Archive for June, 2008

Tiger Woods outlasts Rocco Mediate on 19th hole sudden death to close his greatest championship ever

Yazan: mulligan | 17 June 2008 | Comments Off on Tiger Woods outlasts Rocco Mediate on 19th hole sudden death to close his greatest championship ever
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Tiger Woods called it his greatest championship ever. I guess I would have to respectfully disagree. Tiger’s entire body of work is filled with masterpieces, and this one is just another compelling chapter written by the greatest golfer to ever play the game. I agree, though, what we just witnessed this past week may have […]

Will Tiger Woods be retiring for 2008 season to heal knee?

Yazan: mulligan | 16 June 2008 | Comments Off on Will Tiger Woods be retiring for 2008 season to heal knee?
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With the U.S. Open only hours over, the LA Times is already speculating that Tiger Woods may call it quits for the rest of the year due to the injury to his right knee. The article also speculates that Tiger might need microfracture surgery to help grow cartilage in his knew, similar to the surgery […]

Tiger Woods wins on 19th hole sudden death — why is sudden death fair after not using it before?

Yazan: mulligan | 16 June 2008 | Comments Off on Tiger Woods wins on 19th hole sudden death — why is sudden death fair after not using it before?
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I will post more final thoughts later. Here’s something to think about: The U.S. Open has an 18-hole playoff system that converts over to sudden death playoff. Why is that system fair? If you think 18 holes is the better, truer test, you shouldn’t switch over to sudden death ever. Might go another 9 holes, […]

US Open playoff update: Tiger Woods + Rocco Mediate all tied after 14 holes; 4 holes left

Yazan: mulligan | 16 June 2008 | Comments Off on US Open playoff update: Tiger Woods + Rocco Mediate all tied after 14 holes; 4 holes left
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Tiger Woods had a 2-shot lead after the turn. Tiger is at even par, Rocco at +2. Rocco is sporting a red Tiger shirt, so is Tiger. 10th hole: Tiger just rolled in par putt from the fringe, again curling in from the side door, barely. Rocco flubbed his chip and then two-putted for bogey. […]

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