
The main advantage of Tiger Woods Woods closed out 1999 wit
The main advantage of Tiger Woods
Woods closed out 1999 with four consecutive victories, including the PGA Championship. His eight victories were more than enough to earn Woods PGA Tour Player of the Year and Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year honors.
Woods kicked off 2000 with his fifth consecutive victory, winning the Mercedes Championships. At the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Woods trailed by eight strokes before rallying back. Over the final four holes, Woods recorded an eagle and two birdies to win his sixth consecutive tournament by two strokes.
At the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links,Woods won by a record 15 strokes over Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez. It was the largest victory margin in a major championship, eclipsing Old Tom Morris' previous record of 13 strokes at the 1862 British Open. Woods' victory is regarded by some as one of the greatest performances in golf history.
With a 19 under par at the 2000 Open Championship at St. Andrews, Woods -- at 24 -- became the youngest person to win all four major championships. It was the lowest score to par for any major championship.
Taylormade R11 Rescue Hybrid Woods won his third consecutive major championship at the 2000 PGA Championship, defeating Bob May in a three-hole playoff. He became just the second golfer to win three majors in a season. Woods wrapped up the season with victories at the NEC Invitational and the Bell Canadian Open. Of the 20 events Woods participated in, he finished in the top three 14 times and won nine tournaments.
At the 2001 Masters, Woods defeated David Duval by two strokes, becoming the first player to hold all four major championship titles at the same time. The accomplishment would later be nicknamed the "Tiger Slam." Woods repeated as Masters champion in 2002, joining Nick Faldo and Jack Nicklaus as the only golfers to win back-to-back championships.
Woods won his second U.S. Open and eighth major championship at Bethpage Black in New York, defeating his rival Phil Mickelson by three strokes. His attempt for a third consecutive major championship came up short at the Open Championship,
wholesale golf clubs tying for fourth place at 1 over. Woods erased a five-stroke deficit in the final round at the PGA Championship but finished in second at 9 under, one stroke behind Rich Beem.