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Posted at 10:54 a.m., Monday, June 16, 2008

U.S. Open playoff history

Associated Press

2008 — Tiger Woods (par) def. Rocco Mediate on the first hole of sudden-death playoff (Woods and Mediate were both tied at 71 through 18-hole playoff), Torrey Pines (South Course), San Diego.

2001 — Retief Goosen (70) def. Mark Brooks (72), Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.

1994 — Ernie Els (par) def. Loren Roberts on the second hole of sudden-death playoff (Els and Roberts were both tied at 74 through 18-hole playoff; Colin Montgomerie was eliminated with a 78), Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa.

1991 — Payne Stewart (75) def. Scott Simpson (77), Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, Minn.

1990 — Hale Irwin (birdie) def. Mike Donald on first hole of sudden-death playoff (both tied at 74 through 18-hole playoff), Medinah C.C., Course No. 3, Medinah, Ill.

1988 — Curtis Strange (71) def. Nick Faldo (75), The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.

1984 — Fuzzy Zoeller (67) def. Greg Norman (75), Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y.

1975 — Lou Graham (71) def. John Mahaffey (73), Medinah G.C., Medinah, Ill.

1971 — Lee Trevino (68) def. Jack Nicklaus (71), Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa.

1966 — Billy Casper (69) def. Arnold Palmer (73), Olympic Club, San Francisco

1965 — Gary Player (71) def. Kel Nagle (74), Bellerive C.C., St. Louis

1963 — Julius Boros (70) def. Jacky Cupit (73) and Arnold Palmer (76), The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.

1962 — Jack Nicklaus (71) def. Arnold Palmer (74), Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa.

1957 — Dick Mayer (72) def. Cary Middlecoff (79), Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

1955 — Jack Fleck (69) def. Ben Hogan (72), Olympic Club, San Francisco

1950 — Ben Hogan (69) def. Lloyd Mangrum (73) and George Fazio (75), Merion G.C., Ardmore, Pa.

1947 — Lew Worsham (69) def. Sam Snead (70), St. Louis C.C., Clayton, Mo.

1946 — Lloyd Mangrum (72-72) def. Vic Ghezzi (72-73) and Byron Nelson (72-73), Canterbury G.C., Cleveland

1940 — Lawson Little (70) def. Gene Sarazen (73), Canterbury G.C., Cleveland

1939 — Byron Nelson (68-70) def. Craig Wood (68-73) and Denny Shute (76), Philadelphia C.C., Philadelphia

1931 — Billy Burke (149-148) def. George Von Elm (149-149), Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

1929 — Bobby Jones (141) def. Al Espinosa (164), Winged Foot G.C., Mamaroneck, N.Y.

1928 — Johnny Farrell (143) def. Bobby Jones (144), Olympia Fields C.C., Matteson, Ill.

1927 — Tommy Armour (76) def. Harry Cooper (79), Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa.

1925 — W. MacFarlane (147) def. Bobby Jones (148), Worcester C.C., Worcester, Mass.

1923 — Bobby Jones (76) def. Bobby Cruickshank (78), Inwood, C.C., Inwood, N.Y.

1919 — Walter Hagen (77) def. Mike Brady (78), Brae Burn C.C, West Newton, Mass.

1913 — Francis Ouimet (72) def. Harry Vardon (77) and Edward Ray (78), The Country Club, Brookline, Mass.

1911 — John McDermott (80) def. Mike Brady (82) and George Simpson (85), Chicago G.C., Wheaton, Ill.

1910 — Alex Smith (71) def. John McDermott (75) and Macdonald Smith (77), Philadelphia Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Pa.

1908 — Fred McLeod (77) def. Willie Smith (83), Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Mass.

1903 — Willie Anderson (82) def. David Brown (84), Baltusrol G.C., Short Hills, N.J.

1901 — Willie Anderson (85) def. Alex Smith (86), Myopia Hunt Club, Hamilton, Mass.