Tiger Woods Keen to be a Part of the 2008 US Open Golf Championship!
Tiger Woods has not played a full round since his knee surgery, but the master is all set for the 2008 US Open Golf Championship. The number 1 golfer of America will seek his 14th major victory from June 12-15 at Torrey Pines, San Diego and believes he is close to full fitness. Such is the pull of the US Open Championship, no veteran can manage to stay away from it.
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is staged by the United States Golf Association in mid-June, scheduled such that the final round is always played on the third Sunday, which is Father’s Day. It is one of the four major championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.
The U.S. Open is staged at a variety of courses, set up in such a way that scoring is very difficult with a premium placed on accurate driving. Normally, an Open course is longer than normal and will have a high cut of rough, hilly greens and pinched fairways. Some courses that are attempting to get into the rotation for the U.S. Open will normally be rebuilt to have these features.
The first U.S. Open Championship was played on October 4, 1895, on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island. It was a 36-hole competition and was played in a single day. Ten professionals and one amateur entered. The winner was a 21-year-old Englishman named Horace Rawlins, who had arrived in the U.S. in January that year to take up a position at the host club.
United States holds the most U.S. Open wins at 78, followed by Scotland at 13.
2008 U.S. Open
The 2008 U.S. Open will be held at the Torrey Pines golf course in California from June 12 to June 15. This will be the 108th playing of the tournament and will be held at Torrey Pines for the first time. Starting this year, it will also be an official money event on the Asian Tour, with 50% of Asian Tour member’s earnings counting towards the Order of Merit.
2008 U.S. Open tickets at TICKETFINDER.com™
If you love golf, you have to be at the Torrey Pines in person. Watch history being made at one of the most exciting and competitive golf tournaments ever with TICKETFINDER.com™’s 2008 U.S. Open tickets which come with free shipping and lowest price guarantee options. Order from the convenience of your home or office and your U.S. Open tickets will be delivered right at your doorstep.
Also offered are all sports tickets, theater tickets and concert tickets. 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed!