Michael Campbell won his only major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods; third-round leader and two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen collapsed on the final day.

2 Ernie Els (4,8,9,10,12,16), Jim Furyk (16), Retief Goosen (8,9,10,12,13,16), Lee Janzen, Steve Jones, Corey Pavin, Tiger Woods (3,4,5,9,11,12,16) Luke List (a), Ryan Moore (a) Phil Mickelson (8,9,11,12,16), Mike Weir (8,9,16) Ben Curtis, David Duval, Todd Hamilton (9,16) Rich Beem, Shaun Micheel, Vijay Singh (9,11,12,16), David Toms (9,11,12,16) Fred Funk (8,9,11,12,16) Peter Jacobsen Robert Allenby, Stephen Ames (9,16), Tim Clark (16), Chris DiMarco (9,11,16), Steve Flesch (9), Jay Haas (9,16), Tim Herron (16), Spencer Levin, Jeff Maggert, Shigeki Maruyama (9,16) Stuart Appleby (16), Chad Campbell (16), K. J. Choi (16), Stewart Cink (16), John Daly (16), Carlos Franco, Sergio García (10,12,16), Mark Hensby (16), Zach Johnson (16), Jerry Kelly (16), Davis Love III (16), Kenny Perry (11,12,16), Rory Sabbatini (16), Adam Scott (11,16), Scott Verplank (16) Ángel Cabrera (13,16), Paul Casey, Stephen Gallacher, Pádraig Harrington (16), David Howell (16), Miguel Ángel Jiménez (16), Thomas Levet, Graeme McDowell (16), Nick O'Hern (16), Ian Poulter (16), Lee Westwood (16) Luke Donald (16), Justin Leonard (12,16) Bart Bryant Shingo Katayama, Toru Taniguchi Richard Green Thomas Bjørn, Fred Couples, Charles Howell III, Tom Lehman, Peter Lonard, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Rod Pampling, Craig Parry Nick Price Thursday, June 16, 2005 Qualifiers Olin Browne and Rocco Mediate had the first round lead at Pinehurst No.

Retief Goosen launched his title defense with a three-birdie 68 for a three-way tie for third, 2004 Masters winner Phil Mickelson returned a 69 after holing a 20-foot birdie putt at the last and world number two Vijay Singh opened with a 70.

[11] Trailing by one at the start of the day, he carded an even-par 70 for 138, level with overnight leader Olin Browne and unheralded Jason Gore.

World number two Vijay Singh was a further shot back in a four-way share of sixth after a second successive 70, alongside Spaniard Sergio García and New Zealand's Michael Campbell, who fired matching 69s, and England's Lee Westwood, after a 72.

Of the other big names, Tiger Woods was one over after a 71, while Phil Mickelson (77) and Ernie Els (76) just made the halfway cut which fell at eight-over 148.

Woods, who had been chasing his 10th career major, rallied from a bogey-bogey start and reeled off four birdies in the last nine holes to secure second place with a matching 69.

Ernie Els fired his lowest score of the week, a level-par 70 earning him a share of 15th at nine-over 289 while Phil Mickelson returned a 74 to finish at 12 over in a tie for 33rd.