US Open playoff

[underpants]

LIVE BLOG HERE
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2008/06/16/golf-u-s-open-playoff-live-blog.aspx

You can watch it here
http://www.usopen.com/en_US/index.html

and on NBC
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/



SPOILER ALERT





































THRU 7
Tiger -1
Rocco +1

[Shell Beau]

1. I can't be disappointed either way.

Whoever wins, I will be happy.

[underpants]

3. Me too

LOVED the peace sign beltbuckle yesterday on Rocco

[Shell Beau]

4. I know. He has the best attitude.

He seems like a really good guy.

[underpants]

2. UPDATE

8th
Tiger bogies EVEN
Rocco pars +1

[Bake]

5. On the tee at 10

Rocco hits a good one. Tiger's having trouble hitting the fairway ... however, he's up by two strokes.

Bake

[Bake]

6. Update after 10

Tiger E
Rocco +3



Bake

[Shell Beau]

7. +3? Not too good.

[Bake]

8. No. 11 is a par three

Rocco's on the green with his tee shot; Tiger's on the beach ...

Bake

[Shell Beau]

9. Ruh roh!!

[Bake]

10. Rocco got par on 11 ... Tiger's about to putt (long) for par ...

Missed it. Tiger bogeys; Rocco picks up a stroke.

Tiger +1
Rocco +3

Bake

[Bake]

11. No. 12

Rocco's drive is right down the middle of the fairway. Tiger put his in the fairway bunker to the right.

Bake

[Bake]

12. After 12

Tiger +2
Rocco +3

Bake

[underpants]

13. OOoh

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2008/06/16/golf-u-s-open-playoff-live-blog.aspx




Tiger bogeyed 12 huh?

[Shell Beau]

14. Shit!

[Bake]

15. No. 13 is a par 5

Rocco's tee shot looks pretty good. Tiger's off in the rough. Hard to see how Tiger's still ahead, as crappy as he's playing.

Bake

[Bake]

16. Rocco's 2nd shot is in the bunker just short of the green

Tiger's on the green in 2.

Bake

[Bake]

17. Both birdies.

Tiger +1
Rocco +2

Bake

[pokerfan]

18. I heard Rocco slept like a baby last night

Woke up every two hours crying!

[fishwax]

27. how many times you gonna use that joke?

;)

on edit: i guess it was someone else :)

[pokerfan]

32. Just the once

[fishwax]

35. yeah, sorry about that

I saw the joke on a few other threads, but it was a different poster :)

[pokerfan]

37. It made me laugh

I didn't give Mediate must chance against Tiger in a playoff. I don't think many did.

[fishwax]

39. I don't think many did either

And I'd bet even fewer gave him a chance to come back when he was down three on the back nine :wow:

[dropkickpa]

19. Tied at +1

[Shell Beau]

20. What hole?

[underpants]

22. Thru 14

4 to go

Fifteenth Hole: Mediate, who has hit it left two days in a row, overcompensates and hits his drive right. But it bounces out of the rough onto the fairway. Woods has played the final four holes at one-under par this week. Mediate has done so at two-over par. But Woods does not continue that success, hitting it right into the gallery.

[Shell Beau]

26. What are you some kind of sports commentator?

:P

[Bake]

28. I just went for a smoke ...

Back to the live stream ...

Bake

[Bake]

29. Rocco's up by a stroke after 16!!

Holy crap.

Bake

[Shell Beau]

31. Uh oh!! Scary! What if they tied again?

:o

[fishwax]

49. we could very well see sudden death

:D

[tishaLA]

21. tiger just hit a HELL of a shot

[fishwax]

23. Rocco answers with his first long putt of the day

That shot by Tiger was incredible.

[tishaLA]

25. answered by rocco's beeautiful putt!

[fishwax]

24. Boy, this playoff has been outstanding

:wow:

:applause:

[Shell Beau]

30. What now?

[fishwax]

34. Both in good shape after the tee shot on 17 -- Rocco leads by one

[underpants]

36. Thru 16 --Rocco Even --Tiger +1

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2008/06/16/golf-u-s-open-playoff-live-blog.aspx

[Bake]

33. No. 17 now.

Rocco's drive is just in the fringe of the fairway. Tiger's drive is right down the middle, maybe a few yards longer but not much. Both in good shape.

Bake

[Bake]

38. Both on the green in 2.

Tiger's in better position; Rocco's got a tough long putt.

Bake

[Shell Beau]

40. I am so nervous.

It is like I am playing.

[underpants]

41. Just reading this is exciting as hell

thanks Bake

[Bake]

48. Shit. Tiger missed his putt for birdie.

He could've picked up a stroke to tie it going into 18. Now at the 18th tee, Rocco's up one.

Bake

[fishwax]

42. Rocco by 1 with the par 5 No. 18 coming up ...

[Shell Beau]

44. up or down by 1?

[fishwax]

45. Rocco has the lead, but he pulled his tee shot on 18 into the bunker

[tishaLA]

43. final hole. rocco leads by 1.

its a nail biter.

[fishwax]

46. Tiger's drive in the fairway

[tishaLA]

47. rocco's tee shot in the sand

and tiger in the middle of the fairway

[fishwax]

50. Rocco is in good shape with his lay-up

Tiger will be going for the green coming up ...

[fishwax]

51. Tiger on in two

he's got a long putt for eagle coming up ...

[Shell Beau]

54. Can he do it again?

:scared:

[fishwax]

56. Rocco on the green in three, about 18 feet from the hole

This is crazy fun :D

[tishaLA]

52. tiger on green in 2

who's shocked? not me.

[tishaLA]

53. wow. roccos in the dead center of the green

and tiger is going to putt.

the crowd is nuts.

[underpants]

55. So Tiger is lying 2 Rocco lying 3???

:shrug:

[fishwax]

57. Exactly. Tiger has about 40 for eagle, Rocco has about 18 for birdie

[Shell Beau]

58. But Tiger can do it.

[Bake]

62. Tiger missed the eagle putt.

He can still birdie and force double O/T.

Bake

[tishaLA]

60. tiger misses and goes past the hole by ~10 feet

rocco is up to putt...this is his 4th shot

[fishwax]

59. Tiger rolled his eagle putt about five feet past

Rocco now putting for the win ...

[Shell Beau]

61. Ahhh! If he misses, it will be for a tie right?

[Bake]

66. Tiger can birdie. Best Rocco can do it par.

Looks like O/T.

Bake

[fishwax]

67. If they both make their next putts, it will be a tie

Tiger goes first ...

[fishwax]

63. Rocco missed his birdie putt

[Bake]

75. Tiger birdies!!!!

Rocco to putt for par. He's GOT TO MAKE IT to force another playoff.

Bake

[tishaLA]

64. rocco just really choked on that putt

[underpants]

68. Tiger to tie

just like yesterday

[tishaLA]

71. HE GETS THE BIRDIE

[Carnea]

65. Oh Man nt

[tishaLA]

69. tiger lines up hi birdie butt

from about 7...

[fishwax]

70. Tiger gets the birdie -- now all the pressure is on Rocco to tie

[underpants]

72. Wow that took you a long time to post

on pins and needles here

[Shell Beau]

73. The pressure!

[fishwax]

74. Sudden Death!

:wow::scared::woohoo:

[underpants]

Rocco made it?

WOW

[Shell Beau]

78. Crazy!!!!!

[fishwax]

79. No. 7 is the first playoff hole

God this is great!

[Carnea]

76. Sudden death baby////

[tishaLA]

77. Rocco lines up the putt...and its in! More playoff!

[fishwax]

80. Tiger won this hole with a birdie in regulation

They're about to tee off on No. 7. Tiger is up first.

[fishwax]

81. announcers questioning Tiger's decision to eat and drink so much b/w 18 green and 7 tee

will a swig of powerade cost Tiger Woods the US Open? :rofl:

[underpants]

84. Tiger eats like an athlete

For Miller hell even for me eating and drinking water was verboten for some reason. It is hard for him to get over those preconceived notions I guess.

[MrCoffee]

82. Can someone start a sudden death thread? This one's getting cumbersome.

Thanks!

[fishwax]

83. Tiger in the fairway -- Rocco in a fairway bunker

[Bake]

88. Rocco out of the bunker and left of the cart path

I think maybe it bounced on the cart path. Not looking good at this point.

Bake

[tishaLA]

85. rocco in bunker against its lip. tiger on fairway

[tishaLA]

86. rocco in real trouble, past the cart path

[Bake]

92. Tiger's on the green.

This could be it.

Bake

[fishwax]

87. Rocco pulls his bunker shot

he's over between the grandstand and the cart path.

[fishwax]

91. Tiger on the green in two, with about a 20-footer coming up ...

[Shell Beau]

93. Ahhh!! My nerves can't take this.

[IndianaJones]

89. YOU'RE THE MAN!! nt.

[tishaLA]

90. tiger hits a 9 from 145

and its on the green.

[AngryAmish]

94. The live feed blew up on the 18th green

Info, please!! State!!

I know Tiger is on. What about Rocco's pitch?

[fishwax]

95. Rocco in a drop zone--he's got a much better angle now, could still get up and down

[fishwax]

97. Tiger's birdie putt coming up for the win

He's about 20 feet away. Rocco's got about a 20-footer for par, if Tiger misses ...

[tishaLA]

96. rocco's next shot, from the drop zone

on the green....about 20 feet left

[Longhorn]

98. I missed it! Why did he have to take the drop?

Thanks!

[fishwax]

101. he was up against the grandstand in a mandatory drop zone

[tishaLA]

102. his shot was past the cart path

and toward the grandstand. it is a designated drop

[Longhorn]

So he didn't have to take a penalty stroke, right? Thanks! nt

[tishaLA]

107. nope

[fishwax]

109. right -- it actually worked to his advantage, but it wasn't quite enough

[fishwax]

99. Tiger misses, but he's got a tap in for par -- Rocco needs a miracle

[tishaLA]

100. tigers putt...misses by inches!

[fishwax]

103. Rocco misses! Tiger Wins!

Congrats to both!

[fishwax]

105. Holy cow! What a fun few hours of golf! Thanks, everyone, for following along!

:toast:

[underpants]

113. YES!! thanks to dbaker and you and tishaLA

that was great.

[underpants]

108. WOW

He wins #14 coming off knee surgery and he has to play in pain an extra day

[fishwax]

112. yep. Pretty incredible performance.

[tishaLA]

104. Tiger wins! 14 majors. Damn.

[IndianaJones]

106. the legend of Tiger Woods grows. greatest ever. by far. nt.

[BeyondGeography]

110. Rocco still gets points for the belt buckle

[driver8]

115. I've always liked Rocco -- plus, he's a big Rush fan.

The band, not the idiot.

[underpants]

116. Yes he does

:thumbsup:

[fishwax]

118. True that!

:toast:

[MrCoffee]

111. BIG thanks to fishwax, tishaLA and Bake for keeping us informed

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[fishwax]

114. anytime!

:toast:

I love a good sporting event thread :)

[Bake]

121. It was my pleasure!

Although I gotta say, damn, fishwax can type FAST!!!! I couldn't get my posts in ahead of him!

Bake

[charlie and algernon]

117. wow, thanks guys!!

you guys were the most up-to-date of the live blogs.

Tiger is absolutely amazing and it will only be a matter of time till he passes 18 major wins.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

119. This was his 14th major win.

[IndianaJones]

120. I look for him to make the Ryder Cup team now. nt.