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Saturday, April 12, 2008. Immelman shot a three-under 69 to remain in the lead at 205 (−11). Snedeker remained second and Steve Flesch third after rounds of 70 and 69 respectively. Paul Casey was the highest placed European at 209 (−7), with Woods two shots behind him. Woods, Zach Johnson, and Boo Weekley had the low rounds of the day at 68 ...
List of albatrosses in notable tournaments. This article lists albatrosses that have been scored in important golf tournaments. An albatross, also called a double eagle, is a score of three-under- par on a single hole. This is most commonly achieved with two shots on a par-5, but can be done with a hole-in-one on a par-4.
Masters Tournament. The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) [2] [3] is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week in April, the Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year.
Jack Nicklaus, holding a record of six Masters victories in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986, is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title. He is also one of five champions to win wire-to-wire, in 1972. The Masters Tournament is a golf competition that was established in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the inaugural tournament ...
Friday, August 8, 2008. At the midway point of the 90th PGA Championship, the only golfer under par was J. B. Holmes. Holmes, whose best finish at a major was a tie for 25th at the Masters earlier in 2008, shot a two-under 68 to post a -1 after 36 holes. He was as many as three shots under par for the tournament, but bogeyed two of his final ...
Par (score) In golf, par is the predetermined number of strokes that a proficient (scratch, or zero handicap) [1] golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the pars of each round). [2] [3] For scoring purposes, a golfer's number of strokes is compared with the par ...
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. They each finished the playoff at even par 71, and then went to a sudden death playoff. Woods made a par to Mediate's bogey on the first hole for the win.
The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played June 12–16 at Torrey Pines 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. [4] [5] With this victory, Woods joined Jack Nicklaus as the only ...