By a Record 15 Strokes Tiger Woods hits his approach shot to the first hole of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the final round of the 100th U.S. Open, June 18. Woods made a par on the first hole. His 272 tied the lowest score ever in a U.S. Open, first set by his idol, Jack Nicklaus, in 1980 and later matched by Lee Janzen in 1993.
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Coronation of a Champion Woods was the only golfer under par in a commanding performance that was robbing the final round of any drama or tension. So dominant was this performance that Woods never made worse than par over his final 26 holes. He closed with a 4-under 67, the best score of the day. Jimenez had a 71, while Els finished with a 72. Woods began the final round with a 10-stroke lead, and no one got any closer than eight.