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Setting the standard Woods on pace to set even more records
Posted: Friday June 23, 2000 03:21 PM
Tiger Woods broke just about every U.S. Open record extant last week. But here are some other numbers he's putting up that are just as wondrous. By winning at Pebble Beach at 24 years, five months and 19 days old, Woods became the youngest player in PGA Tour history to achieve 20 official victories. The previous youngest was Horton Smith, who claimed his 20th win in 1935 at the age of 26.
And with an actual, non-adjusted scoring average this year of 68.65, Woods is on pace to break Sam Snead's actual scoring average record of 69.23, set in 1950 when Snead won 11 tournaments.
Hale of a showing at Pebble BeachThe only player other than Woods to post more than one round in the 60s last week? How about 55-year-old Hale Irwin, who opened with a 68, closed with a 69 and finished tied for 27th. Irwin is doing all he can to hang on to his position as the all time earner combining PGA Tour and Senior Tour winnings. Irwin's running total of $16,680,099 is just over $400,000 better than Woods.
Faldo appears to be finding his gameOther than Tiger's 15-stroke margin of victory, the biggest surprise at Pebble Beach was Nick Faldo. Not only was his seventh-place finish his best in a major since the British Open in 1996, he also led the tournament in putting with only 104 putts. This from a guy who has struggled with his putter for the last four years. The performance might have had something to do with Faldo using his Swedish sports psychologist, Kjell Enhager, as his caddy for the first time.
Webb gunning for de facto Grand SlamA win at this week's McDonald's LPGA Championship would give Karrie Webb a third straight major championship title. It would also mean that at next month's U.S. Women's Open, Webb would have a chance to become the only woman to win all four major championships in a 12-month period -- a de facto Grand Slam.Sports Illustrated senior writer Jaime Diaz covers the golf beat for the magazine and appears each Saturday morning on CNN's "Sports Illustrated Golf Plus" show.
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