Posted on June 18th, 2008 by JJ Duque
Tiger Woods won an 18-hole playoff against Rocco Mediate in order to capture the 2008 US Open Golf Championship title, making it his third US Open title and his 14th major championship title, just 4 shy of tying the record of Jack Nicklaus.
Also, Tiger Woods extends his lead in the FedEx Cup standings with a total of 22,695 points after participating in 6 events. Phil Mickelson is at number 2 in the FedEx Cup Standings with 15,940 points after participating in 14 events.
Tiger Woods will be looking forward to the next golf major with the British Open Championship set to be played on July 2008. The 2008 British Open Championship will be played at the Royal Birkdale Golf Course in Lancashire, England.
Prior to that, Tiger Woods might also play at the 2008 Buick Open, the AT&T National or the John Deere Classic.
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by JJ Duque
After four rounds of US Open Golf at Torrey Pines,
Rocco Mediate and
Tiger Woods have tied at the top of the leaderboard in order to force an 18-hole playoff to shoot for the
2008 US Open Golf Championship.
Lee Westwood led the pack going into the 4th round, but missed the chance to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate when he missed a birdie putt in the 18th hole. Rocco Mediate shot a fourth round 71 to move him up to the top of the leaderboard with 1-under, waiting for the outcome of the final pair of Lee Westwood and Tiger Woods to finish. While Lee Westwood missed his chance, Tiger Woods didn’t make a mistake in sinking his birdie putt on the 18th hole in order to force an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate.
So, tomorrow, it’s Tiger Woods vs Rocco Mediate in an 18-hole playoff with the winner to become the champion of the 2008 US Open Golf Championship.
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Posted on June 4th, 2008 by JJ Duque
World No. 1 golfer
Tiger Woods is the favorite to win the upcoming
2008 US Open Golf Championship to be held at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California this coming June 12 to June 15, 2008, but then other golfers seem to be stepping up their game to “tame the Tiger.”
Currently, Tiger Woods is leading the FedExCup Standings with a total of 17,745 points after only playing in 5 events while other like 2nd placer Phil Mickelson and 3rd placer Ryuji Imada are behind Tiger Woods even after participating in over 12 events. Definitely, that says something about the greatness of Tiger Woods, who can amass a great number of FedExCup points despite playing in just a few tournaments.
However, the 2008 US Open Golf Championship is a different monster altogether. Among the favorites to win the 2008 US Open Golf Championship (apart from Tiger Woods) also include 2007 US Open Champion Angel Cabrera, 2006 US Open Champion Geoff Ogilvy, 2004 and 2001 US Open Champion Retief Goosen, 2003 US Open Champion Jim Furyk and even 1997 and 1994 US Open Champion Ernie Els. Of course, these goflers have some historic success to back up their campaign for a 2008 US Open Golf Championship title.
And then, there are also the golfers who have been consistent and in some sort of streak in recent PGA Tour tournaments, such as Memorial Tournament champion Kenny Perry, THE PLAYERS champion Sergio Garcia, 2008 Masters Tournament champion Trevor Immelman and also Phil Mickelson, who bagged the 2008 Northern Trust Open and the 2008 Crowne Plaza Invitational.
Of course, the big monster that all golfers have to overcome for the US Open Golf Championship will be the golf course at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. In the 2008 Buick Invitational held at Torrey Pines earlier this year, it was Tiger Woods who emerged victorious, leading the rest of the pack by 8 strokes. Ryuji Imada came in a distant second, and other golfers like Rory Sabbatini, Stewart Cink and Justin Leonard made up the top five.
Actually, the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, San Diego, California is the home of the Buick Invitational, and Tiger Woods has won the Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines an astonishing 6 times! Tiger Woods has been victorious at Torrey Pines in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for the Buick Invitational. In fact, Tiger Woods also holds the tournament record score of 22-under-par. Earlier this year, Tiger Woods shot a tournament score of 19-under-par.
If Tiger Woods is that dominant in Torrey Pines, then it’s a no-brainer to conclude that Tiger Woods could be the champion in this coming 2008 US Open Golf Championship!
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by JJ Duque
From the first round until the final round South African golfer Trevor Immelman was at the top of the leaderboard, and kept his name up there until the final stroke to win the 2008 Masters Tournament and get a coveted green jacket.
Trevor Immelman finished the tournament with an 8-under par. His nearest competitor in second was Tiger Woods who surged a late rally in the fourth round, but eventually only managed a 5-under in second place. Trevor Immelman’s flight mate Brandt Snedeker finished in a tie for third with Stewart Cink, both shooting a total of 4-under. Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington finished in a fifth-place tie with 2-under.
The next Grand Slam golf tournament will be the 2008 US Open Championship in June 2008 at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California.
Meanwhile, the PGA Tour still continues with several upcoming tournaments and FedEx Cup points to play for.
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Posted on February 5th, 2008 by JJ Duque
The campaign of American golfer
Tiger Woods for the 2008 PGA Tour is on a perfect start. Just a few weeks ago, Tiger Woods played in his first tournament of the 2008 PGA Tour, and won the 2008 Buick Invivational. And just over the weekend, Tiger Woods played in his 2nd tournament of 2008 and won the 2008 Dubai Desert Classic (not a PGA Tour event), bringing him to a perfect start of 2-of-2 in tournaments and championships. Undoubtedly, the world’s number 1 golfer is on a hot streak, and surpasses the record of Arnold Palmer in most tournament wins.
With this top form, Tiger Woods looks like he might be set to win a Grand Slam, which means to win the Masters, the U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship in the same year.
We know it’s been predicted and said before, but with a roaring start to 2008 as Tiger Woods has had, this time it looks more seriously possible. In fact, it’s so serious, there’s even a bet on how many Majors will Tiger Woods win in 2008.
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Meanwhile, Tiger Woods has not confirmed his participation in the upcoming 2008 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, which is the next stop of the 2008 PGA Tour. The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tees off on February 7 up to February 10 at Pebble Beach, California.
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