When Woods birdied the 18th hole, both players finished the regulation play-off in even par. That sent it into sudden-death. When Mediate found a fairway bunker with his tee shot on the 19th, the die seemed cast.

It was, as Mediate went on to bogey the hole. When Woods made par, he had his third Open title and this 14th major.

It started as a bright, cool morning at Torrey Pines.

In something of a surprise, when they came out to warm up this morning, Mediate and Woods were in identical outfits: red shirts, black pants, red vests. When Woods saw Mediate, he immediately took off his vest.

At the par 4, 448-yard first hole, Mediate teed off first and drove the ball in the fairway.

Then, so did Tiger. But that was uncharacteristic for Woods, who had double-bogeyed the opening hole three times this week.

Tiger reached the green easily and two-putted for an uneventful par 4.

Mediate missed a five-footer trying for an up-and-down from a bunker, and just like that, he was down a stroke.

In an interview on ESPN before the playoff, Mediate said: "I'm running on fumes, there's nothing ion the tank."

Both parred the par-4, 389-yard second.

On the par-3, 188-yard third, Mediate just missed a hole in one, and tapped in for a birdie. Woods missed an 8-footer for par and a two-stroke swing, with Mediate now up a stroke.

Both parred the par-4, 488-yard fourth.

On the par-4, 453-yard fifth, Mediate hit a wild second shot that caromed off not one but two cart paths into the crowd, but got a break when it landed on a patch of grass, trampled by the week's galleries. He left his pitch about 8 feet past the hole and missed the par putt. Woods made par to even the match at one-over.

Woods birdied the par-4, 501-yard sixth hole to go even par while Mediate parred to remain at 1-over.

At the par 4, 463-yard seventh, a dogleg right, Tiger hit his driver to dead center of the fairway, with 145 yards left to the hole. He hit the green, 10 feet below the hole, and sank the birdie to go 1-under.

Rocco hit his driver 285 yards into the first cut of right rough, 176 yards to the hole. His second landed pin high, 35 feet right of the hole. He lagged to 1 foot and made the par 4 to stay at plus-one.

At the par 3, 177-yard 8th, Tiger's 7 iron one-hops over the green into the back bunker. He then blasts over the green, chipls to 4 feet and sinks bogey putt to go to even par.

Rocco's 7 iron comes up short of the green. He chips to 4 feet and sinks the par putt to trail by only one.

At the par 5, 612-yard 9th, Tiger hit his driver 325 yards in the fairway. His second shot, a 5-wood, came up short of the green, in one of two front bunkers. His blast shot didn't reach the green, hanging up in the rough around the collar of the green. On his fourth shot, Tiger hit a wedge to 5 feet and made the putt to save par and remain even par 35 through nine holes.

Rocco hit his driver 295 yards in the fairway but pushed his second shot into the second cut of rough, leaving himself 115 yards to the green. He hit a gap wedge to 12 feet above the hole. His first putt rolls 4 feet past the hole and he misses the come-back putt for a bogey 6 and now trails by two shots at the turn.

At the par 4, 414-yard 10th, a slight dogleg left, Tiger misses fairway right. He then hacks his second shot out of the rough to the edge of the rough. His third shot, a wedge, spins off green to the fringe but sinks a clutch par-saving 18-foot putt.

Rocco hits the fairway but his second shot comes up short of green. He chunks his chip shot to 8 feet and misses a par-saving putt to go plus 3 through 10.

At the par 3, 221-yard 11th, Tiger hits 5 iron to the front bunker, then blasts to 8 feet, leaving a slightly downhill putt. But he comes up inches short, for bogey.

Rocco hits a 4 iron to the green and two-putts for par, making up a shot to remain at plus 2.

At the par 4, 475-yard 12th, Tiger hit his driver into the right fairway bunker. He blasted out to the rough just short of the green. He pitched to 15 feet but ran his par putt 3 feet past the hole for a bogey 5 to go plus 2.

Rocco hit his driver in the fairway and hit a great fairway wood to the green, 18 feet away from the hole. His birdie putt ran 4 feet past the hole but he saved par to trail by only one.

At the par 5, 539-yard 13th, Tiger hit his driver 315 yards into second cut of left rough. From a good lie, he hits a long iron from 225 yards, which lands on green and rolls to back edge, setting up a long eagle putt. He comes up 2 feet short but makes the birdie to go to 1-over for the round.

Rocco hits his driver to left edge of fairway, then goes for the green with a fairway wood; which comes up just short. It catches the rim of front greenside bunker and falls back in. He blasts to 4 feet and sinks the birdie putt to stay within one shot.

At the par 4, 269-yard 14th, Tiger hits his driver to the rough, just short of green. He chips to 7 feet on his second shot, but lips out the putt to save par.

Rocco hits his driver and almost reaches the green. He chips to tap-in range for his second straight birdie and a tie. Through 14 holes, they are all even at plus 1.

At the par 4, 470-yard 15th, Tiger hits driver and flinches for the first time all day, apparently bothered by his knee. His tee shot sails 40 yards into the fairway bunker on the adjoining hole. He hits a world-class bunker shot to green to 8 feet but misses birdie putt.

Rocco hits driver to right side of fairway and his second shot to 15 feet. Thousands of fans erupt as Rocco's birdie putt trickles into the hole for a birdie 3 to go even par and a one-shot lead after 15 holes.

At the par 3, 225-yard 16th, Tiger's tee shot makes the front edge of green, leaving a 30-foot birdie putt. The stroke seems true but the putt comes up just short, hanging on the lip.

Rocco's tee shot comes up just short of the green, on the fringe. From 5 feet off the green, he lag putts to 2 feet. Taps in for par.

At the par 4, 441-yard 17th, Tiger hits a fairway wood 279 yards to center of the fairway, leaving 162 yards to the green. His second shot finishes 18 feet past the hole but his birdie putt comes up just short.

Rocco's tee shot catches the first cut of the right rough, leaving 154 yards to the hole. His second shot makes the front of the green, leaving a 50-foot birdie putt. he lags to 3 feet past hole and sinks the par putt.

On the par 5, 525-yard 18th, Tiger hits driver 308 yards to center of fairway, leaving 217 yards to the hole. With a long iron in his hang, he backs off second shot once, then settles in to hit it. His towering iron shot just clears pond in front of the green, leaving 40-foot eagle putt. He lags to 4 feet.

Rocco hits his driver 250 yards into left fairway bunker, leaving 275 yards to the green. He blasts out to fairway, leaving 123 yards to green. He hits his wedge to 15 feet for birdie. his birdie putt runs 3 feet past.

Tiger makes his birdie putt.

Rocco makes his par putt.

They finish 18 holes at even par.

Play-off now goes to sudden death, starting with the 7th hole.

At the 7th, a par 4, Tiger hits driver to the right edge of the fairway, leaving 156 yards to the hole. His approach shot finds the front edge of green, leaving 20 footer for birdie.

Rocco hits driver into fairway bunker. He has a decent, but not great lie in the sand. His second shot flies left and short of the green, bounces off a cart path and settles up against grandstand, entitling him to a free drop. He gets decent lie in the rough and pitches to 18 feet.

Tiger's birdie putt stops two inches short, as Woods drops to his knees urging it on. He taps in for par.

Rocco must make the putt to play on, but it slides by on the right side. Game over. Woods wins.