The Sportmeisters Top 10 Games Of The Decade: Game No. 3

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Published: December 31, 2009

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Game No. 3—Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate—2008 US Open Playoff

With the end of the decade nearing, Sportmeisters Derek and Ryan have decided to present their top 10 games of the past decade. Today’s discussion is on the third best game from 2000-2009. What follows is a transcript of their discussion.

Sportmeister Derek: Ryan, today we are here to discuss something that will be debated for the next few weeks. With 2010 on the horizon, we are naming our top 10 games of the decade.

Sportmeister Ryan: Absolutely Derek, these games will bring an enormous amount of discussion, as it did in just us figuring out our list. Let’s jump into golf, looking at the 2008 U.S. Open as our third best game.

SD: Let’s look back at the 2008 PGA Tour. Tiger Woods had started the year off on fire—with wins at The Buick Invitational, The Dubai Desert Classic (he was down by four strokes and made six birdies on the back nine holes to win by one stroke), The Accenture Match Play Championship, and The Arnold Palmer Invitational.

SR: Going back to 2007, that had given Tiger five straight PGA victories, as well as 65 career victories. His run would end at the WGC-CA Championship, where he finished fifth after three straight wins there.

SD: He was heavily favored to take the Masters, but came up just short as he took second place, three strokes behind winner Trevor Immelman.

SR: Tiger struggled most of the tournament with his putter, but still mounted a decent run to finish behind Immelman.

SD: Two days later, Tiger underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on his left knee for the third time. Many argued whether or not he would return for the U.S. Open, but he did, in what would become his last tournament of 2008.

SR: Woods missed two months while recuperating, and many wondered if he would have even mounted a serious run. Knee surgery can take a toll when you...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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