Tiger Woods in the Majors: An Ultimate Guide

Tiger Woods has played in 90 major championships in his career, winning 15 of them. Here, we look at his performance in every one, with highlights from his wins: * — denotes major win 1995 Masters — Finish: T41 (Low Amateur) Winner: Ben Crenshaw Runner(s)-up: Davis Love III MORE:  Tiger Woods college career at Stanford 1995 US Open — Finish: WD Winner: Corey Pavin Runner(s)-up: Greg Norman 1995 British Open — Finish: T68 Winner: John Daly Runner(s)-up: Constantino Rocca   1996 Masters — Finish: CUT Winner: Nick Faldo Runner(s)-up: Greg Norman   1996 US Open — Finish: T82 Winner: Steve Jones Runner(s)-up: Tom Lehman; Davis Love III   1996 British Open — Finish: T22 (Low Amateur) Winner: Tom Lehman Runner(s)-up: Ernie Els; Mark McCumber   *1997 Masters — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Tom Kite What you need to know : In winning his first major, Tiger just happened to set three Masters records: Largest margin of victory (12 strokes), lowest score (18-under), and youngest player to win at Augusta (21).   1997 US Open — Finish: T19 Winner: Ernie Els Runner(s)-up: Colin Montgomerie   1997 British Open — Finish: T24 Winner: Justin Leonard Runner(s)-up: Darren Clarke; Jesper Parnevik   1997 PGA Championship — Finish: T29 Winner: Davis Love III Runner(s)-up: Justin Leonard 1998 Masters — Finish: T8 Winner: Mark O'Meara Runner(s)-up: Fred Couples; David Duval   1998 US Open — Finish: T18 Winner: Lee Janzen Runner(s)-up: Payne Stewart   1998 British Open — Finish: 3 Winner: Mark O'Meara Runner(s)-up: Brian Watts   1998 PGA Championship — Finish: T10 Winner: Vijay Singh Runner(s)-up: Steve Stricker   1999 Masters — Finish: T18 Winner: Jose Maria Olazabal Runner(s)-up: Davis Love III   1999 US Open — Finish: T3 Winner: Payne Stewart Runner(s)-up: Phil Mickelson   1999 British Open — Finish: T7 Winner: Paul Lawrie Runner(s)-up: Justin Leonard; Jean Van de Velde   *1999 PGA Championship — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Sergio Garcia What you need to know : Tiger was two shots back of the lead heading into the weekend, but a 4-under on Saturday propelled him into a tie for the lead. Sunday, after Garcia shot a 1-under to tie for the lead, Tiger buried a birdie on No. 16 to give him the one stroke margin for his second major. 2000 Masters — Finish: 5 Winner: Vijay Singh Runner(s)-up: Ernie Els   *2000 US Open — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Ernie Els; Miguel Angel Jimenez What you need to know : Again, Tiger set a record in a major win, finishing with a 15-stroke margin over both runners up. To this day, that remains the largest margin of victory in any major championship.   *2000 British Open — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Thomas Bjorn; Ernie Els What you need to know : With the win, Tiger captured the last major that had eluded him, and became the youngest player to have won all four, beating Jack Nicklaus by two years. His 19-under was the best score in any major until Jason Day surpassed that with a 20-under at the 2015 PGA Championship.   *2000 PGA Championship — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Bob May What you need to know : It took a three-hole playoff with Bob May, but Tiger won his second striaght Wanamaker at Valhalla. He became the first since Denny Shute in 1936-37 to win back-to-back PGA Championships.   *2001 Masters — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: David Duval What you need to know : With his second win at Augusta, Woods completed the "Tiger Slam" — holding all four major titles at the same time.   2001 US Open — Finish: T12 Winner: Retief Goosen Runner(s)-up: Mark Brooks   2001 British Open — Finish: T25 Winner: David Duval Runner(s)-up: Niclas Fasth   2001 PGA Championship — Finish: T29 Winner: David Toms Runner(s)-up: Phil Mickelson   *2002 Masters — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Retief Goosen What you need to know : Tiger became the first to defend his Masters title since Nick Faldo in 1989-90, and just the third-ever to do it (the other being Jack Nicklaus in 1965-66).   *2002 US Open — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Phil Mickelson What you need to know : Tiger led the major for all four rounds, and finished as the only player below par, at 3-under.   2002 British Open — Finish: T28 Winner: Ernie Els Runner(s)-up: Stuart Appleby; Steve Elkington; Thomas Levet   2002 PGA Championship — Finish: 2 Winner: Rich Beem Runner(s)-up: Tiger Woods   2003 Masters — Finish: T15 Winner: Mike Weir Runner(s)-up: Len Mattiace   2003 US Open — Finish: T20 Winner: Jim Furyk Runner(s)-up: Stephen Leaney   2003 British Open — Finish: T4 Winner: Ben Curtis Runner(s)-up: Thomas Bjorn; Vijay Singh   2003 PGA Championship — Finish: T39 Winner: Shaun Micheel Runner(s)-up: Chad Campbell 2004 Masters — Finish: T22 Winner: Phil Mickelson Runner(s)-up: Ernie Els   2004 US Open — Finish: T17 Winner: Retief Goosen Runner(s)-up: Phil Mickelson   2004 British Open — Finish: T9 Winner: Todd Hamilton Runner(s)-up: Ernie Els   2004 PGA Championship — Finish: T24 Winner: Vijay Singh Runner(s)-up: Chris DiMarco; Justin Leonard   *2005 Masters — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Chris DiMarco What you need to know : The wait for his ninth major was the longest for Woods since the hiatus between numbers one and two. But Tiger was unfazed, beating Chris DiMarco on the first hole of a playoff to capture his fourth green jacket.   2005 US Open — Finish: 2 Winner: Michael Campbell Runner(s)-up: Tiger Woods   *2005 British Open — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Colin Montgomerie What you need to know : The 5-stroke win at St. Andrews was Woods' second Open title, giving him his second career grand slam. The event also saw Jack Nicklaus make his final appearance at The Open.   2005 PGA Championship — Finish: T4 Winner: Phil Mickelson Runner(s)-up: Thomas Bjorn; Steve Elkington   2006 Masters — Finish: T3 Winner: Phil Mickelson Runner(s)-up: Tim Clark   2006 US Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Geoff Ogilvy Runner(s)-up: Jim Furyk; Phil Mickelson; Colin Montgomerie   *2006 British Open — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Chris DiMarco What you need to know : Months after his father's death, Woods defended his Open title at Royal Liverpool, shooting 5-under on Sunday (including three straight birdies on holes 14-16) to win by two.   *2006 PGA Championship — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Shaun Micheel What you need to know : Woods won back-to-back majors for the first time since 2002, finishing five strokes ahead of Micheel at Medinah.   2007 Masters — Finish: T2 Winner: Zach Johnson Runner(s)-up: Retief Goosen; Rory Sabbatini; Tiger Woods   2007 US Open — Finish: T2 Winner: Angel Cabrera Runner(s)-up: Jim Furyk; Tiger Woods   2007 British Open — Finish: T12 Winner: Padraig Harrington Runner(s)-up: Sergio Garcia   *2007 PGA Championship — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Woody Austin What you need to know : In the second round at Southern Hills, Woods tied the record for the lowest round in a major with a 63, though a birdie putt on 18 to break the record lipped out. He followed that up with two 69s over the weekend to win with a two-stroke margin.   2008 Masters — Finish: 2 Winner: Trevor Immelman Runner(s)-up: Tiger Woods   *2008 US Open — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Rocco Mediate What you need to know : Woods won what would be his last major for a decade title in thrilling fashion. He birdied 18 to force a playoff with Rocco Mediate. Then, on the 18th hole of the playoff, he drained another birdie to force sudden death, where he won on the first hole. 2009 Masters — Finish: T6 Winner: Angel Cabrera Runner(s)-up: Kenny Perry; Chad Campbell   2009 US Open — Finish: T6 Winner: Lucas Glover Runner(s)-up: Ricky Barnes; David Duval; Phil Mickelson   2009 British Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Stewart Cink Runner(s)-up: Tom Watson   2009 PGA Championship — Finish: 2 Winner: Y.E. Yang Runner(s)-up: Tiger Woods   2010 Masters — Finish: T4 Winner: Phil Mickelson Runner(s)-up: Lee Westwood   2010 US Open — Finish: T4 Winner: Graeme McDowell Runner(s)-up: Gregory Havret   2010 British Open — Finish: T23 Winner: Louis Oosthuizen Runner(s)-up: Lee Westwood   2010 PGA Championship — Finish: T28 Winner: Martin Kaymer Runner(s)-up: Bubba Watson   2011 Masters — Finish: T4 Winner: Charl Schwartzel Runner(s)-up: Jason Day; Adam Scott   2011 PGA Championship — Finish: CUT Winner: Keegan Bradley Runner(s)-up: Jason Dufner   2012 Masters — Finish: T40 Winner: Bubba Watson Runner(s)-up: Louis Oosthuizen 2012 US Open — Finish: T21 Winner: Webb Simpson Runner(s)-up: Graeme McDowell; Michael Thompson 2012 British Open — Finish: T3 Winner: Ernie Els Runner(s)-up: Adam Scott   2012 PGA Championship — Finish: T11 Winner: Rory McIlroy Runner(s)-up: David Lynn   2013 Masters — Finish: T4 Winner: Adam Scott Runner(s)-up: Angel Cabrera   2013 US Open — Finish: T32 Winner: Justin Rose Runner(s)-up: Jason Day; Phil Mickelson   2013 British Open — Finish: T6 Winner: Phil Mickelson Runner(s)-up: Henrik Stenson   2013 PGA Championship — Finish: T40 Winner: Jason Dufner Runner(s)-up: Jim Furyk   2014 British Open — Finish: 69 Winner: Rory McIlroy Runner(s)-up: Rickie Fowler; Sergio Garcia   2014 PGA Championship — Finish: CUT Winner: Rory McIlroy Runner(s)-up: Phil Mickelson   2015 Masters — Finish: T17 Winner: Jordan Spieth Runner(s)-up: Phil Mickelson; Justin Rose   2015 US Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Jordan Spieth Runner(s)-up: Dustin Johnson   2015 British Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Zach Johnson Runner(s)-up: Marc Leishman; Louis Oosthuizen   2015 PGA Championship — Finish: CUT Winner: Jason Day Runner(s)-up: Jordan Spieth   2018 Masters — Finish: T32 Winner: Patrick Reed Runner(s)-up: Rickie Fowler   2018 US Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Brooks Koepka Runner(s)-up: Tommy Fleetwood   2018 British Open — Finish: T6 Winner: Francesco Molinari Runner(s)-up: Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele 2018 PGA Championship — Finish: 2nd Winner: Brooks Koepka Runner(s)-up: Tiger Woods *2019 Masters — Finish: WIN Winner: Tiger Woods Runner(s)-up: Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson What you need to know : Woods was in the final threesome at Augusta Sunday, but trailed Francesco Molinari by two strokes. That was until the 12th, where Molinari found the water, picked up a double-bogey, and opened the door. As that final threesome reached No. 15, five players were tied at the top of the leaderboard at 12-under. None of those would make another birdie, except for Woods, who found himself with a two-shot lead heading into the 18th. The 43-year-old bogeyed the final hole to complete the comeback and win his fifth green jacket (and 15th major overall). It was the first time Woods had won a major when he trailed after 54 holes. 2019 PGA Championship — Finish: CUT Winner: Brooks Koepka Runner-up: Dustin Johnson 2019 US Open — Finish: T21 Winner: Gary Woodland Runner-up: Brooks Koepka 2019 British Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Shane Lowry Runner-up: Tommy Fleetwood 2020 PGA Championship — Finish: T37 Winner: Collin Morikawa Runner(s)-up: Paul Casey; Dustin Johnson 2020 US Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Bryson DeChambeau Runner-up: Matthew Wolff 2020 Masters — Finish: T38 Winner: Dustin Johnson Runner(s)-up: Sungjae Im; Cameron Smith 2022 Masters — Finish: 47 Winner: Scottie Scheffler Runner-up: Rory McIlroy 2022 PGA Championship — Finish: WD Winner: Justin Thomas Runner-up: Will Zalatoris 2022 British Open — Finish: CUT Winner: Cameron Smith Runner-up: Cameron Young