Golf’s Top 10 Stories of 2008
GOLF.com surveyed more than 2,600 readers to find out what they deemed the biggest stories of 2008. The results are in.
1. Tiger Woods limps to a playoff victory at the U.S. Open, then has reconstructive surgery on his left knee and misses the rest of the season. (48%)
2. John Daly is found passed out outside a Hooters in Winston-Salem, N.C., and spends the night in jail. (24.2%)
3. Captain Paul Azinger leads the U.S. to victory in the Ryder Cup. (5.3%)
4. Rocco Mediate comes from nowhere to tie Woods and force a playoff in the U.S. Open. (4.4%)
5. Padraig Harrington wins two straight majors, the British Open and the PGA Championship. (4.1%)
6. Annika Sorenstam retires. (4.1%)
7. After a difficult divorce, Greg Norman marries Chris Evert and contends at the British Open at 53. (1.5%)
8. Tiger wins four tournaments in a row (1.3%)
9. Seve Ballesteros has multiple surgeries for brain cancer. (1.2%)
10. The LPGA says that all players must speak English or be suspended, but then backs down.
