History - Timeline - 2000-Present
2000
Men's Golf
* Major championship results:
o April - The Masters - Vijay Singh
o June - US Open - Tiger Woods
+ Woods' score of 12 under par was the best in relation to par ever
recorded at the US Open, and his victory margin of 15 strokes was the
largest ever in any major. His score of 272 also equaled the 72-hole
stroke record for the event.
o July - The Open Championship - Tiger Woods
+ Woods' score of 19 under par was the best in relation to par ever
recorded at The Open, and at any men's major championship.
o August - PGA Championship - Tiger Woods
+ Woods won in a three-hole playoff against Bob May. Both finished
regulation at 18 under par, the best score in relation to par recorded
at the PGA Championship.
* PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $9,188,321
* Champions Tour leading money winner: Larry Nelson - $2,708,005
Women's Golf
* US Women's Open: Karrie Webb
* LPGA Championship: Juli Inkster
* Karrie Webb: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning
$1,876,853.
2001
Men's Golf
* Major championship results:
1. April - The Masters - Tiger Woods
2. June - US Open - Retief Goosen
3. July - The Open Championship - David Duval
4. August - PGA Championship - David Toms
* PGA TOUR leading money winner for the year: Tiger Woods - $5,687,777
* Champions Tour leading money winner: Allen Doyle - $2,553,582
* Ryder Cup postponed until 2002
Women's Golf
* Kraft Nabisco Championship - Annika Sörenstam
* US Women's Open - Karrie Webb
* LPGA Championship - Karrie Webb
* Women's British Open - Se Ri Pak
* Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning
$2,105,868
2002
Men's Golf
* Major Championship results:
1. April: The Masters - Tiger Woods
2. June: US Open - Tiger Woods
3. July: The Open Championship - Ernie Els
4. August: PGA Championship - Rich Beem
* Tiger Woods is the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year with
earnings of $6,912,625 in 18 events.
* Hale Irwin is the leading money winner on the PGA Champions Tour with
earnings of $$3,028,304 in 27 events.
* At The Belfry golf course near Sutton Coldfield, England, the European
team defeats the United States team 15.5-12.5 to win the Ryder Cup.
Women's Golf
* Kraft Nabisco Championship - Annika Sörenstam
* US Women's Open - Juli Inkster
* LPGA Championship - Se Ri Pak
* Women's British Open - Karrie Webb
* Annika Sörenstam: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning
$2,863,904
2003
Men's Golf
* Major Championship results:
o April 10-13 - The Masters - Mike Weir. Weir becomes the first Canadian
and the first left-handed golfer to win The Masters. He defeats Len
Mattiace on the first playoff hole.
o June 12-15 - US Open - Jim Furyk - takes place at Olympia Fields,
Furyk wins his first major by 3 shots.
o July 17-20- The Open Championship - Ben Curtis, a virtual unknown,
shocks the world, posting a -1, a single shot ahead of Thomas Björn and
Vijay Singh at the very difficult Royal St George's.
o August 14-17 - PGA Championship - Shaun Micheel, another virtual
unknown, wins by 2 shots at the tough Oak Hill Country Club.
* Other highlights
o March 2 - Tiger Woods wins the Accenture Match Play Championships,
defeating David Toms 2 and 1.
o April 20 - Davis Love III chips in on the 72nd hole to force a
playoff, which he wins, giving him his fifth victory at the MCI Heritage
at Harbour Town.
o May 22 - At the Colonial Open golf tournament, LPGA champion Annika
Sörenstam became the first woman in 58 years to compete in a men's
professional golf tournament.
o June 1 - Kenny Perry wins for the second straight week, this time at
The Memorial, held at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
o July 6 - Tiger Woods wins the 100th Western Open at Cog Hill
* Vijay Singh is the PGA TOUR's leading money winner for the year, with
earnings of $7,349,907 in 27 events.
* Tom Watson is the leading money winner on the Champions Tour, with
earnings of $1,853,108 in 14 events.
* President's Cup - For the first time ever, the Cup is shared between
the United States and International teams.
Women's Golf
* Major results
o Kraft Nabisco Championship - Patricia Meunier-Lebouc
o US Women's Open - Hilary Lunke wins an 18-hole playoff over Angela
Stanford and Kelly Robbins.
o LPGA Championship - Annika Sörenstam
o Women's British Open - Annika Sörenstam
* Annika Sörenstam was the leading money winner on the LPGA tour, with
earnings of $2,029,506.
* Michelle Wie, then 13 years old, becomes the youngest person ever to
win a USGA event for adults by winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Public
Links.
2004
* January 15-16 - At the age of 14, golf prodigy Michelle Wie becomes
the youngest woman (and only the fourth overall) to play at a PGA TOUR
event, shooting 72-68 (even par) at the Sony Open at Waialae Country
Club in her hometown of Honolulu. She missed the cut by one stroke.
* February 29 - Annika Sörenstam wins her third ANZ Ladies Masters.
* March 28 - Grace Park wins the first major of the LPGA season, the
Kraft Nabisco Championship, by one shot over 17-year-old Aree Song.
Michelle Wie finished fourth, four shots behind Park.
* April 11 - Phil Mickelson wins The Masters, the first major of his
career.
* June 13 - Annika Sörenstam successfully defends her title in the
second major of the LPGA season, the LPGA Championship.
* July 18 - Todd Hamilton wins the The Open at Royal Troon.
* August 15 - Vijay Singh wins the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits
in a three-hole playoff with Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard.
* September 6 - Vijay Singh replaces Tiger Woods at the top of the world
rankings, ending Woods' reign of five years and four weeks.
* September 17-19 - Team Europe defeats Team USA 18½–9½ to retain the
Ryder Cup. See 2004 Ryder Cup for more details.
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