2008 In Review:

Langer sank a 12-foot putt on the 54th and final hole of regulation to tie Haas at 14-under-par 199. The two players each had two birdies in the first six playoff holes, before Langer tapped in for the winning birdie on No. 18.

The event produced at least $1 million in charitable proceeds that went to Hoag Hospital.

10 UCI baseball: The Anteaters came within three outs of a return trip to the College World Series, before host LSU rallied for five runs in the ninth to erase a 7-4 deficit and even the best-of-three Super Regional at one game apiece.

The Tigers then won the decisive third game, 21-7, to advance to Omaha and end the season for the Anteaters (42-18).

UCI advanced to the Super Regionals by winning the Lincoln Regional, hosted by the University of Nebraska.

OTHERS:

 Part-time Corona del Mar resident Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open in dramatic fashion on an injured knee that later required reconstructive surgery.

 Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant, a Newport Coast resident, followed up winning the NBA’s MVP award by helping Team USA capture a gold medal in Beijing.

 A collection of locals, including Costa Mesa High product and high jumper Sharon Day, competed in various sports in the Beijing Olympics.

 The UCI men’s soccer team earned the program’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament and won a second-round game, before being eliminated in the round of 16.

 The girls tennis teams from CdM High and Sage Hill School advanced to the CIF Southern Section title match in their respective divisions.

 The ninth annual Daily Pilot Cup youth soccer tournament included more than 160 teams and an estimated 2,300 players. The Rea Elementary boys won the fifth- and sixth-grade gold division title for the seventh time, outscoring opponents, 27-1.

BARRY FAULKNER may be reached at (714) 966-4615 or at barry.faulkner@latimes.com.