As a torrential downpour pelted Oakmont Country Club, the final round of the 2025 U.S. Open was suspended at 4:01 p.m.
Millions who were watching at home likely sighed.
But NBC kept viewers on the edge of their seats.
During the weather delay, the network rapidly cut to a replay of the 2008 U.S. Open, which Tiger Woods famously won on a broken leg and torn ACL in a playoff against Rocco Mediate at Torrey Pines.
The rewind began with Woods’s eagle on the 13th hole in Round 3, where he holed a 65-foot putt. It then showed the championship’s most pivotal moments, ending with his birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff.
Safe to say people stayed at their televisions. And many took to Twitter (X) to reflect on Woods’s heroics and party like it was 2008.
Only Tiger Woods can have this chip go halfway up the flag and drop for birdie.
— Jack Benjamin (@JackBenjaminPxP) June 15, 2025
That grin towards Steve Williams says it all🤣
And this was only like his 3rd best highlight of the third round of the 2008 US Open at Torrey…pic.twitter.com/dHdrTvGTZA https://t.co/gFNanN5h9n
1) Good on someone in the NBC truck to integrate the resumption clock on the taped 2008 rain delay coverage.
— Jeremy Schilling (@jschil) June 15, 2025
2) I wonder what Tiger is thinking right now. Dude is a golf addict. I bet you he’s watching. Happiness? Sadness?#USOpen #golf
Watching Tiger drop eagles at Torrey on 1.5 legs from '08... pic.twitter.com/CzP6ABTX6G
— Parker Kienholz (@_p_n_k) June 15, 2025
I think NBC's ratings are going up during this weather delay.
— BucciOT.Com (@Buccigross) June 15, 2025
The shotmaking difference between even 2008 and 2025 is remarkable. That sky-cut 5 wood from Tiger is a shot basically no one hits today, because the ball spins so much less.
— Tim Gavrich (@TimGavrich) June 15, 2025
I don’t care if it’s 2008 3rd round open rain delay coverage. I’m gonna pretend like it’s today Tiger.
— Tone Digs (@ToneDigz) June 15, 2025
the number of dads who are about to wake up from their nap and go “oh, Tiger’s in contention?”
— ANTIFAldo (@ANTIFAldo) June 15, 2025
Taking Rocco Mediate Top 5 +2000
— Masters Burner (@ANGC_burner) June 15, 2025
NBC showing 2008 Tiger Woods during the US Open rain delay. Just drained a 50 ft eagle putt and took a drink of Tigerade what an era pic.twitter.com/0CI1YCLbz7
— Robby Hudson (@RobHud3) June 15, 2025
Just woke up from my US Open delay nap and Lee Westwood is making a charge
— Jake (@JakeAndBall) June 15, 2025
The U.S Open is gonna get back from rain delay and lose half their viewers to people going to YouTube to finish watching Tiger Woods in 2008
— John Rich (@JohnRichTV) June 15, 2025
Just after Woods converted a 12-footer on the last in regulation, with Dan Hicks exclaiming “expect anything different?” on the call, NBC cut back to Hicks and Kevin Kisner in the booth (17 years later), with play about to resume.
“Everybody’s watching it like, ‘is it gonna go in again?’” Hicks said. “Unbelievable stuff.”
However, there wasn’t enough time to show the 19-hole Monday playoff. But Hicks and Kisner gave viewers a highlight package of how Woods finished the job.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as NBC Showing Tiger Woods’s 2008 U.S. Open Win During Weather Delay Was a Hit .
