If you watched the 3rd round of the U.S. OPEN today, played at Torrey Pines in San Diego, CA, you know why I used the word, WOW, in the title for this blog. Torrey Pines, just as it has for the first 2 days, continued to beat up on the best golfers in the world. The greens were fast and the rough was long and, well, roughter than rough.

With his left knee giving him some pain, Tiger Woods managed to end the day as the sole leader by one shot. On the way to today's finale, Tiger screwed up his face in pain, hit almost no tee shots in the fairways and still managed to end the day ahead of the entire field.

Rocco Mediate had a fantastic day, and it only went south toward the end of the round. Rocco will be playing in the next to the last group, but I'm sure he made many new fans these past 3 days. He had a smile on his face continuously, and chatted non-stop with his caddie. He played great, up until the last couple holes where he made some bogies. Still, if he regroups and gets his game back on the same track it's been on for this tournament, Tiger and Lee Underwood should look out.

Were you watching? Let me hear what you thought. Were you pulling for Tiger, against Tiger, or just watching with no particular favorite?

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