Tiger Woods’ 5 greatest major championship victories

Genesis Invitational
Tiger returns
A bit of rust
'Playing all the majors'
His greatest wins
2000 Open Championship (5)
The youngest to complete it
2000 US Open (4)
15 shot victory
1997 Masters (3)
Dominating the field
Breaking records
2001 Masters (2)
'Tiger Slam'
History making
2019 Masters (1)
True Tiger fashion
Coming from behind
Genesis Invitational

John Rahm picked up the tenth PGA Tour win of his career, winning the Genesis Invitational by two shots, finishing on 17 under par.

Tiger returns

The story going into the tournament was the return of golf's GOAT, Tiger Woods who returned to a PGA Tour tournament for the first time since July 2022.

A bit of rust

Woods finished the Genesis Invitational tied in 45th place, ending on one under par across the four rounds of golf.

'Playing all the majors'

Woods told CBS, "Each and every year from here going forward is playing all the majors. I am not going to play much more than that."

His greatest wins

After the announcement he will only play in major tournaments, let's reflect on Woods' greatest performance at major tournaments throughout the years.

2000 Open Championship (5)

Only four players had won all four of golf's major championships until Tiger Woods made it five, winning the 2000 Open Championship.

The youngest to complete it

Woods beat Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn by eight shots at the St Andrews Old Course in Scotland, becoming the youngest player in Golf history (24 years old) to win the career Grand Slam, beating Jack Nicklaus by around two years.

2000 US Open (4)

A wind-stricken US Open in 2000 was not enough to blow Tiger Woods off track, winning in arguably the most dominant fashion the golfing world has ever seen.

15 shot victory

Woods shot 65, 69, 71, and 67 in his four rounds of golf at a turbulent Pebble Beach, winning by a show-stopping 15 shots, becoming one of the best displays in history.

1997 Masters (3)

The 1997 Masters is remembered as the time Tiger Woods became a force to be reckoned with amongst golf's elite players at just 21 years old.

Dominating the field

As a player in his early twenties, Woods was head and shoulders above the rest of his peers, shooting six and seven under par on Friday and Saturday, putting him in cruise control going into the final round Sunday.

Breaking records

Tiger never took his foot off the gas, shooting 18 under par which was the lowest score ever at the Masters, and beating Tom Kite by 12 shots, becoming the biggest win in major history until he broke it himself in the 2000 US Open.

2001 Masters (2)

A player has never been able to obtain golf's most prestigious award, winning all four majors in the same year (The Grand Slam).

'Tiger Slam'

Woods has never held it in a traditional sense either. However, after winning the Masters in 2001, for the first time in history, Tiger held all four majors, calling it the 'Tiger Slam.'

History making

It may not have been his most dominant display, beating David Duval by a pair of shots on the final day, but Woods' achievement of holding all four majors at the same time is one of the sport's hardest and greatest accolades of all time.

2019 Masters (1)

After numerous surgeries, injuries, and personal life scandals, no one ever thought Tiger Woods would pick up a golf club again, never mind go on and winning another major.

True Tiger fashion

At the 2019 Masters, Tiger Woods proved everyone wrong, winning his first major since the 2008 US Open, ending a ten-year drought and putting him back at the top of the golfing world.

Coming from behind

For the first time in his career, Woods came from behind on the final day, beating Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, and Xander Schauffele by one shot to pick up his 15th major victory.

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