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Retief Goosen take this year's US Open title via the play-off against Mark Brooks at the Southern Hills golf course.

BBC's golf guru Tony Adamson watched every shot of the tournament in Oklahoma, and answers your comments and queries.

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Mark & Phill, NZ

Could you please explain why the play-off for the US Open championship was over the full 18 holes, and not over the usual four, as happened at Carnoustie a couple of year ago?

It's all to do with four different organisations and how they want their Major championships to be decided. The US Open have always opted for 18 holes. At one stage the US Open was decided over 72 extra holes when they abandoned the 18-hole policy for a year or two - they couldn't get a decider.

I think it's a very anti-climatic way of deciding it as 35,000 people turned up on Sunday to see the end of the Championship. When Mark Brooks and Retief Goosen were level at the end of 72 holes, they should have done what the Open Championship has advocated and played four extra holes. I think the Open Championship has got it right.

Trevor, England

Although Tiger Woods was never in contention for this event he was shown and talked about more than any other golfer. Some of the real contenders were barely seen or mentioned until the closing stages.

Tiger is a great golfer, but the game is bigger than he is or ever will be. Do you agree?

I think everybody in the world who watches golf want to see Tiger Woods because he is the most phenomenal player there has ever been. When the US Open started, every one was suggesting that Tiger Woods was going to win his fifth Major in a row which has never been done before.

Television has to give the people what they want, and everybody wants to see him.

David, Scotland

Do you think the fact that Tiger Woods has missed out winning the US Open will give the rest of the field more belief that they can beat Woods in Majors on a more regular basis?

Will the supposed aura of invincibility have been wiped off? Or do you think that this is just a blip, and that Woods will take his frustration out on the field come the Open Championship?

I'm not sure. It�s interesting that Retief Goosen came from nowhere to win this championship. He certainly wasn't in the betting at the start. Players like Ernie Els, David Duval. Phil Nicholson and Colin Montgomerie are players who have been up there in the past only to be beaten by Tiger Woods.

This time they were up there for two or three rounds then faded very quickly and they must be kicking themselves. For the first time in many Majors, Tiger Woods didn't turn up with his old game and they couldn't take the opportunity when it came. I think Tiger has emerged with more credit than them because they failed to take advantage in what has been a bad week for him.

Alex Luffrum, UK

Tony, is this the most difficult of all the US Open courses you have commentated on? If not, which is the most difficult?

No, I don't think this was the most difficult course from the point of view of the players. This year they reduced the strength and depth of the rough around the greens so that the players were able to manufacture shots around the greens. In the past, the set-ups have really punished the players.

It was certainly one of the most fair golf courses, although they did reduce the pace of the greens at the 18th and 9th which was a strange thing to do. I suppose Pebble Beach last year would probably be the most demanding course but there has been so many. Most US Open championship golf courses have been more difficult than this year.

John Scotland,

Is Retief Goosen a worthy champion?

Yes, I think he is a worthy champion. In the past, the Seven Hills have not exactly produced exciting champions. But he led for all four rounds and the only time was when his nerve failed him was at the 72nd hole when he had the US Open in his hand but needed the play-off to take it. The way he played, he deserved to win.

Jim Devon,

The failures of Monty, Garcia, Faldo and Parnevik have kept Oldcorn and McGinley on course for Ryder Cup debuts. Will Europe regret only having two Wildcards to choose from?

I believe that to give Sam Torrance only two wildcard choices is a serious mistake. The more I see of Colin Montgomerie, Darren Clarke Lee Westwood - they seem to have confirmed their places. But there are one or two of Europe's leading players who are very far from their best. It must be concerning the European Ryder Cup team and the captain in particular that the players he will depend on most from the start of qualifying are not producing the goods.