Wow, what a US Open! Even though the tournament was scheduled for 72 holes, it took 91 holes to determine a champion. Even with one leg, Tiger Woods has everyone else battling for second. None of the young guns even come close to threatening his stranglehold on the top of the world ranking. How embarassing for the PGA that Tiger has knee surgery and does not play a full round of golf for 4 weeks leading up to the most demanding of the major tournaments and yet he wins.
Props to Rocco Mediate. He is the only golfer this week who showed any ability at all to play with Tiger and not fold. I was really pulling for him. Two days in a row he came to the 18th hole with a one stroke lead and two days in a row that wasn't enough. I don't believe that there is any athlete in any sport who is tougher mentally or physically than Tiger Woods. I just wish he had someone nearly as tough to play against so that he could fully display his toughness. We got a glimpse this week. No other tour player would have been willing to finish the first round of the tournament with a knee that gave that much pain, yet Tiger not only played all four rounds, he played an extra round, and when that was not enough, he played one more hole. I think he is a cyborg.
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