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2000 US Open pin flag Tiger Woods Jack Nicklaus Pebble Beach ryder british pga

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    Description

    The
    2000 United States Open Championship
    was the 100th
    U.S. Open Championship
    , held June 15–18 at
    Pebble Beach Golf Links
    in
    Pebble Beach, California
    .
    Tiger Woods
    won his first U.S. Open by a record-setting fifteen strokes over runners-up
    Ernie Els
    and
    Miguel Ángel Jiménez
    – it remains the most dominating performance and victory in any
    major championship
    . As the
    United States Golf Association
    wanted to begin the millennium with a memorable tournament, Pebble Beach was moved up two years in the rotation.
    [3]
    Notable golfers going into the tournament at large included
    Jack Nicklaus
    , playing in his final U.S. Open;
    Vijay Singh
    , the year's
    Masters
    winner;
    Ernie Els
    ; and
    David Duval
    .
    Defending champion
    Payne Stewart
    had died in an
    aviation accident
    on October 25 at the age of 42. His death was commemorated many times throughout the week, starting with a ceremony on the eve of the tournament at the 18th hole. Speakers included Stewart's widow Tracey and his good friend
    Paul Azinger
    , while attendees included
    Phil Mickelson
    ,
    Davis Love III
    ,
    David Duval
    ,
    Tom Lehman
    ,
    Lee Janzen
    ,
    Sergio García
    and Stewart's caddy Mike Hicks, and it concluded with shots being hit into Stillwater Cove in a golf version of a
    21-gun salute
    .
    [4]
    García also wore Stewart's trademark navy
    plus fours
    in Stewart's honor in the first round.
    [5]
    Nicklaus was asked to take Stewart's spot in the traditional opening grouping of the prior year's
    Open Championship (British Open)
    winner (
    Paul Lawrie
    ),
    U.S. Amateur
    winner (
    David Gossett
    ), and U.S. Open winner, and he asked for a moment of silence in Stewart's memory before his opening tee shot.
    [6]
    Aside from being the last U.S. Open appearance for Nicklaus, playing in his 44th consecutive U.S. Open, it was also the last appearance for two-time winner
    Curtis Strange
    .