Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate went to battle today while the rest of the U.S. (San Diego excepted) was at work. A lot of us watched streaming online and a ton of us followed the two via Shane Bacon and what was a pretty freaking spectacular live blog. 18 holes wasn't enough for either golfer though (well, nice guy Rocco was probably ready to go home after 18) and we ended up getting a sudden death playoff that saw Tiger walk away as the 2008 U.S. Open Champion after just one extra-overtime hole.
There were hundreds of great shots over the course of this prime time rankings raker of a U.S. Open. But Monday's round (easily the least watched of the last three days) was probably the best, as Tiger and Rocco dueled back and forth. Both of those reason -- the compelling golf and the unwatchability -- are why we want you, the fan to let us know which shot you think was the best. They are also why we're providing video clips of each shot.
Follow the links below and then vote to let us know what the Shot of the Day on Monday was, and if you have other nominations, by all means leave them in the comments section.
Rocco's Tee Shot on the Third Hole
Tiger's Birdie Putt on the Seventh Hole
Tiger's Bunker Shot on the Fifteenth Hole
Rocco's Birdie Bomb on the Fifteenth Hole
Tiger's Birdie Putt on 18
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6-17-2008 @ 2:31PM
bob said...
Suddenn death playoffs are so lame. To go to sudden death after 18 holes of head to head golf that Rocco led up until the last hole two days in a row was very disappointing. But the worst part about it was the fact the 2 holes, although only one was needed, so clearly favored Tiger's game was downright sickening. I consider myself a big Tiger fan but it was hard not to root for the underdog in this situation. It is hard to call it unfair because both men faced the same obstacles; however, it is pretty clear that the set-up at the end favored Tiger in a big way.
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6-17-2008 @ 12:20AM
tigerfan said...
i agree to be tied for extra round then lose it all on one hole doesn't seem fair -- i think it would be better to co-win or play another 18 till we get a winner
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6-17-2008 @ 1:43AM
drfoodsspace said...
The rules for sudden death were set up months ago...years ago! They didn't know then that Tiger would be the one favored by this set up!?!
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