Bests of Decade in Golf (I)

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Best major championship: The 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines may prove to be Tiger's signature championship, and that's saying a lot. First, he limped through 72 holes on a bad leg — he had microfractures from playing on a blown ACL and needed season-ending surgery soon afterward. Then he turned Saturday into one big highlight show with a pair of dramatic eagles, and Sunday sank a clutch putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff. His blue-collar, every-man opponent, Rocco Mediate, enjoyed his own underdog following and surprisingly took Woods to a 91st hole — and was actually ahead late in the round — before finally losing. It was a mesmerizing, captivating week.

 

Best player: It's Tiger Woods, of course. The only player whose numbers remotely rival Tiger's in the last decade (56 wins, 12 majors) is Annika Sorenstam (54 wins, 8 majors), and she compiled hers in nine years because she retired a year ago. The numbers are pretty close, in fact. Woods gets the nod when it comes to majors, however.

 
 

 

Best clutch shot on 72nd hole of a major: Australian Karrie Webb holed out a pitching wedge from 116 yards for eagle on the last hole of the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship. Her big shot got her into a playoff, which she won.

Second best clutch shot on 72nd hole of a major: Little-known Shaun Micheel, one shot ahead after a weekend duel with Chad Campbell, stiffed a 7-iron to two inches to ice his first (and only) career win at the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

 

Best Cinderella finish: Obscure Aussie Craig Perks bogeyed seven of the first 15 holes in the final round of the 2002 Players, then chipped in for eagle at the 16th, holed an unlikely birdie putt at the 17th and chipped in again for a miraculous par at the 18th to pull out the victory.

 

Best gender barrier-breaking event: Lorena Ochoa, the top player in women's golf, won the 2007 Women's British Open at St. Andrews, the first women's event held at the Old Course, which is the home of the male-only R&A. It was Ochoa's first major championship, making her the first player since Tony Lema in 1964 to win that first career major at the Old Course. "Being at St. Andrews to make history — there's no more to say," a happy Ochoa said.
 

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