It’s Everyman vs. the Master
I hope you didn’t have anything to do this afternoon, because the US Open’s not over yet. Rocco Mediate, a 45-year old tour veteran from Greensburg, PA is facing the best player in the world, Tiger Woods, in an 18-hole one-to-one playoff match to determine the winner of the 2008 US Open. Tee-off is at 9am PDT (noon EDT). The coverage starts on ESPN and continues on NBC at 2pm.
Yesterday’s round was almost as compelling as Saturday’s. Woods started the day with a double-bogey at hole #1 (again), leaving viewers to wonder about the state of his injured knee. The next hole wasn’t a lot better, but, true to form, he played solid golf for the rest of the round, forcing a playoff with a dramatic, 12-foot, birdie putt at #18. ESPN analysts are saying that today’s round (with no disrespect to Mediate) will be about Tiger’s concentration and skill vs. the growing pain in his knee. We concur.
Kudos have to do to Lee Westwood’s solid play. While less dramatic than that of the two leaders, he ended the tournament one behind the leaders at Even par.
Honorable mentions go to Michael Thompson, the low amateur in the tournament (he tied for 29th) and to D.J. Trahan and Swedish golfer, Robert Karlsson, who tied for 4th at +2.
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