Associated Press
Column: A different US Open than imagined at Torrey Pines
The spectacular ocean vistas will fill TV screens as usual, along with the obligatory shots of hang gliders prancing above the cliffs of Southern California. In an era where betting is the rage, there’s probably a bookie somewhere who will offer an over/under on the number of times fans at home will be treated to the replay of Tiger Woods rolling in a putt on the final hole to force a playoff at Torrey Pines in 2008. Woods is absent, of course, which changes the dynamic of the storyline probably more than it does the leaderboard.