England's Oliver Wilson is one of the warm-up acts for the anticipated Tiger Woods show later on - he ends up nine over for the tournament Luke Donald is level par for the day through 14, six over overall, but injures his wrist and is forced to withdraw after consulting medics At 2130 BST Tiger Woods and Lee Westwood set off down the 1st in the final group of the 2008 US Open on Torrey Pines's South Course But Woods is immediately in trouble as he carves his drive to the left and ends up with his third double bogey of the week on the 1st England's Westwood is attempting to become the first European since Tony Jacklin in 1970 to win the US Open Woods clutches his troublesome left knee after unleashing a drive on the second tee but the world number one soldiers on Two-time champion Ernie Els of South Africa is creeping closer until he takes a triple-bogey seven at the 15th Australia's 2006 champion Geoff Ogilvy is still in the hunt but a bogey on 16 effectively ends his chances American veteran Rocco Mediate, 45, is refusing to give up without a fight on a sunny day in California Westwood leads by one after a birdie at the 9th but three dropped shots in four holes after the turn harm his challenge Mediate hangs on in there and a 71 puts him in the clubhouse on one under and leading the tournament by just one shot Westwood and Woods tee off at the last needing birdies to match Mediate but the Englishman can only claim a par However Woods sinks his birdie putt, sparking mass celebrations around the 18th green at Torrey Pines Woods and Mediate will now return on Monday at 1700 BST for an 18-hole play-off that will decide the US Open title
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