2008 U.S. Open (golf) 2008 U.S. Open (golf) The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played June 12–16 at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, north of San Diego. Tiger Woods won his third U.S. Open and 14th major title, defeating Rocco Mediate on the first hole of sudden-death, following an 18-hole With this victory, Woods joined Jack Nicklaus as the only two players to win the career grand slam three times. The U.S. Open was held at the Torrey Pines for the first time, on its South Course. It was an unlikely victory for Woods, who entered the tournament
Tiger Woods (book) Tiger Woods (book) Tiger Woods is a 2018 biography of professional golfer Tiger Woods written by bestselling authors Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. It is the second book co-authored by Benedict and Keteyian, who published "The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football" in 2013. Prior to writing the book, Benedict and Keteyian read over 20 books previous published about Woods' life, including Woods' own memoir, "The 1997 Masters: My Story". The authors also read articles by Wright Thompson, Gary Smith, Frank Deford and others as they created a timeline of Woods' life that, once complete, was over