Tiger Woods’ performance at the 2008 U.S. Open this past weekend was incredible and showed once again why he is the best golfer on the planet. Rocco Mediate played great and had his chances, but it was pretty obvious Woods wasn’t going to let the tournament slip away. If he would have needed an eagle at the 72nd hole or in the playoff, he would have gotten it. He is that damn good, even when he isn’t at his best.
Other than Woods and Mediate, the other guy that has been mentioned most is Phil Mickelson. Lefty made a couple questionable decisions this past week, and he paid the price. In the end, it wasn’t his week.
Now that the popular stories have been discussed, it’s time to talk about some of the underrated stories from this year’s U.S. Open. I had a chance to watch nearly every minute of television coverage this year, and I jotted down a few notes along the way. Enjoy!
Tiger Woods wins the 108th U.S. Open in 91 holes over Rocco Mediate, and does it on a fractured, torn up knee. We break down the performances of Tiger, Rocco, Phil Mickelson, and a cast of others as well as a whole lot more in this episode of Golf Talk.
Last year at Oakmont, after arriving at 5:00am and still being only the sixth to make my way to the 18th hole grandstands, I watched Tiger Woods miss a birdie putt to force a playoff. This year, from about 50% closer, he 
Hello out there and welcome to another volume of Hittin’ the Links. I would like to send a shout out to all the dads out there; I hope you all had a fantastic Father’s Day. Hopefully everyone got in a little golf before settling down to watch the final round of the U.S. Open. And what a final round it was.
As I write this, it’s the evening before the first round of the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, and I’m pretty darn excited about this one. It should be a pretty good championship on a pretty good course… one that you and I can actually play by simply coughing up the daily rack rate or purchasing a package through one of the course-side hotels.