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See our Hot Topic Archives. Hot Topic: U.S. OPEN For the first time in its 108-year history, the U.S. Open was held at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) in La Jolla (June 9-16, 2008). Staged by the United States Golf Association, the U.S. Open is one of four major championships ("the majors") in golf. In a sudden-death playoff, Tiger Woods defeated Rocco Mediate to win his 3rd Open title and his 14th major championship. Below are related books, articles, and Web sites. -- Prepared by the San Diego Public Library, June 2008
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Print Materials
Payne at Pinehurst: the greatest U.S. Open ever Chastain, Bill. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2004. 796.352/CHASTAIN	Open: inside the ropes at Bethpage Black John Feinstein. Boston: Little, Brown, 2003. 796.3526/FEINSTEIN
100 years of the U.S. Open: a century of excellence John Delery. New York: MetroBooks, 2000.. 796.35266/DELERY	Tiptoeing through hell: playing the U.S. Open on golf's most treacherous courses John Strege. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002. 796.35266/STREGE	The majors: in pursuit of golf's Holy Grail John Feinstein. Boston: Little, Brown, 1999. 796.35266/FEINSTEIN

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Thomas Bonk ON GOLF; THE U.S. OPEN Torrey Pines, South Course, June 12-15; Three's a crowd; USGA's decision to put the top players in the world together for the first two rounds of the Open could lead to gridlock -- on and off the course Thomas Bonk. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Jun 6, 2008. p. D.1 (ProQuest)

U.S. Open tee times Anonymous The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah: Jun 6, 2008. (ProQuest)

MediaFLO USA, ESPN Mobile TV and NBC Sports on NBC 2Go Bring Live, Tee-to-green Video Coverage of the U.S. Open to AT&T and Verizon Wireless Phones; - Award-winning FLO TV Service Offers Golf Fans 30 Hours of Live Coverage as the World's Best Golfers Go Head-to-head in Their Attempt to Capture the National Championship at Torrey Pines, June 12-15 - Anonymous PR Newswire. New York: Jun 5, 2008. (ProQuest)

Trying to beat odds - and 100 Ron Kroichick. San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, Calif.: Jun 5, 2008. p. D.7 (ProQuest)

U.S. Open Golf Championship to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio Anonymous. PR Newswire. New York: Jun 2, 2008. (ProQuest)

June events to pump millions into local economy | But economists say impact is overstated Dean Calbreath. The San Diego Union - Tribune. San Diego, Calif.: Jun 1, 2008. p. A.1 (ProQuest)

Web Sites

The Official Site of the US Open 2008 - http://www.usopen.com/

The United States Golf Association - http://www.usga.org/home/index.html

The World of Golf Hall of Fame - http://www.wgv.com/hof/hof.php

A History of Golf - http://www.pcaworldwide.com/history1.htm

Complete Guide to the Torrey Pines Golf Course - http://www.torreypines.com/torrey-pines-us-open-2008.asp

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