Tiger and Rocco Go Toe-to-Toe in a U.S. Open for the Ages

Published: June 16, 2008, 4:45 pm

I don't care if you hate golf. I don't care if you hate sports. Once in your life, you have to watch Tiger Woods play the final round of a major when he has a lead.Myself, I'm not really into golf. I love playing mini golf probably more than I should, but otherwise, it does not interest me. I once tried playing a par three course, with atrocious results. But if Tiger is in contention during the final round of a major, it's appointment viewing for me. This time around, it was more special than usual. An underdog to end all underdogs, 45-year-old Rocco Mediate, matched Tiger shot-for-shot on Sunday while playing one hole ahead of Tiger, and outplayed him on Monday. Tiger needed birdies on the 18th hole to send the tournament into an 18-hole playoff and a sudden-death playoff hole, and of course, he sank both of them like there was never any doubt. Rocco, a good friend of Tiger's and one of the most likable athletes I've ever seen, was game for the playoff, and approached his extra round

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