One of our sons kept calling from Washington DC. He wanted Mediate to win so bad and he loves Tiger. It was just one of those things that is hard to describe. So with him phoning us on a regular basis, my dear wife began cheering for Rocco and she doesn't even play golf. I kept looking over at her not believing what I was seeing. She was rooting and hooting every shot. She was right there watching the action. She took a phone break every now and then to speak with others who called, not golf related, but the point is she was into it.

It was certainly one of those days I will never forget in the history of sports. I play golf. I love golf. I know how hard golf is and to watch those two players, with so much pressure to win, perform at such a high level on a challenging track, was amazing to me. The crowds were huge and they were into what was happening. It would have been hard for me to even take the club back away from the ball because the setting was so overwhelming. When Rocco made his third straight birdie on 15 to take the lead, Torrey Pines went nuts and most of those fans love Tiger to death. But when Tiger knocked in his birdie on 18 to put it into sudden death, it was like a touchdown in the Super Bowl. You talk about loud? I'm still trying to figure out who wanted who to win.

We are watching history being made right before our very eyes. Tiger is professional golf. When he plays, most golfers and many casual fans are interested and like I saw today, non golfers can get wrapped up in the action. When he isn't in a tournament, most golfers want to know how he did, non golf fans don't care about the event. He, quite simply, is bigger than life. When he won only the third U.S. Open sudden death playoff over Rocco, it was his 14th major championship and 3rd Open Championship. That's just four away from Jack Nicklaus' 18 major titles. Many thought no one would ever come close to that but barring injury, Tiger will pass that in the next couple of years. He called this victory, the greatest win of them all.

In golf, the goal is to try to beat par. This tournament experience definitely finished in the red numbers.