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| Woods' feat at U.S. Open inspires, awes
Tiger Woods has amazed people before, but his limping, 91-hole victory in the U.S. Open got the attention of three observers who are hard to impress.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 23:11:51 (MDT)
Source: USA Today
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| U.S. Open playoff traffic swings to 'Net
Monday's U.S. Open playoff offers more evidence that sports can draw online as well as on TV during regular business hours.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 23:31:43 (MDT)
Source: USA Today
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| GOLF CHANNEL Airing 2-Hour U.S. Open Highlights - 06/17/2008
GOLF CHANNEL will replay the dramatic 2008 U.S. Open Championship reliving all the greatest moments as they unfolded in a two-hour presentation, Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 22:09:32 (MDT)
Source: TheGolfChannel.com
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| Woods outlasts Mediate in playoff to capture U.S. Open
Tiger Woods captured his 14th career major by beating Rocco Mediate in a playoff at the U.S. Open that lasted 19 holes on Monday.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 7:42:28 (MDT)
Source: USA Today
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| ESPN Scores with U.S. Open
ESPN said its coverage of the rollercoaster U.S. Open playoff Monday between Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate was the most-viewed golf telecast ever for a cable network.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 21:53:49 (MDT)
Source: Broadcasting and Cable
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| U.S. Open Playoff Boosts NBC
NBC said its Monday coverage of Tiger Woods' victory over Rocco Mediate in the 18-hole playoff (plus one sudden-death hole) for the U.S. Open golf championship drew the best Monday golf ratings in the past 30 years.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 17:24:11 (MDT)
Source: Broadcasting and Cable
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| U.S. Open Sets Viewership Record
ESPN s coverage of Monday s U.S. Open final playoff, in which Tiger Woods beat Rocco Mediate, was the most-watched golf telecast in the history of cable TV. The matchup had 4.2 household ratings and 4.7 million viewers.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 16:01:14 (MDT)
Source: TV Week
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| WPTV scores big with U.S. Open
You weren't the only one watching Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate in that U.S. Open playoff on Monday.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 23:29:16 (MDT)
Source: TCPalm.com
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| Job at U.S. Open was dream experience for local man
Don Flavell was one of about 100 golf course superintendents from around the world to volunteer at the U.S. Open.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 16:17:03 (MDT)
Source: The Arizona Republic
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| Commentary: After U.S. Open triumph, injured Woods faces uncertain future
Tiger Woods, shown exulting after his 72nd-hole birdie forced the U.S. Open playoff that he won Monday, played through his knee injury at Torrey Pines and says he s not sure when he will be physically ready to compete in another tournament.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 23:34:31 (MDT)
Source: Temple Daily Telegram
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| U.S. Open: 14 majors ... and counting
Tiger Woods owns a third U.S. Open trophy, but not before a titanic struggle in a 19-hole playoff with popular challenger Rocco Mediate, left, at Torrey Pines on Monday.
Publish Time: Jun 18, 2008 0:30:21 (MDT)
Source: Journal Inquirer
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| Rocco Mediate proves himself and wins over fans at 2008 U.S. Open
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Powerless to put Tiger Woods away and exhausted from this U.S. Open that would not end, Rocco Mediate plopped down above bunker on the 18th green, crisscrossed his legs and scribbled down his score.
Publish Time: Jun 16, 2008 23:01:50 (MDT)
Source: Sports Illustrated
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| Tiger Woods outlasts Mediate for third U.S. Open title and 14th career major
SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods cradled the silver U.S. Open trophy in his right hand and limped toward the edge of the Pacific bluffs, each step as much a burden as the 91 holes he played at Torrey Pines for a major that might have been his most amazing yet.
Publish Time: Jun 16, 2008 18:18:00 (MDT)
Source: Canadian Press via Yahoo! News
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| Woods Listens to Coach, Not Doctors, to Claim U.S. Open Victory
June 17 (Bloomberg) -- It was less than a week before the U.S. Open, and Tiger Woods still hadn't played nine holes of golf without using a cart since his April 15 knee surgery.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 7:34:30 (MDT)
Source: Bloomberg.com
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| U.S. FDA hopes to open China offices by year end
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 17 (Reuters) - China has granted diplomatic approval for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to open three inspections offices in China that also will help increase China's capacity for safe foods, drugs and medical devices, a top Bush cabinet official said on Tuesday.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 15:18:28 (MDT)
Source: Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News
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| Nothing matches the thrill of U.S. Open week for NBC golf crew
Maybe you were watching on TV, Saturday evening, when everything went haywire on the South course at Torrey Pines. In the last act the One Who Controls All Ratings went bomb, bogey, par, par, swish, bomb. The U.S. Open had turned into the Masters, the bleachers were shaking, the Nielsen ratings were spiking and in a dank trailer in the television compound on the gorgeous top of the Torrey Pines ...
Publish Time: Jun 16, 2008 19:06:23 (MDT)
Source: Sports Illustrated
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| Tiger wins third U.S. Open title in sudden death
Looking as vulnerable as he ever has during a run toward a major, Tiger Woods is nonetheless the U.S. Open champion for a third time.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 0:30:19 (MDT)
Source: ESPN
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| Tiger overcomes pain to hoist U.S. Open trophy
No pain, no gain. In winning the U.S. Open with a bum knee, Woods pulled off the unthinkable yet again, Golfweek says.
Publish Time: Jun 16, 2008 23:46:59 (MDT)
Source: Fox Sports
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| Tiger Woods outlasts Rocco Mediate to win U.S Open for his 14th major
SAN DIEGO - With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday to win the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all.
Publish Time: Jun 16, 2008 15:12:00 (MDT)
Source: Canadian Press via Yahoo! News
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| ESPN Scores Hole-In-One With U.S. Open Coverage
Tiger Woods wasn t the only winner at this year s U.S. Open. ESPN, which shared coverage of Monday s dramatic 19-hole playoff with NBC, garnered a 4.2 share and more than 4 million households, making it the most-watched golf telecast in cable television history.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 16:08:17 (MDT)
Source: MultiChannel News
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| U.S. OPEN: 'This is history': Tiger Woods closes memorable week at Torrey Pines with dramatic victory
LA JOLLA ---- The old man and the sea were no match for Tiger Woods. It took an extra day, an extra round and an extra hole, but Woods won Monday's 108th U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course, outlasting 45-year-old Rocco Mediate by a stroke in one o
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 12:14:14 (MDT)
Source: North County Times
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| San Diego shines bright as U.S. Open host
The big winners of the 2008 U.S. Open Championship were Tiger Woods and the city of San Diego.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 19:14:46 (MDT)
Source: San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News
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| We Say: Kirk Bey, on Tiger Woods’ victory at the U.S. Open
When, not if, Tiger Woods breaks Jack Nicklaus record of 18 wins in major tournaments, I ll think about Woods victory at the 2008 U.S. Open. It was an impressive feat even to someone like me who doesn t go out of his way to watch professional golf.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 22:31:27 (MDT)
Source: La Crosse Tribune
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| U.S. Open's fourth round draws best ratings since 2002
The tight finish to the fourth round of the U.S. Open drew the third-highest preliminary television rating in the tournament's history.
Publish Time: Jun 16, 2008 12:30:02 (MDT)
Source: USA Today
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| Tiger burns bright at U.S. Open
When the 108th U.S. Open finally ended, there still was a sense of the unbelievable dangling in the air.
Publish Time: Jun 17, 2008 2:22:02 (MDT)
Source: Denver Post
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