{"id":1245408,"date":"2023-06-16T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/on-this-day-2008-tiger-woods-beats-rocco-mediate-after-play-off-to-win-us-open\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:47:38","slug":"on-this-day-2008-tiger-woods-beats-rocco-mediate-after-play-off-to-win-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/on-this-day-2008-tiger-woods-beats-rocco-mediate-after-play-off-to-win-us-open\/","title":{"rendered":"On this day 2008: Tiger Woods beats Rocco Mediate after play-off to win US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tiger Woods won the US Open when he defeated Rocco Mediate at the first hole of sudden death after the pair could not be separated over an 18-hole play-off, on this day in 2008.<\/p>\n
Woods forced the play-off at Torrey Pines when he converted a 15-foot birdie putt on 18 which saw the pair tied on one under after four rounds in California.<\/p>\n
Mediate, who was bidding to become the oldest US Open winner at 45, led by one on the final tee but Woods drew level when he produced a birdie for the tie to be decided by sudden death.<\/p>\n
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