As the U.S. Open approaches this week, it marks 10 years since a nearly lame Tiger Woods agonized through 91 holes to claim what many consider his greatest major championship.
Even the Monday playoff at Torrey Pines in 2008 required an extra, sudden-death hole before Tiger could put away the boisterous and ever-smiling Rocco Mediate, who was trying to become the oldest U.S. Open champion.
It was Tiger's so-called one-legged major, played on two stress fractures and a torn ACL in his left knee. After Woods essentially willed himself to victory, it seemed like the moment when everyone had to concede that, yes, not only would Woods break Jack Nicklaus' record for majors, but he would crush it as well.