Tiger Woods Outlasts Rocco Mediate for U.S. Open Title

Tiger Woods birdied the final hole of regulation on Sunday at the U.S. Open, and that forced an 18-hole playoff on Monday with Rocco Mediate. Then Woods birdied the final hole of that 18-hole playoff, to force still more golf. That 18th-hole birdie on Monday tied Mediate again, and sent the playoff into sudden-death overtime.

And on that extra hole - the 19th of the day - Woods finally managed to outdo the scrappy Mediate, securing a par to Mediate's bogey. And so Tiger Woods is the 2008 U.S. Open champion.

What does this victory do for Woods' numbers?

• He now has three U.S. Open titles. (U.S. Open records)
• He has 14 major championships total, trailing Jack Nicklaus' record for professional majors by just four. (Career majors list)
• He has 65 career PGA Tour wins, moving one ahead of Ben Hogan. (Career wins list)