Tiger Woods’ 1999 PGA Tour season was among the many finest in historical past. He received eight instances (together with a significant), had 16 top-10s in 21 begins and earned a report $6.6 million.
He then topped {that a} yr later.
Woods’ 2000 marketing campaign was (and nonetheless is) arguably the biggest in golf historical past. Coming off 4 consecutive Tour wins to finish ’99, he received his first two official begins in 2000 earlier than the streak ended at Torrey Pines.
He received solely as soon as over the subsequent three-plus months however, starting on the Memorial, he spent nearly all of the summer season within the winner’s circle.
His remaining tally:
- Begins: 20
- Wins: 9
- Runners-up: 4
- High-5s: 17
- Earnings: $9,188,321
Woods received 45% of his begins and completed first or second in 65% of them. So good was his efficiency, all of his top-10 finishes have been truly within the prime 5 (85% for the season).
Right here’s an event-by-event have a look at the fashionable, if not all-time, customary for greatness:
| Event | End | Rating | Margin | Earnings |
| Mercedes Championships | 1 | 276 (-16) | Gained in playoff | $522,000 |
| AT&T Pebble Seashore Nationwide Professional-Am | 1 | 273 (-15) | Gained by 2 | $720,000 |
| Buick Invitational | T2 | 274 (-14) | Misplaced by 4 | $264,000 |
| Nissan Open | T18 | 279 (-5) | Misplaced by 7 | $37,731 |
| WGC-Anderson Consulting Match Play | 2nd | N/A | Misplaced in remaining | $500,000 |
| Bay Hill Invitational | 1 | 270 (-18) | Gained by 4 | $540,000 |
| The Gamers Championship | 2 | 279 (-9) | Misplaced by 1 | $648,000 |
| Masters Event | 5 | 284 (-4) | Misplaced by 6 | $184,000 |
| GTE Byron Nelson Basic | T4 | 270 (-10) | Missed playoff by 1 | $176,000 |
| Memorial Event | 1 | 269 (-19) | Gained by 5 | $558,000 |
| U.S. Open | 1 | 272 (-12) | Gained by 15 | $800,000 |
| Advil Western Open | T23 | 281 (-7) | Missed playoff by 7 | $26,700 |
| The Open Championship | 1 | 269 (-19) | Gained by 8 | $759,150 |
| Buick Open | T11 | 275 (-13) | Misplaced by 7 | $57,240 |
| PGA Championship | 1 | 270 (-18) | Gained in playoff | $900,000 |
| WGC-NEC Invitational | 1 | 259 (-21) | Gained by 11 | $1,000,000 |
| Bell Canadian Open | 1 | 266 (-22) | Gained by 1 | $594,000 |
| Nationwide Automobile Rental Golf Basic Disney | 3 | 265 (-23) | Misplaced by 3 | $204,000 |
| The Tour Championship | 2 | 269 (-11) | Misplaced by 2 | $540,000 |
| WGC-American Specific Championship | T5 | 281 (-7) | Misplaced by 4 | $157,500 |
