Tiger Woods won the 108th U.S. Open golf championship after making birdie on the last hole of an 18-hole playoff to force sudden death and then beat Rocco Mediate on the first hole. He won his 14th major and stayed perfect, 14-for-14, when he has held at least a share of the lead after 54 holes. Woods moved one step closer to Jack Nicklaus's record of 18 major titles.
Woods had forced the 18-hole playoff for the crown with a birdie at the 72nd hole on Sunday evening, worked the magic again on Monday to claim his third US Open title and the 14th major championship of his career. "I think this is probably the best ever," said Woods, who willed himself to the victory despite debilitating pain in his surgically repaired left knee. "All things considered, I don't know how I ended up in this position," added Woods, who hadn't even walked 18 holes since the Masters until Thursday. "It was a long week. A lot of doubt, a lot of questions going into the week. And here we are, 91 holes later."
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