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Awesome Achievements
Major Championship Records Broken
  • Largest winning margin -- 15 strokes (previous record, 13
    strokes, Old Tom Morris, 1862 British Open).

    U.S. Open Records Broken
  • Largest winning margin -- 15 strokes (previous record, 11 strokes, Willie Smith, 1899).

  • Largest 54-hole lead -- 10 strokes (previous record, James Barnes, 7 strokes, 1921).

  • Largest 36-hole lead -- 6 strokes (previous record, Willie Anderson, 5 strokes, 1903).

  • Lowest winning score in relation to par --12 under (previous record, 8 under, Lee Janzen, 1993; Hale Irwin, 1990; Jack Nicklaus, 1980; Ben Hogan, 1948).

  • First player to win U.S. Junior Amateur, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open.

    U.S. Open Records Tied
  • Lowest 72-hole score: 272 (Jack Nicklaus, 1980; Lee Janzen, 1993)

  • Lowest 36-hole score -- 134 (Jack Nicklaus, 1980; T.C. Chen, 1985; Lee Janzen, 1993).

  • Lowest score at any point -- 12 under (Gil Morgan, third round, 1992).

    Other achievements
  • 14th man to win Masters and U.S. Open.

  • 17th man to win PGA and U.S. Open.

  • 11th man to win U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open.

  • Second man to win Pebble Beach Pro-Am and U.S. Open held at Pebble Beach in same the year.


  • Most victories by an active PGA Tour member (20).

  • Youngest man to win U.S. Junior Amateur -- 15.

  • Youngest man to win U.S. Amateur -- 18.

  • 1996 NCAA individual champion.

  • First man to win three straight U.S. Amateur.

  • Youngest Masters Champion -- 21.

  • First golfer to win more than $6 million in one year.

  • First man since 1948 to win six straight PGA Tour events.

  • Most career money earned. 
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