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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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