SPORTS ILLUSTRATED #V108 #25 – CGC 8.0 VF – TIGER WOODS – US OPEN – CELTICS VS LAKERS

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED #V108 #25 – CGC 8.0 VF – TIGER WOODS – US OPEN – CELTICS VS LAKERS

CGC – GRADED 8.0 VERY FINE

UNIVERSAL GRADE – BLUE

CERTIFICATION NUMBER – 4559933024

JUNE 2008

COVER – TIGER WOODS – US OPEN

BOLTON CELTICS VS L.A. LAKERS

The June 23, 2008, issue of Sports Illustrated (Volume 108, Issue 25) features Tiger Woods on the cover following his dramatic victory at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. The cover story is titled “The Hard Way”, highlighting Woods’s gritty performance and playoff win despite battling a serious knee injury.

Cover Feature: Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open – A detailed account of Woods’s performance, including his clutch birdie putt on the 18th hole that forced a playoff. Coverage of the Monday playoff against Rocco Mediate, which Woods won in sudden death. Emphasis on Woods’s perseverance through pain, playing with a torn ACL and stress fractures. Iconic images by Robert Beck capturing Woods’s emotional moments during the tournament. 

“The Hard Way – A Gritty Playoff on a Bum Knee… But Tiger Wins the U.S. Open”.

This issue is often remembered as one of the most compelling portrayals of Tiger Woods’s resilience and competitive spirit.

PUBLISHER – TIME INC

WRITER – JACK MCCALLUM, ALBERT CHEN, ALAN SHIPNUCK, KELLI ANDERSON

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