2000 Open Championship

2000 Open Championship
Tournament information
Dates 20–23 July 2000
Location St Andrews, Scotland
Course(s) Old Course at St Andrews
Tour(s) European Tour
PGA Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par 72[1]
Length 7,115 yards (6,506 m)[1]
Field 156 players, 74 after cut[1]
Cut 144 (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)
«1999
2001»
St Andrews
Location in Scotland

The 2000 Open Championship was the 129th Open Championship, held 20–23 July at the Old Course at St Andrews 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. With the victory, Woods became the youngest ever to win all four of golf's major championships, passing Jack Nicklaus by two years. Woods became the fifth player to complete the feat, known as the "career grand slam." In doing so, he also achieved the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par of −19, which was a record for all major championships[2][3] until Jason Day broke it at the 2015 PGA Championship, finishing –20.

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).

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

The Old Course at St Andrews[4]

HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar
1Burn3764 10Bobby 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
Total7,11572

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

  • 1995: 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
  • 1990: 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
  • 1984: 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
  • 1978: 6,933 yards (6,340 m)
  • 1970: 6,957 yards (6,361 m)
  • 1964: 6,926 yards (6,333 m)
  • 1960: 6,936 yards (6,342 m)
  • 1955: 6,936 yards (6,342 m)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Tom Lehman  United States 1996 68 70 70 70 278 −10 T4
Mark Calcavecchia  United States 1989 73 70 71 69 283 −5 T26
Mark O'Meara  United States 1998 70 73 69 71 283 −5 T26
Nick Faldo  England 1987, 1990, 1992 70 71 75 71 287 −1 T41
Justin Leonard  United States 1997 70 74 72 71 287 −1 T41
Tom Watson  United States 1975, 1977,
1980, 1982, 1983 		73 71 72 73 289 +1 T55

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Nick Price  Zimbabwe 1994 76 70 146 +2
Seve Ballesteros  Spain 1979, 1984, 1988 78 69 147 +3
Bob Charles  New Zealand 1963 72 75 147 +3
John Daly  United States 1995 76 72 148 +4
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1985 71 78 149 +7
Jack Nicklaus  United States 1966, 1970, 1978 77 73 150 +6
Paul Lawrie  Scotland 1999 78 75 153 +9
Gary Player  South Africa 1959, 1968, 1974 77 79 156 +12
Lee Trevino  United States 1971, 1972 80 77 157 +13

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 20 July 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Ernie Els South Africa66−6
T2Steve Flesch United States67−5
Tiger Woods United States
T4Scott Dunlap United States68−4
Ian Garbutt England
Sergio García Spain
Pádraig Harrington Ireland
Tom Lehman United States
Shigeki Maruyama Japan
Dennis Paulson United States

Second round

Friday, 21 July 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States67-66=133−11
2David Toms United States69-67=136−8
T3Steve Flesch United States67-70=137−7
Sergio García Spain68-69=137
Loren Roberts United States69-68=137
T6Thomas Bjørn Denmark69-69=138−6
Fred Couples United States70-68=138
Ernie Els South Africa66-72=138
Tom Lehman United States68-70=138
Phil Mickelson United States72-66=138

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

Third round

Saturday, 22 July 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States67-66-67=200−16
T2Thomas Bjørn Denmark69-69-68=206−10
David Duval United States70-70-66=206
T4Darren Clarke Northern Ireland70-69-68=207-9
Loren Roberts United States69-68-70=207
David Toms United States69-67-71=207
T7Ernie Els South Africa66-72-70=208−8
Steve Flesch United States67-70-71=208
Tom Lehman United States68-70-70=208
Dennis Paulson United States68-71-70=208

Final round

Sunday, 23 July 2000

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (£)
1 Tiger Woods  United States 67-66-67-69=269 −19 500,000
T2 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 69-69-68-71=277 −11 245,000
Ernie Els  South Africa 66-72-70-69=277
T4 Tom Lehman  United States 68-70-70-70=278 −10 130,000
David Toms  United States 69-67-71-71=278
6 Fred Couples  United States 70-68-72-69=279 −9 100,000
T7 Paul Azinger  United States 69-72-72-67=280 −8 66,250
Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 70-69-68-73=280
Pierre Fulke  Sweden 69-72-70-69=280
Loren Roberts  United States 69-68-70-73=280

Source:[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media guide". The Open Championship. 2011. pp. 30, 203. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Rushin, Steve (31 July 2000). "Grand stand". Sports Illustrated.
  3. ↑ "Grand Slam". Toledo Blade. (New Tork Times News Service). 24 July 2000. p. C1.
  4. ↑ "Hole-by-hole look at St. Andrews". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Associated Press. 20 July 2000. p. 10C.
  5. ↑ "2000 Open Championship results". databasegolf.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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Preceded by
2000 U.S. Open		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2000 PGA Championship

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