Tiger Woods amazed the golf world with his consistently spectacular play this year, winning three of the sport's four major championships.
After cruising to victories in the U.S. Open and British Open, Woods fought off upstart Bob May in a three-hole playoff Sunday to join Ben Hogan as the only players to win three majors in a year.
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A look at the statistics behind Tiger Woods' victories at the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship this season.
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Stat |
Comment |
| Tiger's aggregate score under par for all three victories |
- 49 |
Ben Hogan was -21 when he won three majors in 1953. |
| Tiger's combined score on the 36 par 5s |
- 22 |
Tiger was -18 on the par 4s and -9 on par 3s. |
| Lowest score ever in PGA Championship round |
- 18 |
A record set by Tiger and Bob May on Sunday. |
| Number of eagles scored by Woods in winning three majors |
0 |
There were 18 eagles at Valhalla by 16 different players. |
| Bogeyless rounds by Tiger in winning the three majors |
4 |
Woods also posted three 1-bogey rounds. |
| Number of rounds Tiger finished with a score below 70 |
10 |
A 70 in round three of the PGA and a 71 in round three of the U.S. Open were the only 'blemishes.' |
| Number of Tiger's rounds below par |
11 |
He was even par in the only other round. |
| Number of players who won at least two majors in one season |
13 |
Ben Hogan did it three times, Nicklaus an amazing five. |
| Players with two or more PGA Championship victories |
17 |
Woods is the latest. He needs one more to join Walter Hagen, Jack Nicklaus, Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead as winners of three or more. |
| Years since the last back-to-back PGA Championship winner |
67 |
Denny Shute won in 1936-37. Woods is the first back-to-back winner since stroke play began in 1958. |
| Lowest career scoring average in PGA Championship play |
69.5 |
A record held by Tiger Woods after 16 rounds. |
| Percentage of greens hit in regulation |
82 |
Tiger was 177-for-216 in getting on the green in regulation. |
| Holes which Tiger began with an overall score under par |
202 |
He was at even par for 14 holes and was never over par. |
| Tiger's average driving distance for all three tournaments |
308 |
Highest: 319.8 yards in the British. Lowest: 299.25 in the U.S. Open. |
| Total prize money won by Tiger in winning the three majors |
$2.5 million |
With his $6.69 million overall earnings, Woods has already broken the Tour money record he set last year. |
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