Tiger Woods' Best Victory Moments
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U.S. Open, 2008
After a double-bogey on the first hole in the final round, Woods recovered and forced a playoff by birdieing on 18, above. He would go on to defeat Rocco Mediate in a playoff taking his fourteenth major. Playing through the pain, occasioned by a knee injury Tiger called the victory "probably the greatest tournament I've ever had."
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