mediate (June 16, 2008)

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