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The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played June 12–16 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California. [3] 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 playoff.
U.S. Open Trophy at the 2008 PGA Golf Show. Since 1911, the title has been won mostly by players from the United States. Since 1950, players from only six countries other than the United States have won the championship, most notably South Africa , which has won five times since 1965. [ 6 ]
Major championships. 10–13 April: The Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his first major by a three-stroke margin. 12–15, 16 June: U.S. Open - American Tiger Woods won his 14th major by making birdie on the 72nd hole in regulation, and forcing an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate on Monday, 16 June.
The Masters increased its purse to $18 million this year, while the PGA Championship bumped its prize money to $17.5 million. US Open raises prize money to $20 million with $3.6M to winner Skip to ...
US Open prize money for top 10. It's a small bump for the players beyond the top places, especially in the top 10. A 10th-place finish at Pinehurst would be worth $502,174; a four-way tie for 10th ...
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The 2008 PGA Tour was the 93rd season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 40th season since separating from the PGA of America , and the second edition of the FedEx Cup .
The United States Golf Association released a prize money breakdown of the $21.5 million purse on Saturday morning ahead of the third round tee times. Seventy-four golfers made the cut in golf’s ...