Tiger Woods

First Two Rounds on ESPN Were Most-Viewed in Eight Years

June 17, 2008 -- ESPN’s coverage of the 2008 U.S. Open playoff on Monday from noon-2 p.m. ET was the most-viewed golf telecast in cable TV history (4.2 household rating, 4,055,000 household impressions, 4,762,000 viewers). Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in a sudden playoff at Torrey Pines. ESPN aired the first two hours of the playoff, which went into sudden death. Previously, ESPN’s coverage of the 2008 Masters, which delivered a 3.1 household rating, held the record, averaging 3,014,000 households.    » read more »

16 June 2008 -- World number one golfer Tiger Woods has won his third U.S. Open title, surviving a long playoff with fellow American Rocco Mediate on the challenging Torrey Pines course near San Diego, California.

Both men tied after regulation play on Sunday at one under-par 283. That set up an 18-hole playoff on Monday. Woods built a three-shot lead early before Mediate slowly caught up and was able to grab a one-shot advantage heading into the final hole. But Mediate was not able to seal the win and Woods, still battling to recover from knee surgery, regained a shot with a birdie (one under par on a hole).    » read more »

09 September 2007 -- World number one golfer Tiger Woods of the United States matched the lowest final round of his career to win the BMW Championship outside Chicago.

Tiger Woods shot an 8 under par 63 Sunday, giving him a two-shot victory over Australian Aaron Baddeley and four ahead of third-placed compatriot Steve Stricker. Tiger's four-round score of 22 under par broke by five shots the record he set four years ago at the Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, in Lemont, Illinois.    » read more »

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13 August 2007 (By VOA Sports) -- World No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods has captured his 13th career major title and first of the year at the 89th PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Tiger Woods began the final round ahead by three shots. While a number of players made mild attempts to close the gap, Woods held steady at the top of the leaderboard in sweltering heat. He carded a one-under-par 69 to finish at eight-under-par 272.

Tiger Woods appeared to tweak his left knee while celebrating a long putt on the eighth hole. It proved not to be a factor.    » read more »

11 July 2007 -- Tiger Woods came to the Washington, D.C. area last week to host his first professional tournament -- the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club. The world's number one player is seeking to make an impact beyond golf and raise money for one of his charities. The Tiger Woods Foundation provides educational programs for economically deprived children.    » read more »

09 July 2007 -- South Korean K.J. Choi is the winner of the inaugural AT&T National golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods of the United States. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer was at Congressional Country Club, in Bethesda, Maryland just outside Washington for Sunday's final round and has the story.

K.J. Choi began the day two shots behind leader Stuart Appleby of Australia, and while Appleby collapsed to a six over-par 76, Choi carded two under-par 68.    » read more »