| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 15-18, 2000 |
| Location | Pebble Beach, California |
| Course(s) | Pebble Beach Golf Links |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 6,846 |
| Field | 156 players, 63 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+7) |
| Prize fund | $4,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $800,000 |
| Champion | |
| Tiger Woods | |
| 272 (-12) | |
The 2000 United States Open Championship was the 100th U.S. Open Championship of golf, and was won by Tiger Woods in a historic rout. It was played from Thursday, June 15 through Sunday, June 18 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. As the United States Golf Association wanted to begin the millennium with a memorable tournament, Pebble Beach was moved up several years in the rotation and hosted the 2000 U.S. Open.[1] Notable golfers going into the tournament at large included Jack Nicklaus, playing in his final U.S. Open, Vijay Singh, the year's Masters Tournament winner, as well as Ernie Els, and David Duval. The defending champion, Payne Stewart, died in a plane crash in October of the previous year. His death was commemorated many times throughout the week, beginning with a group of players simultaneously teeing off from the 18th fairway into the Pacific in a twist on the 21-gun salute.[2] Sergio García wore Stewart's trademark navy plus fours in Stewart's honor in the first round.[3]. Nicklaus was asked to take Stewart's spot in the traditional grouping of the prior year's British Open winner, U.S. Amateur winner, and U.S. Open winner.
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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.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 65 | -6 |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 66 | -5 |
| 3 | John Huston | United States | 67 | -4 |
| T4 | Bobby Clampett | United States | 68 | -3 |
| Hale Irwin | United States | |||
| Loren Roberts | United States | |||
| T7 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 69 | -2 |
| Nick Faldo | England | |||
| Rocco Mediate | United States | |||
| Hal Sutton | United States |
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, including a 30 foot birdie putt on the 12th. On the 6th hole, Woods fired his famous approach to reach the par-5 in two shots, ripping an iron from deep rough over the ocean and a cypress tree and landing within 15 feet from the hole. He also birdied the 7th and 11th holes.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 65-69=134 | -8 |
| T2 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | 70-70=140 | -2 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 66-74=140 | ||
| T4 | José María Olazábal | Spain | 70-71=141 | -1 |
| Kirk Triplett | United States | 70-71=141 | ||
| T6 | John Huston | United States | 67-75=142 | E |
| Hal Sutton | United States | 69-73=142 | ||
| Lee Westwood | England | 71-71=142 | ||
| T9 | Nick Faldo | England | 69-74=143 | +1 |
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 70-73=143 |
Amateurs: Wilson (+4), Baddeley (+11), Barnes (+11), Gossett (+13), Lile (+14), McLuen (+16).
63 players made the cut Friday night, low for the U.S. Open. This 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 Tiger 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 10 stroke lead is 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.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 65-69-71=205 | -8 |
| 2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 74-73-68=215 | +2 |
| T3 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 73-71-72=216 | +3 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 66-74-76=216 | ||
| T5 | Phil Mickelson | United States | 71-73-73=217 | +4 |
| José María Olazábal | Spain | 70-71-76=217 | ||
| T7 | John Huston | United States | 67-75-76=218 | +5 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 71-71-76=218 | ||
| T9 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 71-77-71=219 | +6 |
| Nick Faldo | England | 69-74-76=219 | ||
| Loren Roberts | United States | 68-78-73=219 |
Tiger Woods won his third major championship in amazing fashion after a final round 67. At minus-12, he 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. His 15 stroke margin of victory remains the largest margin of victory in a major championship. After nine pars in the front nine, Woods birdied four of the first five holes on the back nine. Woods's 67 was the low round of the day.
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger Woods | United States | 65-69-71-67=272 | -12 | $800,000 |
| T2 | Ernie Els | South Africa | 74-73-68-72=287 | +3 | $391,150 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 66-74-76-71=287 | |||
| 4 | John Huston | United States | 67-75-76-70=288 | +4 | $212,779 |
| T5 | Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 73-71-72-73=289 | +5 | $162,526 |
| Lee Westwood | England | 71-71-76-71=289 | |||
| 7 | Nick Faldo | England | 69-74-76-71=290 | +6 | $137,203 |
| T8 | Stewart Cink | United States | 77-72-72-70=291 | +7 | $112,766 |
| David Duval | United States | 75-71-74-71=291 | |||
| Loren Roberts | United States | 68-78-73-72=291 | |||
| Vijay Singh | Fiji | 70-73-80-68=291 |
Amateurs: Wilson (+20).
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 on Woods's career, though Woods himself denies this.
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.
"If you were building the complete golfer, you'd build Tiger Woods." - Mark O'Meara, on Tiger Woods
"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
"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.
| Preceded by 2000 Masters |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 2000 Open Championship |
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