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Ranking the 15 best wins in career of Tiger Woods

By Tim Letcher

AKRON, OH - AUGUST 27: Tiger Woods acknowledges the crowd after winning the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club August 27, 2006 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/Getty Images)
AKRON, OH - AUGUST 27: Tiger Woods acknowledges the crowd after winning the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club August 27, 2006 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Montana Pritchard/Getty Images) /
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371646 01: Tiger Woods and his mother Kultida pose with the U.S. Open trophy on the 18th green June 18, 2000 at Pebble Beach, CA. Woods became the first player in the 106-year history of the U.S. Open to finish the 72 holes at double digits under par with a 12 under par score. His 15-stroke victory not only shattered the Open mark of 11 strokes under par set by Willie Smith in 1899, but was the largest ever in a major championship. (Photo by Mike Fiala/Newsmakers)
371646 01: Tiger Woods and his mother Kultida pose with the U.S. Open trophy on the 18th green June 18, 2000 at Pebble Beach, CA. Woods became the first player in the 106-year history of the U.S. Open to finish the 72 holes at double digits under par with a 12 under par score. His 15-stroke victory not only shattered the Open mark of 11 strokes under par set by Willie Smith in 1899, but was the largest ever in a major championship. (Photo by Mike Fiala/Newsmakers) /

3. 2000 U.S. Open

There have been some dominant performances in major championship history (Woods has been on the giving end of some of those), but there has never been an example of one player being so clearly ahead of the field as there was when Woods dominated the 2000 U.S. Open.

The course at Pebble Beach was set up to U.S. Open standards, complete with wind that wreaked havoc over all four days of play. The best players in the world were affected by the conditions. Except for Woods.

Woods took advantage of calm weather conditions on Thursday, shooting a 6-under par 65 to grab a one-shot lead over Miguel Angel Jimenez.

On Friday, the weather got worse and if affected everyone in the field. Everyone except Woods, that is. Tiger shot a 2-under par 69, taking a six-shot lead in the process.

The wind really got going on Saturday, and the field once again struggled to score. However, Woods was steady, shooting an even par 71 and extending his lead to 10 shots.

Conditions did not improve on Sunday, with the field wilting under the winds off the Pacific Ocean. Except for Woods. Tiger shot a 4-under par 67 to finish at 12-under par, winning by a whopping 15 shots.

That 15-shot victory is still the largest margin of victory in any major. Woods also became the first player in 106 years of the U.S. Open to finish at double digits under par.

This was the most dominant performance in major championship history. Woods was 12-under par and no other player was under par at all.

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