Table: us_open_2008_scores
Columns: place
player
country
score
to_par

Question: What Player has a Score of 71-71=142?
SQL: SELECT "player" FROM us_open_2008_scores WHERE "score" = '71-71=142'

Question: What is the To par of T9 Place Player Ernie Els?
SQL: SELECT "to_par" FROM us_open_2008_scores WHERE "place" = 't9' AND "player" = 'ernie els'

Question: What is the Score of the Player from South Africa?
SQL: SELECT "score" FROM us_open_2008_scores WHERE "country" = 'south africa'

Question: What is the Place of the Player with a Score of 70-71=141?
SQL: SELECT "place" FROM us_open_2008_scores WHERE "score" = '70-71=141'