U.S. Open and Tiger a hit on T-V

NEW YORK - Tiger Woods&#39; victory at the U-S Open on Sunday delivered the highest overnight television ratings ever for the second of golf&#39;s Grand Slam events. <br> <br> Woods&#39; three-shot win over Phil Mickelson was seen in more than nine (m) million homes, and had a record nine-point-three rating and a 21 share for N-B-C. <br> <br> The rating, a 33 percent increase over last year&#39;s U-S Open won by Retief Goosen, was the highest for the U-S Open since Nielsen Media Research began tracking overnights in 1975. <br> <br>

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