Tiger's playoff-forcing putt at the 2008 U.S. Open from an angle you've never seen before

In a career filled with highlights, it's often difficult to pinpoint the best of the best for Tiger Woods.

 

However, very few would argue that his putt to force a playoff in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines isn't among the top 3.

 

If you'll remember, Woods played that week on what was essentially a broken leg and a torn ACL. He hobbled around the scenic La Jolla gem.

 

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Woods needed a birdie on the par-5 18th hole in the final round to match clubhouse leader Rocco Mediate and force an 18-hole Monday playoff the next day.

 

From 12 feet, on a line that many before him failed to convert from all day, Woods lipped in the putt and the crowds went bunkers.

 

Here's a look at what you saw on TV.

 

 

Woods would defeat Mediate the next day in 19 holes -- 18 holes of the playoff and an additional sudden-death hole. So, 91 holes total for, what to date, is his 14th and last major win. 

 

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While bumping around on Reddit, one of our PGA.com staffers stumbled upon an angle of the playoff-forcing putt that you've likely never seen before.

 

The post, by Reddit user "snestalgia64," shows a view of the putt from the video camera of a hotel guest, standing on his balcony at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. 

 

The hotel guest, Gary Sedlik, posted the video to YouTube on June 16, 2008 -- shortly after the putt dropped.

 

Here's a look: 

 

 

Obviously, the quality isn't nearly as good as what we saw on TV, but it sure was pretty cool to see that historic putt from another angle, wasn't it?