2008 U.S. Open

Archive note

The 2008 edition was won by Tiger Woods. Verified venue assignments are published in this record.

Record sources

• 2026 USGA Championships Media Guide - U.S. Open
  • 2008 U.S. Open · Championship identity

    The official 2026 USGA Championship Record Book directly enumerates the completed 2008 Championship, champion, explicit date span, and site in Championship Results: 1895 to 2025. The recorded champion and site preserve the higher-resolution register text. The current official U.S. Open Champions table independently confirms the year, champion, and site.

    Verified 2026-08-20
• USGA dated host record and researched Club identity
  • South

    Dated USGA host wording Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course), San Diego, Calif. is explicitly reconciled to Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course in San Diego, CA. The dated South Course qualifier resolves to the existing South Course owned by this Club. Dated host authority: https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/media/online-media-center/usga-records/u-s--open-results--1895-to-present.html

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA official U.S. Open result
  • Tiger Woods

    The official result names the champion and regulation total. Historical playoff status is corroborated by tied regulation totals and extra scores for both winner and runner-up. The 2026 report establishes a one-stroke win on the 72nd hole. Relative score is retained only where explicitly stated.

    Verified 2026-09-10
• USGA: 2026 U.S. Open Record Book
  • Rocco Mediate

    PDF page 9, 2008 result: Rocco Mediate, regulation total 283 (-1 to par). Playoff scores 71, 5 are separate from the regulation total. The official playoff table on PDF page 10 identifies the winner and runners-up.

    Verified 2026-10-23