2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship
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| Dates | June 12–16, 2008 |
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| Location | La Jolla, California |
| Course(s) |
Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,643 yards (6,989 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 80 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+7) |
| Prize fund |
$7,500,000 €4,766,396 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 €858,181 |
 Tiger Woods
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| 283 (−1), playoff | |
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The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played June 12–16 at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, north of San Diego.Tiger Woods won his third U.S. Open championship and 14th major title by beating Rocco Mediate on the first hole of sudden-death playoff following an 18-hole playoff. With this victory, Woods joined Jack Nicklaus as the only two in golf history to win the career grand slam three times. The U.S. Open was held at the Torrey Pines for the first time, and took place on the South Course.
It was an unlikely victory for Woods, who entered the tournament considerably short of match practice and was plagued throughout the week by an ailing left knee. Two days after the championship, Woods revealed that he would miss the remainder of the 2008 season after undergoing knee surgery. Through 2016, this is his last win in a major championship.
About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. Below is the list of the 72 players that were fully exempt for the 2008 U.S. Open. Each player is classified according to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses:
1. Last 10 U.S. Open Champions
Ángel Cabrera (8,11,17), Michael Campbell, Jim Furyk (8,9,17), Retief Goosen (11,17), Lee Janzen (8), Geoff Ogilvy (9,12,17), Tiger Woods (3,4,5,8,9,10,12,13,17)
2. Top two finishers in the 2007 U.S. Amateur
Michael Thompson (runner-up). (2007 U.S. Amateur champion Colt Knost turned professional, thereby forfeiting his invitations to the Masters, U.S. Open and The Open Championship.)
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