The 2026 United States Open Championship will be the 126th U.S. Open
18 – 21 June at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
WORLD GROUP ACTION STARTS IN:
2008 U.S. Open Golf
GREAT BRITAIN
About player
| Date of birth: | 26 April 1985 |
| Birth place: | Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Plays: | Right Handed |
| Singles ranking: | 17 |
| Doubles ranking: | 196 |
KEY STATISTICS
| First year played | 2005 |
| Total nominations | 20 |
| Ties played | 19 |
| Singles W/L | 29/2 |
| Doubles W/L | 8/5 |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 12–16, 2008 |
| Location | San Diego, California |
| Course(s) | Torrey Pines Golf Course, South Course |
| Organized by | USGA |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| 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 |
| Champion | |
| Tiger Woods | |
| 283 (−1), playoff | |
| ← 2007 2009 → |
Field
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger Woods | United States | 2000, 2002 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 283 | −1 | 1 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 2006 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 288 | +4 | T9 |
| Retief Goosen | South Africa | 2001, 2004 | 76 | 69 | 77 | 67 | 289 | +5 | T14 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 1994, 1997 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 289 | +5 | T14 |
| Jim Furyk | United States | 2003 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 293 | +9 | T36 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Janzen | United States | 1993, 1998 | 75 | 78 | 153 | +11 |
| Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 2007 | 79 | 76 | 155 | +13 |
| Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 2005 | 78 | 83 | 161 | +19 |
Nationalities in the field
| North America (100) | South America (5) | Europe (29) | Oceania (11) | Asia (5) | Africa (6) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (7) | Argentina (2) | England (12) | Australia (9) | Japan (3) | South Africa (6) |
| United States (93) | Brazil (1) | Northern Ireland (1) | Fiji (1) | Philippines (1) | |
| Colombia (1) | Scotland (2) | New Zealand (1) | South Korea (1) | ||
| El Salvador (1) | Ireland (1) | ||||
| Denmark (1) | |||||
| France (1) | |||||
| Germany (1) | |||||
| Spain (2) | |||||
| Sweden (8) |
Course layout
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 448 | 389 | 195 | 488 | 453 | 515 | 461 | 177 | 612 | 3,738 | 414 | 221 | 504 | 614 | 435 | 478 | 225 | 441 | 573 | 3,905 | 7,643 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
Round summaries
First round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Justin Hicks | United States | 68 | −3 |
| Kevin Streelman | United States | |||
| T3 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 69 | −2 |
| Eric Axley | United States | |||
| Rocco Mediate | United States | |||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | |||
| T7 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 70 | −1 |
| Ernie Els | South Africa | |||
| Rickie Fowler (a) | United States | |||
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden | |||
| Lee Westwood | England |
Second round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Appleby | Australia | 69-70=139 | −3 |
| T2 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 70-70=140 | −2 |
| Rocco Mediate | United States | 69-71=140 | ||
| Tiger Woods | United States | 72-68=140 | ||
| T5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 75-66=141 | −1 |
| Davis Love III | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| D. J. Trahan | United States | 72-69=141 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 70-71=141 | ||
| T9 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 70-72=142 | E |
| Ernie Els | South Africa | 70-72=142 | ||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 69-73=142 | ||
| Carl Pettersson | Sweden | 71-71=142 |
Third round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 72-68-70=210 | −3 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood | England | 70-71-70=211 | −2 |
| 3 | Rocco Mediate | United States | 69-71-72=212 | −1 |
| T4 | Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 69-73-72=214 | +1 |
| D. J. Trahan | United States | 72-69-73=214 | ||
| T6 | Robert Allenby | Australia | 70-72-73=215 | +2 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 75-66-74=215 | ||
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 70-70-75=215 | ||
| Hunter Mahan | United States | 72-74-69=215 | ||
| Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 73-71-71=215 |
Final round
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 72-68-70-73=283 | −1 | Playoff |
| Rocco Mediate | United States | 69-71-72-71=283 | |||
| 3 | Lee Westwood | England | 70-71-70-73=284 | E | 491,995 |
| T4 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden | 70-70-75-71=286 | +2 | 307,303 |
| D. J. Trahan | United States | 72-69-73-72=286 | |||
| T6 | Carl Pettersson | Sweden | 71-71-77-68=287 | +3 | 220,686 |
| John Merrick | United States | 73-72-71-71=287 | |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 75-66-74-72=287 | |||
| T9 | Heath Slocum | United States | 75-74-74-65=288 | +4 | 160,769 |
| Eric Axley | United States | 69-79-71-69=288 | |||
| Brandt Snedeker | United States | 76-73-68-71=288 | |||
| Camilo Villegas | Colombia | 73-71-71-73=288 | |||
| Geoff Ogilvy | Australia | 69-73-72-74=288 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Woods | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 |
| Mediate | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Westwood | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | E | E | E | E | E |
| Karlsson | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +2 |
| Trahan | +2 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
| Jiménez | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 |
| Merrick | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +3 |
| Pettersson | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
| Ogilvy | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
Playoff
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Sudden death |
Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 71 | E | 4 | 1,350,000 |
| 2 | Rocco Mediate | United States | 71 | E | 5 | 810,000 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Woods | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | −1 | E | E | E | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E |
| Mediate | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 | E | E | E | E |
| Sudden-death Playoff | ||||||||||||||||||
| Woods | E | |||||||||||||||||
| Mediate | +1 |
| Birdie | Bogey |