2000 Open Championship

The 2000 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 129th Open Championship, held from 20 to 23 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Tiger Woods, 24, won his first Open Championship and fourth major title, eight strokes ahead of runners-up Thomas Bjørn and Ernie Els.[2]

2000 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–23 July 2000
LocationSt Andrews, Scotland
Course(s)Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par72[1]
Length7,115 yards (6,506 m)[1]
Field156 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut144 (E)[1]
Prize fund£2,800,000
€4,447,480
$4,175,325
Winner's share£500,000
€799,550
$759,150
Champion
United States Tiger Woods
269 (−19)
St Andrews is located in Scotland
St Andrews
St Andrews
Location in Scotland
St Andrews  is located in Fife
St Andrews 
St Andrews 
Location in Fife, Scotland

With the victory, Woods became the fifth golfer and also youngest ever to complete a career Grand Slam (winning the Open Championship, PGA Championship, Masters and U.S. Open in the course of a career), beating Jack Nicklaus' record by two years.[3] He went on to complete the "Tiger Slam" – holding all four major championships simultaneously, as this Open Championship was preceded by the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links and then followed by the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club and the 2001 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.

At this Open, Woods also achieved the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par at −19, which was a record for all major championships[4][5] for fifteen years, until Jason Day broke it at the PGA Championship in 2015 at twenty-under-par.

Woods became the sixth to win the U.S. Open and the Open Championship in the same year, joining fellow Americans Bobby Jones (1926, 1930), Gene Sarazen (1932), Ben Hogan (1953), Lee Trevino (1971), and Tom Watson (1982). Woods also became the second player after Nicklaus to win both an Open Championship at St Andrews and a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.[6]

It was the first Open Championship to be telecast in high-definition television in any country, being telecast in the United States by ABC Sports that year.

Course
Main article: Old Course at St Andrews
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Burn376410Bobby Jones3794
2Dyke413411High (In)1743
3Cartgate (Out)397412Heathery (In)3144
4Ginger Beer464413Hole O'Cross (In)4304
5Hole O'Cross (Out)568514Long5815
6Heathery (Out)412415Cartgate (In)4564
7High (Out)388416Corner of the Dyke4244
8Short175317Road4554
9End352418Tom Morris3574
Out3,54536In3,57036
Source:[7]Total7,11572

Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950):[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 20 July 2000

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1South Africa Ernie Els66−6
T2United States Steve Flesch67−5
United States Tiger Woods
T4United States Scott Dunlap68−4
England Ian Garbutt
Spain Sergio García
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington
United States Tom Lehman
Japan Shigeki Maruyama
United States Dennis Paulson

Second round

Friday, 21 July 2000

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tiger Woods67-66=133−11
2United States David Toms69-67=136−8
T3United States Steve Flesch67-70=137−7
Spain Sergio García68-69=137
United States Loren Roberts69-68=137
T6Denmark Thomas Bjørn69-69=138−6
United States Fred Couples70-68=138
South Africa Ernie Els66-72=138
United States Tom Lehman68-70=138
United States Phil Mickelson72-66=138

Amateurs: Ilonen (+1), Donald (+4), Rowe (+4), Gossett (+5).

Third round

Saturday, 22 July 2000

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1United States Tiger Woods67-66-67=200−16
T2Denmark Thomas Bjørn69-69-68=206−10
United States David Duval70-70-66=206
T4Northern Ireland Darren Clarke70-69-68=207-9
United States Loren Roberts69-68-70=207
United States David Toms69-67-71=207
T7South Africa Ernie Els66-72-70=208−8
United States Steve Flesch67-70-71=208
United States Tom Lehman68-70-70=208
United States Dennis Paulson68-71-69=208

Final round

Sunday, 23 July 2000

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)
1United States Tiger Woods67-66-67-69=269−19500,000
T2Denmark Thomas Bjørn69-69-68-71=277−11245,000
South Africa Ernie Els66-72-70-69=277
T4United States Tom Lehman68-70-70-70=278−10130,000
United States David Toms69-67-71-71=278
6United States Fred Couples70-68-72-69=279−9100,000
T7United States Paul Azinger69-72-72-67=280−866,250
Northern Ireland Darren Clarke70-69-68-73=280
Sweden Pierre Fulke69-72-70-69=280
United States Loren Roberts69-68-70-73=280

Source:[2][8]

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444454434434454444
United States Woods−16−16−16−17−17−17−17−17−17−18−18−19−19−20−20−20−19−19
Denmark Bjørn−11−11−11−10−9−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−11−11−11−11−11−11
South Africa Els−9−9−10−11−12−12−12−12−12−12−11−11−11−11−11−11−11−11
United States Lehman−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10
United States Toms−9−9−9−10−9−10−11−12−13−13−12−12−11−11−9−10−9−10
United States Couples−7−6−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−7−7−8−10−10−10−9−9
United States Azinger−4−4−5−6−7−8−9−9−9−9−9−8−9−8−8−8−8−8
Northern Ireland Clarke−10−10−11−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−9−10−10−9−9−9−8−8
Sweden Fulke−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−7−8
United States Roberts−9−9−9−8−9−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−9−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[9]

References
  1. "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 30, 203. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. Shapiro, Leonard (24 July 2000). "Tiger simply grand". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  3. "Superb Woods seals Major glory". BBC Sport. 23 July 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. Rushin, Steve (31 July 2000). "Grand stand". Sports Illustrated.
  5. "Grand Slam". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). (New Tork Times News Service). 24 July 2000. p. C1.
  6. The Open Official Film 2000 The Open on YouTube
  7. "Hole-by-hole look at St. Andrews". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 2000. p. 10C.
  8. "2000 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  9. "Final-round scorecards". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

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