2000 U.S. Open Golf Championship Winner and Scores
The 2000 U.S. Open was the 100th time this major championship was played, and Tiger Woods turned in arguably the greatest performance ever by a golfer in a major — or any other tournament.
Winner: Tiger Woods, 272
Where it was played: Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California
Tournament dates: June 15-18, 2000
Leader after first round: Tiger Woods, 65
Leader after second round: Tiger Woods, 134
Leader after third round: Tiger Woods, 205
What Happened in the 2000 U.S. Open
It was the 100th U.S. Open, and it was Tiger Woods' first victory in this tournament. He celebrated both occasions in style, not only winning wire-to-wire, but dominating as never seen before. Woods led by one after the first round, but six after two rounds and by 10 following the third round. He won by a whopping, and record-setting, 15 strokes. Woods finished at 12-under; no other golfer was under par. He tied the then-tournament scoring record with a 272, and shattered the then-tournament record for strokes under par (which had been 8-under). This was also the first tournament in Woods' "Tiger Slam," his streak of four straight wins in majors from the 2000 U.S. Open through the 2001 Masters.The 65 that Woods scored in the first round held up as the best round of the tournament. The distant runners-up, 15 strokes behind at 3-over-par, were Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez. This was Woods' third overall win in a major championship, and the 20th win of his PGA Tour career.
The 1999 U.S. Open winner, Payne Stewart, died in an airplane crash the previous October. A ceremony of remembrance for Stewart was held on the 18th hole the night before the 2000 U.S. Open began. A traditional first- and second-round grouping at the U.S. Open included the defending champion plus the reigning British Open winner and U.S. Amateur winner. The USGA asked Jack Nicklaus to take Stewart's spot in that grouping.
It was the record 44th consecutive start in a U.S. Open for Nicklaus, a four-time winner of this major. It was also the last time Nicklaus ever played in a U.S. Open. He missed the cut. Another former champ who missed the cut in his last U.S. Open appearance was Curtis Strange, winner in 1988 and 1989.
2000 U.S. Open Final Scores
| Tiger Woods | 65-69-71-67—272 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 66-74-76-71—287 |
| Ernie Els | 74-73-68-72—287 |
| John Huston | 67-75-76-70—288 |
| Lee Westwood | 71-71-76-71—289 |
| Padraig Harrington | 73-71-72-73—289 |
| Nick Faldo | 69-74-76-71—290 |
| Loren Roberts | 68-78-73-72—291 |
| David Duval | 75-71-74-71—291 |
| Stewart Cink | 77-72-72-70—291 |
| Vijay Singh | 70-73-80-68—291 |
| Paul Azinger | 71-73-79-69—292 |
| Retief Goosen | 77-72-72-71—292 |
| Michael Campbell | 71-77-71-73—292 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 70-71-76-75—292 |
| Fred Couples | 70-75-75-73—293 |
| Phil Mickelson | 71-73-73-76—293 |
| Mike Weir | 76-72-76-69—293 |
| Scott Hoch | 73-76-75-69—293 |
| Justin Leonard | 73-73-75-72—293 |
| David Toms | 73-76-72-72—293 |
| Notah Begay III | 74-75-72-73—294 |
| Tom Lehman | 71-73-78-73—295 |
| Mike Brisky | 71-73-79-72—295 |
| Hal Sutton | 69-73-83-70—295 |
| Bob May | 72-76-75-72—295 |
| Tom Watson | 71-74-78-73—296 |
| Steve Jones | 75-73-75-73—296 |
| Nick Price | 77-70-78-71—296 |
| Hale Irwin | 68-78-81-69—296 |
| Steve Stricker | 75-74-75-72—296 |
| Lee Porter | 74-70-83-70—297 |
| Tom Kite | 72-77-77-71—297 |
| Richard Zokol | 74-74-80-69—297 |
| Chris Perry | 75-72-78-72—297 |
| Rocco Mediate | 69-76-75-77—297 |
| Woody Austin | 77-70-78-73—298 |
| Angel Cabrera | 69-76-79-74—298 |
| Jerry Kelly | 73-73-81-71—298 |
| Charles Warren | 75-74-75-74—298 |
| Craig Parry | 73-74-76-75—298 |
| Ted Tryba | 71-73-79-75—298 |
| Lee Janzen | 71-73-79-75—298 |
| Bobby Clampett | 68-77-76-77—298 |
| Larry Mize | 73-72-76-77—298 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 70-70-82-77—299 |
| Rick Hartmann | 73-75-75-76—299 |
| Sergio Garcia | 75-71-81-72—299 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 73-74-79-73—299 |
| Scott Verplank | 72-74-78-75—299 |
| Mark O'Meara | 74-74-78-74—300 |
| Warren Schultte | 74-75-74-77—300 |
| Jeff Coston | 70-77-80-74—301 |
| Keith Clearwater | 74-74-80-73—301 |
| Darren Clarke | 71-75-83-72—301 |
| Kirk Triplett | 70-71-84-77—302 |
| Jimmy Green | 74-75-77-77—303 |
| Dave Eichelberger | 78-69-77-79—303 |
| a-Jeffrey Wilson | 74-72-82-76—304 |
| Jim Furyk | 72-74-84-75—305 |
| Brandel Chamblee | 70-77-82-77—306 |
| Carlos Franco | 74-75-75-82—306 |
| Robert Damron | 72-73-84-84—313 |
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