In May 2008, Tiger Woods was informed he had two stress fractures of the left tibia and was advised to rest for at least six weeks, which meant he would have missed the U.S. Open. But with America’s national championship being played at Torrey Pines, where Woods was obviously comfortable and knew how to win, that simply wasn’t an option.
So while he wasn’t playing competitive rounds on the PGA Tour, he was still putting in work to prepare for the season’s second major, which included a nine-hole practice round at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, California, which was his home course for a time. It was the first time he’d played any type of round since The Masters and he went out wearing a knee brace as he was obviously in a lot of pain. And things simply did not go well as Tiger once explained to
Tiger Woods famously won the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines with a broken leg but most golf fans know that story, right? What some may not know, however, is that the 82-time PGA Tour winner played what was probably the worst nine holes of his adult life — actually, probably the worst nine holes since he was about three — not too long before winning his 14th major championship.
Tiger Woods won his first four events in 2008 but didn’t play between The Masters and U.S. Open
Tiger Woods began the 2008 PGA Tour season on an absolute roll. After finishing the ’07 campaign with four wins in five tournaments, Woods opened the ’08 season with a victory at the Buick Invitational, his sixth win at Torrey Pines, the course that would obviously serve as the host of the U.S. Open later in the year.
Tiger then won the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic in his next start, followed that up with a victory at the WGC-Match Play event, and then won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill for the fifth time. His overall winning streak stopped at six as he finished fifth at the WGC-CA Championship before taking solo second at The Masters.
However, between The Masters and U.S. Open, Woods didn’t play a single round of competitive golf as he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee to repair some damaged cartilage.
Tiger Woods shot 54 on nine holes ahead of the 2008 U.S. Open
Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open | Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
In May 2008, Tiger Woods was informed he had two stress fractures of the left tibia and was advised to rest for at least six weeks, which meant he would have missed the U.S. Open. But with America’s national championship being played at Torrey Pines, where Woods was obviously comfortable and knew how to win, that simply wasn’t an option.
So while he wasn’t playing competitive rounds on the PGA Tour, he was still putting in work to prepare for the season’s second major, which included a nine-hole practice round at Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, California, which was his home course for a time. It was the first time he’d played any type of round since The Masters and he went out wearing a knee brace as he was obviously in a lot of pain. And things simply did not go well as Tiger once explained to Time.
“Well, the problem was, knee braces don’t allow you to rotate—a golf swing, you need to rotate. So I went out and played nine holes. I think I’m a pretty good golfer—you know what, I think I’m a damn good golfer—but when I went out there on my home course and I lost eight balls in nine holes.
“I shot 54, not long before the U.S. Open, and I’m grinding my butt off, and I said, O.K., you’re the No. 1 player in the world, …read more
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