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.

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.

Playing his last U.S. Open hole, Nicklaus memorably reached the 18th green in two shots but ultimately three-putted for par.

Sunday, June 18, 2000 Tiger Woods won his third major championship in amazing fashion after a final round 67.

Only one other player had even reached double-digits under par in a U.S. Open – Gil Morgan in 1992, the last time the tournament had been held at Pebble Beach.

[6] Woods' aggregate 272 tied what was then the lowest score in a U.S. Open set by Nicklaus, Lee Janzen and Jim Furyk, all achieved on par-70 courses.

Amateurs: Wilson (+20) Full final leaderboard Final round Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source:[10] Tiger Woods would go on to win four majors in a row, the first player since Bobby Jones to simultaneously hold all four major championship titles, otherwise referred to as the "Tiger Slam".

[11][12] In a 2011 piece for the ESPN outlet Grantland.com, writer Bill Barnwell argued that Woods' performance at the 2000 U.S. Open was statistically the most dominant by any major championship winner since 1960.