2000 U.S. Open (golf)

The 2000 United States Open Championship was the 100th U.S. Open Championship, held June 15–18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California. Tiger Woods won his first U.S. Open by a record-setting fifteen strokes over runners-up Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez – it remains the most dominating performance and victory in any major championship. As the United States Golf Association wanted to begin the millennium with a memorable tournament, Pebble Beach was moved up two years in the rotation.[3] Notable golfers going into the tournament at large included Jack Nicklaus, playing in his final U.S. Open; Vijay Singh, the year's Masters winner; Ernie Els; and David Duval.

2000 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 15–18, 2000
LocationPebble Beach, California
Course(s)Pebble Beach Golf Links
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length6,846 yards (6,260 m)[1]
Field156 players, 63 after cut
Cut149 (+7)
Prize fund$4,500,000
€4,723,908
Winner's share$800,000
€839,806[2]
Champion
Tiger Woods
272 (−12)
Pebble Beach Golf Links
Location in the United States

The defending champion, Payne Stewart, died in an aviation accident less than eight months earlier, in October 1999. His death was commemorated many times throughout the week, starting with a group of players simultaneously teeing off from the 18th fairway into the Pacific in a twist on the 21-gun salute.[4] Sergio García wore Stewart's trademark navy plus fours in Stewart's honor in the first round.[5] Nicklaus was asked to take Stewart's spot in the traditional grouping, for the first two rounds, of the prior year's British Open winner (Paul Lawrie), U.S. Amateur winner (David Gossett), and U.S. Open winner.

This was the last appearance for two-time winner Curtis Strange.

Course layout
See also: Pebble Beach Golf Links
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3814843903311885241064184663,2884463802024065733974032085433,5586,846
Par444435344354434544353671

Source:[1][6][7]

Previous course lengths for major championships

The 2nd hole was previously played as a par-5.

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Ernie Els South Africa1994, 199774736872287+3T2
Hale Irwin United States1974, 1979, 199068788169296+12T27
Steve Jones United States199675737573296+12T27
Tom Watson United States198271747873296+12T27
Tom Kite United States199272777771297+13T32
Lee Janzen United States1993, 199871737975298+14T37

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Corey Pavin United States19957278150+8
Jack Nicklaus United States1962, 1967,
1972, 1980		7382155+13
Curtis Strange United States1988, 19898181162+20

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 15, 2000
Friday, June 16, 2000

Players who started early took advantage of the calm conditions before dense fog came in. The second hole proved difficult for many golfers. USGA officials changed the hole from a par-5 to a par-4. Tiger Woods, with an early starting time, fired a six-under 65 to take the first round lead. 75 golfers were unable to complete their rounds due to fog and finished Friday morning.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States65−6
2Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain66−5
3John Huston United States67−4
T4Bobby Clampett United States68−3
Hale Irwin United States
Loren Roberts United States
T7Ángel Cabrera Argentina69−2
Nick Faldo England
Rocco Mediate United States
Hal Sutton United States

Second round

Friday, June 16, 2000
Saturday, June 17, 2000

Weather conditions made the course extremely difficult for scoring. Tiger Woods, however, seemed almost impervious to the conditions and continued to make birdies to stretch his lead. On the 6th hole, Woods fired a now famous approach to reach the par-5 in two shots, ripping an iron from deep rough over the ocean and a cypress tree and winding up within 15 feet from the hole. He would two-putt for birdie, would also birdie the 7th and 11th holes. With darkness settling in, Woods and his playing partners decided to attempt to play the 12th hole, a par 3, before halting play. Woods made the most of it, sinking a 30-foot putt for birdie and finishing his day with a large fist pump. Woods played indifferent golf after returning on Saturday and would settle for a two-under par 69. Still, with the scoring average so difficult, he increased his lead to six shots.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States65-69=134−8
T2Thomas Bjørn Denmark70-70=140−2
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain66-74=140
T4José María Olazábal Spain70-71=141−1
Kirk Triplett United States70-71=141
T6John Huston United States67-75=142E
Hal Sutton United States69-73=142
Lee Westwood England71-71=142
T9Nick Faldo England69-74=143+1
Vijay Singh Fiji70-73=143

Amateurs: Wilson (+4), Baddeley (+11), Barnes (+11), Gossett (+13), Lile (+14), McLuen (+16).

Third round

Saturday, June 17, 2000

The 36-hole cut was 149 (+7), and only 63 players advanced to the third round. The low number was attributed to the fact that the cut is the top 60 players and ties, plus anyone within 10 strokes of the leader. Only 17 players were within 10 strokes of Woods. Conditions on Saturday were brutal for scoring, with the wind blowing hard and the rough difficult to manage. Woods, after finishing his 2nd round 69, made a triple bogey on the third hole but multiple birdies eventually put him back at even par for the round. Woods drained a 15-foot putt on the 9th hole, the most difficult on the course, and finished at even par for the day with a 71. His ten stroke lead was the largest 54-hole lead of a U.S. Open.

Ernie Els shot the low round of the day with a 68, the only round under par all day, to put him into second place.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States65-69-71=205−8
2Ernie Els South Africa74-73-68=215+2
T3Pádraig Harrington Ireland73-71-72=216+3
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain66-74-76=216
T5Phil Mickelson United States71-73-73=217+4
José María Olazábal Spain70-71-76=217
T7John Huston United States67-75-76=218+5
Lee Westwood England71-71-76=218
T9Michael Campbell New Zealand71-77-71=219+6
Nick Faldo England69-74-76=219
Loren Roberts United States68-78-73=219

Final round

Sunday, June 18, 2000

Tiger Woods won his third major championship in amazing fashion after a final round 67. Woods began his day by making nine consecutive pars, but he only missed one fairway and one green on his way to an outward 35. He would end his par streak with a birdie at the 10th, while his competitors faltered on the brutal poa annua greens. Woods then made three consecutive birdies at 12, 13 and 14 to move to 12-under par. After a par at 15, Woods then got up and down at both 16 and 17 for pars. He would par the final hole to finish off a bogey-free 67. At twelve strokes under par, he was the only player to finish at even par or better and became the first player in the 106-year history of the U.S. Open to finish at double-digits under par. His aggregate 272 tied what was then the lowest score ever in a U.S. Open set by Jack Nicklaus, Lee Janzen and Jim Furyk, all achieved on par-70 courses. His 15-stroke margin of victory remains the largest in a major championship.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tiger Woods United States65-69-71-67=272−12800,000
T2Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain66-74-76-71=287+3391,150
Ernie Els South Africa74-73-68-72=287
4John Huston United States67-75-76-70=288+4212,779
T5Lee Westwood England71-71-76-71=289+5162,526
Pádraig Harrington Ireland73-71-72-73=289
7Nick Faldo England69-74-76-71=290+6137,203
T8Vijay Singh Fiji70-73-80-68=291+7112,766
Stewart Cink United States77-72-72-70=291
David Duval United States75-71-74-71=291
Loren Roberts United States68-78-73-72=291

Amateurs: Wilson (+20)

Full final leaderboard

Scorecard
Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444435344443454435
Woods−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−11−12−12−12−12−12
Els+2+2+2+3+4+4+4+4+3+2+2+3+3+3+3+3+3+3
Jiménez+2+2+2+2+1EEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+2+3
Huston+6+7+6+5+4+4+4+4+4+4+3+4+4+4+4+4+4+4
Harrington+2+2+1+1+1E+1+2+1+2+2+3+4+4+4+4+5+5
Westwood+5+5+4+4+4+3+3+4+4+4+3+3+3+4+4+5+5+5
Faldo+6+5+5+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+6+5+5+5+6+6+6

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[8]

Impact

Tiger Woods would go on to win four majors in a row, the first player since Bobby Jones to simultaneously hold all four major championship titles, otherwise referred to as the "Tiger Slam". The year 2000 is often regarded as the pinnacle of Woods's career.[9][10]

In a 2011 piece for the ESPN outlet Grantland.com, writer Bill Barnwell argued that Woods' performance at the 2000 U.S. Open was statistically the most dominant by any major championship winner since 1960. When compared to the performance of all golfers who completed four rounds in that event, Woods' score of 272 was 4.12 standard deviations better than the mean of the field he competed against—more than half a standard deviation better than the winner of any other major in that period.[11]

Quotes
  • "Before we went out, I knew I had no chance." – Ernie Els, commenting on Tiger Woods's 10 stroke advantage at the beginning of the final round.[12]
  • "If you were building the complete golfer, you'd build Tiger Woods." – Mark O'Meara,[12]
  • "We've been talking about him for two years, I guess we'll be talking about him for the next 20. When he's on, we don't have much of a chance." – Ernie Els, on Tiger Woods[12]
  • "Records are great, but you don't really pay attention to that. The only thing I know is I got the trophy sitting right next to me." – Tiger Woods, on his dominating performance.[12]

References
  1. "Pebble Beach given minor tweaks for 2010 U.S. Open". USGA. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. "U.S. Open Championship". European Tour. June 18, 2000. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. "U.S. Open Reaches it's [sic] Centenary". Golf Today (UK). Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  4. "'We love you Payne': Stewart honored at Pebble Beach with 21-ball salute". CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. June 15, 2000. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  5. "U.S. Open Report". Golf Today (UK). Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  6. "2000 U.S. Open Championship". European Tour. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  7. "A round at Pebble". Deseret News. June 15, 2000. p. D6.
  8. "Final-round scorecards". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  9. "Woods Falls Short In Bid For Fourth U.S. Open Title". Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  10. "Tiger Woods: What Will a 'Comeback' Look Like?". Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  11. Barnwell, Bill (June 24, 2011). "Relative Dominance". Grantland.com. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  12. "Woods completes record run at Open". ESPN. Associated Press. June 19, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
Preceded by
2000 Masters		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2000 Open Championship

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