I Watched every minute of this tournament and this was my take away.Rocco was amazed that he had finished in a tie with Tiger and since this was his chance for fame and respect he was going to do his best to win and to his credit he did just that. I think that Tigers injury prevented him from playing his best golf. Both scenarios contributed to a very exciting match. I Think Rocco came away with a big paycheck and a lot of respect and a great story that he could tell for the remainder of his life
This is the best round of golf I've ever seen! For Both, Tiger with a bum leg, Rocco as a massive underdog! As a Tiger fan I would have loved to see Rocco win this one, he had many chances, I think he just got tired!
Strategy.. Tiger slowed his individual play down tremendously in the heat for the last 4 holes- down 1 stroke. I am sure that played into OLD man Mediate and his ability to keep up and got more exhausted waiting. Even when the extended holes- Tiger slow paced even getting to the 1st tee. Brilliant strategy though. Many ppl never saw what he was doing.. I did lol. Rocco got slow cooked.
Watching this randomly right now and forgot how iconic this was. Tiger coming up short on the par 3 in the playoff right now, and knowing he ends up still winning, crazy. That l can’t believe that was 16 years ago. You don’t see greatness like this much in any sport anymore
ALL golf Playoffs should be 18 Holes. 1 hole playoff lame as hell. Tiger dropping all those putts in a row is surreal. Was fun to watch when he was healthy.
Remember exactly where I was for this playoff. I was doing some construction work at a graveyard. Because the playoff was held in a Monday, we sat in the break room and watched the entire playoff, instead of working. Great times! Hard to believe we had to wait 11 years to see him win again
Love these old tournaments thank you so much for posting these! One suggestion - for the titles - do not say who won or imply it in the thumbnail. Its so much more fun to watch when i dont konw who will win. Thanks!!
@@coreyparsons151 he's saying if tiger doesnt hit that crazy good shot giving himself atleast an easy par, he coulda easily made bogey or double from his position, losing the match.
Great video lads. Loved that 6 by guy. Those first three shots were waaayyyy more like my golf. My friend won tickets for Saturday so we're driving down at 3am from Glasgow. Absolutely buzzing. I think Rory is gonna take it after his win up here.
instantt classic. Rocco played out of his mind but that just goes to show what it takes to even hang with an injured Tiger. California at its finest! Tiger is the greatest golfer ever! The bunker shot on 17 was absolutely massive! Nobody hits that shot on their best day!!
Young people and beginners you really can't truly understand how great Tiger was. This man made a billion dollars before Michael Jordan did and Jordan was around before him. But he acted like a jackass on the course back then just like a lot of other players.
He wasn't playing on one leg..idk why people say this..he played on both legs whilst one was badly injured..bc he golfs he doesn't need to rely on twisting or cutting just the torque and pressure being put on it..had he been playing any other sport he wouldn't be able to do so
Costas wasn’t calling the action in this video. Only did a few bits coming out of commercials. Dan Hicks is calling the action along side Johnny Miller.
These golf tournaments really do a great job of showing how truly horrendous and embarrassing UA-cam's subtitle thing is. I mean, it so bad that it makes we wonder how it got released for public consumption. Is there no shame left in this world. Whoever developed that terrible AI needs to go back to school, my word.
Tiger had the career that Phil Mickenson would have otherwise had if Tiger never existed. Phil was already established as the #2 ranked player in the world with 10 Tour wins over 5 sesons prior to Woods turning pro in late-1996. Michelson won an additional 35 Tour events (45 total Tour wins) and 6 Majors after Woods turned pro. Even though most of Michelson’s Tour career overlapped Wood’s career, Phil still won 45 Tour events, which places him tied for 8th for most Tour wins and is tied for 12th for most Major wins with 6 Majors. It must be a hard pill to swallow having to live with “what might have been” had a kid named Tiger not come along and put Phil’s Hall of Fame 45-win career as an afterthought to the achievements Tiger attained.
All due respect to Tiger. Rocco wasn’t exactly a formidable competitor. He was great player but even he would admit he was out matched. Imagine Phil against tiger in the day.
Tiger would stop winning. Majors in 2008. Tiger beat Rocco who was a stiff who never won a major even when Tiger stopped winning in 2008. Rocco had chances to win but choked down the stretch. Jack beat Arnie Player Casper Trevino Watson Miller Seve.
This only could have better if Johnny and Dan were spectators ......... give me Ben Wright and Ken Venturi or Mr Longhurst and Pat Summerall OR Bob Drum all by himself
18 hole playoff is stupid. It should always be sudden death. They just played 72 damn holes over four days. Being tied after the 72nd hole and all the drama up to that point, everything carries right into the 73rd hol, continues the moment it’s no different if they’re tied after 71 holes, if one of them birdies the last hole and the other one pars they lose on the 72nd hole.
@@frednunn623 Yeah, the USGA instituted 18-hole playoffs back at the very first US Open held 108 years prior to this 2008 US Open because they predicted Tiger would come along 108 years later and they didn’t want him to win. Go sell crazy someplace else.
Rocco has subsequently become kind of douchey about his role in this great moment. He's a bit too self aware and hams it up a bit too much in interviews. Saw some of the same cringe out of Michael Block recently.
The jovial attitude Tiger showed Rocco on 1 was so unbelievably out of character, I remember being so taken aback at the time. He either 1) genuinely liked Rocco (and he was the only competitor he ever liked) or 2) he thought taking his guard down would take Rocco off his game. I think it’s likely 2 but not positive
What I don’t understand is if all these funds are loving nio and gobbling it up, then why isn’t the price skyrocketing? There must be just as many people selling and not living nio. Right?
Lmaoo bagged milk😂 welcome to Canada Tig! I hope you bought yourself a milk jug You can find cartons too . I’m sure you’ve figured that out already Your buddy at the end of the clip” you probably just open up the top” 💀
Anyone else believe that maybe Tiger signed his soul to the devil at some point to keep doing this stuff? Or maybe Earl did it when Tiger was born and then had to keep his end of the bargain when he died? Father's sacrifice for a son.
Nah his old man died old and of bad health. If he made a deal with the devil, he wouldn’t have had the humiliation and injuries so much. Dude lost about five to ten years of his prime.
I wonder why no one ever tried to copy Rocco's swing. He out drove tiger on multiple occasions and looked smooth and effortless (not injury prone like Tiger's swing). But I guess it lacks the cool factor, or sales/marketing factor. You gotta make golf look cool and athletic to make people buy new clubs. Humans are such biased animals and it's the reason why I hate being human. And I hate the golf industry too because it's a scam.
Why did people copy Tiger’s swing and not Rocco’s? Because it was cool and marketable? Are you kidding me with that? How about the fact that Tiger’s swing produced 15 majors and over a hundred tournament wins compared to no majors and a few wins by Rocco’s. Don’t accuse humans of being stupid and superficial just because you are. If don’t like being human that’s your problem, not the rest of ours. And I’m no fan of Tiger Woods or the ways of professional golf either.
Im rooting for Tiger. Rocco isn't playing blades. Once you get to the PGA Tour, it should be a rule that you have to use blades. Cavity backs shouldnt be allowed on the PGA tour.
The final 18 hole playoff in US Open history, and, as of 2024, the most recent playoff of any kind as well.
3:41:30 What a great shot lol. You can only imagine what Rocco is thinking. He's a lifer, one of my fav people in golf ever
Didn't expect to see you in the comments here man! Big fan of the channel
How can you not love Rocco just a salt of the earth guy.
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I got to meet him and his caddy once, he's a regular-ass dude, super nice guy
Seems like the kind of guy you'd have a 🍺 with and talk about random stuff
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This was incredible, had no idea who won. Sat down and watched it and it was amazing
I Watched every minute of this tournament and this was my take away.Rocco was amazed that he had finished in a tie with Tiger and since this was his chance for fame and respect he was going to do his best to win and to his credit he did just that. I think that Tigers injury prevented him from playing his best golf. Both scenarios contributed to a very exciting match. I Think Rocco came away with a big paycheck and a lot of respect and a great story that he could tell for the remainder of his life
This is the best round of golf I've ever seen! For Both, Tiger with a bum leg, Rocco as a massive underdog!
As a Tiger fan I would have loved to see Rocco win this one, he had many chances, I think he just got tired!
Strategy.. Tiger slowed his individual play down tremendously in the heat for the last 4 holes- down 1 stroke. I am sure that played into OLD man Mediate and his ability to keep up and got more exhausted waiting. Even when the extended holes- Tiger slow paced even getting to the 1st tee. Brilliant strategy though. Many ppl never saw what he was doing.. I did lol. Rocco got slow cooked.
😂 25:17
Watching this randomly right now and forgot how iconic this was. Tiger coming up short on the par 3 in the playoff right now, and knowing he ends up still winning, crazy. That l can’t believe that was 16 years ago. You don’t see greatness like this much in any sport anymore
Tiger has had better rounds.
ALL golf Playoffs should be 18 Holes. 1 hole playoff lame as hell.
Tiger dropping all those putts in a row is surreal. Was fun to watch when he was healthy.
It's very weird seeing NBC Sports graphics and commentators on ESPN
It started on ESPN and switched to NBC..
Remember exactly where I was for this playoff. I was doing some construction work at a graveyard. Because the playoff was held in a Monday, we sat in the break room and watched the entire playoff, instead of working. Great times!
Hard to believe we had to wait 11 years to see him win again
Love these old tournaments thank you so much for posting these! One suggestion - for the titles - do not say who won or imply it in the thumbnail. Its so much more fun to watch when i dont konw who will win. Thanks!!
That shot at 2:36:00 won Tiger the tournament. Kind of like Phil’s at Augusta in 2010 behind the tree in the pine straw
Won him the tournament?? He lost that hole lol
@@coreyparsons151 he's saying if tiger doesnt hit that crazy good shot giving himself atleast an easy par, he coulda easily made bogey or double from his position, losing the match.
@@coreyparsons151 Obviously, Captain Obvious smh. Tell us you don't know anything about golf without telling us you don't know anything about golf 😂.
what an outstanding performance by both.
timeless classic broadcast included -
Anyone else wake up with this playing? Lol
Always tiger running at the end of a tournament for some reason haha
Yuppers
I did!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 you start with the final round too and fall asleep too
Yeah and I haven’t stopped watching lol
Great video lads. Loved that 6 by guy. Those first three shots were waaayyyy more like my golf. My friend won tickets for Saturday so we're driving down at 3am from Glasgow. Absolutely buzzing. I think Rory is gonna take it after his win up here.
One of the only men to push Tiger this far when he was in his prime, at a major.
Tiger was ok a torn acl and broken leg
Tigers too good, but I have a newfound respect for Rocco. Loved the interview and he seems like a good guy. GG to both of them.
Rocco. Living Legend. With a fantastic attitude. That’s a winner imo
Great match guys! Very fun video to watch!
Great documentary!!! 👌👌👌👌👌
Everyone talks about Tiger's 2000 and 2002 swing, but his 2008 swing is right up there with his swing in those years.
His iron shots were the best during 2005-2009. The Haney swing is underrated
Awesome 🎉
Keep these coming
If you ever come to Western Australia. You two and me and my buddy hit us up for a match play!
I get such a kick out of your reactions!! Keep up the genuine emotion!! Haha!!
Love you TIGER!!!!!!!! Your father is def proud of ya up there rooting for you!
Cheers mate
I agree with you.nick faldo is great commentator as well
Good ole Rocco, he pushed Tiger all the way, but sadly fell short. This reminded me of the 2009 British Open when Tom Watson won at the age of 59.
instantt classic. Rocco played out of his mind but that just goes to show what it takes to even hang with an injured Tiger. California at its finest! Tiger is the greatest golfer ever! The bunker shot on 17 was absolutely massive! Nobody hits that shot on their best day!!
Never be another 🐯🏆. Love tiger
Young people and beginners you really can't truly understand how great Tiger was. This man made a billion dollars before Michael Jordan did and Jordan was around before him. But he acted like a jackass on the course back then just like a lot of other players.
How did he act like a jackass
@@loganjones5764 swearing and throwing clubs
It's interesting tucking in the right elbow helps me more with the longer clubs. Don't cast as much with the irons. But it does work.
It keeps you connected
The last ever 18 hole playoff.
God, I love this guy!
Tiger is the GOAT of Golf.
GOAT of golf is like being the king of nerds.
@@dorothygale1104aren’t u a fan tho 💀💀💀
@@dorothygale1104yet here you are
@@coreyparsons151 Of course I’m here because I’m a nerd… big time nerd. How else do you think I know the Goat of golf is like king of nerds?
Free lessons from the Master of slow play!
YUP!! Jigalaya did it on purpose!! Knew Rocco liked a speed game!!
Rocco is such a loveable guy
god bless rocco, what a guy, and he took some beating ..
but you just cant leave ANY room for Mr woods !
I CAN’T BELIEVE TOOTSOON JIGALAYA PLAYED SO SLOW!! HE DID SO ON PURPOSE.. HE KNEW ROCCO LIKED TO PLAY FAST!!
How good was Tiger at this stage in his career? Playing on one leg he still wins....
As good as Tiger was, this was the 14th and last Major that Tiger won until his 2019 Masters win 11 years later.
He wasn't playing on one leg..idk why people say this..he played on both legs whilst one was badly injured..bc he golfs he doesn't need to rely on twisting or cutting just the torque and pressure being put on it..had he been playing any other sport he wouldn't be able to do so
@@DTB1995dude, you take things way too literally…
@@DTB1995 It's an expression....gee you must be so much fun at parties. Stop taking things to literally
15:30 "I slept OK ... I slept for a few hours. We're running on fumes today."
Great answer 😂 Rocco seems like an awesome guy!
Every major should have a 18 hole playoff
No way. It's way too excessive. They've already played 72 holes for crying out loud.
Back when golf tournament commentators didn't sound like the network pulled them out of the gallery. Today's announcers are so captain obvious.
Love Miller.
Amen
Literally the same commentators lol
@@andrewgundy3045exactly. 😂
J Miller was very honest. The rest of them were Yes men.
Was Rocco sober during this one?
Elin is a catch. Crazy he left her behind.
she just a baby momma now.
Tiger fucked around and found out.
Nah he just f*cked around. When your that rich there is nothing to find , it all comes to you. @@JohnSmith-mx8wp
thi was the height of the PGA Tour right here.
2:50:32 is the opposite of Tiger's chip in the 16th. Why did the ball stop?
I watched this without knowing the end...good lord....that bunker shot and then that putt...damm you tiger damn you all the way back to tiger town
Great i was cheering for ROCCO
I guess the shot clock doesnt go into effect during playoffs,,jesus Tiger was playing like Bryson
God in heaven Tiger’s swing is just dirty smooth
Wanted Rocco big time! ?: Wouldn't Rocco have to replace his ball after reaching the green or even before the chip on #5?
I've recently switched from the sim 2 to the r15 and see major difference in accuracy and same driving distance.
Been using an r7, have been averaging 270 with a few at 290-300. I definitely want some newer tech
You STILL SUCK!! I’ve seen you play!! You BLOW!! 😂😂😂😂💩💩💩💩
Why is Rocco wearing a sweater vest over a long sleeve shirt in hot weather. Just a wild move!
Is a bad habit he drag from the 90’s
It was the only red shirt the sponsor fitted him with for that trip… he’s playing the game within the game
Nice video.....enjoyed the shanks
21:03 Pinkman
What? No shot tracers wtf 🤷♂️
Man look how empty it was. People didn’t know what they were missin…. And it was a Monday I guess lol
Bob Costas shouldn’t be calling sports, a very dull broadcaster.
Costas wasn’t calling the action in this video. Only did a few bits coming out of commercials. Dan Hicks is calling the action along side Johnny Miller.
Man look at those baggy pants on Rocco.
MC Hammer lookin ass
Yeah horrible fashion
It's hilarious
@user-bp4qq7tt1u no worse than the hammer pants Tiger wore in the late 90's and early 2000's
I wonder if Johnny Miller wanted Tiger to lose?
Johnny always wants Tiger to lose.. even back when he was casting Tiger in the US Amateurs in '96
Imagine cheering for Tiger during this face off..
Like who do you think you are?
2:44:00 Apple 🍏
@16:40....600th place didnt cash in 2005 WSOP Main Event.. only 560 players cashed... i would link my source but jootoob 🤷♂
These golf tournaments really do a great job of showing how truly horrendous and embarrassing UA-cam's subtitle thing is. I mean, it so bad that it makes we wonder how it got released for public consumption. Is there no shame left in this world. Whoever developed that terrible AI needs to go back to school, my word.
The blondes actually pulled off the punishment clothes looking good as they should
TOOTSOON PLAYED SLOW ON PURPOSE!!
Think about how many people would have won majors if it wasn’t for Tiger
Tiger had the career that Phil Mickenson would have otherwise had if Tiger never existed. Phil was already established as the #2 ranked player in the world with 10 Tour wins over 5 sesons prior to Woods turning pro in late-1996. Michelson won an additional 35 Tour events (45 total Tour wins) and 6 Majors after Woods turned pro. Even though most of Michelson’s Tour career overlapped Wood’s career, Phil still won 45 Tour events, which places him tied for 8th for most Tour wins and is tied for 12th for most Major wins with 6 Majors. It must be a hard pill to swallow having to live with “what might have been” had a kid named Tiger not come along and put Phil’s Hall of Fame 45-win career as an afterthought to the achievements Tiger attained.
All due respect to Tiger. Rocco wasn’t exactly a formidable competitor. He was great player but even he would admit he was out matched. Imagine Phil against tiger in the day.
Congratulations on 225,000 subscribers! 🎉
Tiger would stop winning. Majors in 2008. Tiger beat Rocco who was a stiff who never won a major even when Tiger stopped winning in 2008. Rocco had chances to win but choked down the stretch. Jack beat Arnie Player Casper Trevino Watson Miller Seve.
Amazingly slow play... taking over a minute to tap in..
This only could have better if Johnny and Dan were spectators ......... give me Ben Wright and Ken Venturi or Mr Longhurst and Pat Summerall OR Bob Drum all by himself
He had pins on his hat… he was bound to lose 😂😂
Lmfaooooo yep
Love the pins.
@@stanlee399 you sound like a boomer
18 hole playoff is stupid. It should always be sudden death. They just played 72 damn holes over four days. Being tied after the 72nd hole and all the drama up to that point, everything carries right into the 73rd hol, continues the moment it’s no different if they’re tied after 71 holes, if one of them birdies the last hole and the other one pars they lose on the 72nd hole.
Or you might be stupid. Hmmmmm.
It was in hopes of tiger losing
@@frednunn623 Yeah, the USGA instituted 18-hole playoffs back at the very first US Open held 108 years prior to this 2008 US Open because they predicted Tiger would come along 108 years later and they didn’t want him to win. Go sell crazy someplace else.
Rocco choked.
Rocco has subsequently become kind of douchey about his role in this great moment. He's a bit too self aware and hams it up a bit too much in interviews. Saw some of the same cringe out of Michael Block recently.
Whatever
2:36:05
29:52 That’s what she said!!!! 😂. I know I’m a cornball for that but I had to.
It’s crazy because I wasn’t even 9 years old when this took place
Real crazy
Rocco was valient. No goat he. Too many waves. Make the putt.
The jovial attitude Tiger showed Rocco on 1 was so unbelievably out of character, I remember being so taken aback at the time. He either 1) genuinely liked Rocco (and he was the only competitor he ever liked) or 2) he thought taking his guard down would take Rocco off his game. I think it’s likely 2 but not positive
It was hole 1. Light moment. Surely Tiger liked more than just Rocco. He’s proven that a lot over the years.
What I don’t understand is if all these funds are loving nio and gobbling it up, then why isn’t the price skyrocketing? There must be just as many people selling and not living nio. Right?
Tiger played really fucking slow. Must have been tough for Rocco
Lil Jigalaya did it on purpose!! 😂😂😂😂💩💩💩💩
😊😊😊
Tiger's a wee bit of a poser too isn't he?
Lmaoo bagged milk😂 welcome to Canada Tig! I hope you bought yourself a milk jug
You can find cartons too . I’m sure you’ve figured that out already
Your buddy at the end of the clip” you probably just open up the top” 💀
I forgot just how annoying Get in the Hole guy was. I hope they banned him and others for this vulgar behaviour.
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Rocco is just incredibly awesome. I've played with him and I've gotta say... he 15x nicer than woods ever is.
No one believes you
Anyone else believe that maybe Tiger signed his soul to the devil at some point to keep doing this stuff? Or maybe Earl did it when Tiger was born and then had to keep his end of the bargain when he died? Father's sacrifice for a son.
Perhaps, but there’s not much to suggest it.
Nah his old man died old and of bad health. If he made a deal with the devil, he wouldn’t have had the humiliation and injuries so much. Dude lost about five to ten years of his prime.
Now if only the personable Rocco Mediate could stop spitting…
I wonder why no one ever tried to copy Rocco's swing. He out drove tiger on multiple occasions and looked smooth and effortless (not injury prone like Tiger's swing). But I guess it lacks the cool factor, or sales/marketing factor. You gotta make golf look cool and athletic to make people buy new clubs. Humans are such biased animals and it's the reason why I hate being human. And I hate the golf industry too because it's a scam.
No worse than the NFL
Why did people copy Tiger’s swing and not Rocco’s? Because it was cool and marketable? Are you kidding me with that? How about the fact that Tiger’s swing produced 15 majors and over a hundred tournament wins compared to no majors and a few wins by Rocco’s. Don’t accuse humans of being stupid and superficial just because you are. If don’t like being human that’s your problem, not the rest of ours. And I’m no fan of Tiger Woods or the ways of professional golf either.
Im rooting for Tiger. Rocco isn't playing blades. Once you get to the PGA Tour, it should be a rule that you have to use blades. Cavity backs shouldnt be allowed on the PGA tour.
FYI - The US Open is not a PGA Tour event. The USGA owns and conducts the US Open. The PGA Tour has no part in the US Open.
phony tiger walking totally fine but when he hits a bad shot he blames his knee
Knee was fine. He was only out 8 months after this event.
Modern medicine.