US Open 2008

After seeing Tiger Woods force a play-off on Sunday, veteran Rocco Mediate (right) gets play under way on Monday

Sadly for him he finds a bunker and bogeys the 1st to give the two-time champion an early lead at Torrey Pines

By the completion of the 3rd hole the lead has changed hands, following a bogey by Woods and a birdie by his rival

Woods's putt on the picturesque 3rd can not stop him falling one shot behind his rival

On the 5th Mediate misses a birdie putt and bogeys the hole - losing his one-shot lead in the process

By the 7th things have turned Woods's way and Mediate finds himself trailing by a shot

Woods still leads by two shots at the 9th despite finding himself in the thick of the bunkers

With both players dropping shots, the pressure grows and Woods's lead is down to one at the 12th

Mediate levels once again and at the 15th Woods escapes from a bunker but cannot stop his rival regaining the lead

But the world number one is distraught as he misses although Mediate faces a difficult putt of his own to save the match

The contest goes to sudden-death and Mediate can only watch as Woods putts for birdie on the day's 19th hole

Mediate fails to sink the 18-footer and Woods is champion - allowing him to finally celebrate with caddie Steve Williams

Woods sportingly offers words of consolation to Mediate after ending the 45-year-old's dreams of a shock victory

After 19 extra holes, Woods is able to hold the trophy aloft for the third time in his career

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