The Top 5 Craziest Stats from Tiger's 2000 U.S. Open Victory

It has been 25 years since the 100th U.S. Open, when Tiger Woods defeated the field by a preposterous 15-stroke margin.

Many words have been written about his historic performance. For this piece, though, we are focusing on the numbers that changed the history of golf.

So, sit back and read in awe. We unearthed some of the most incredible statistics from that week to illustrate how unbelievable it was.

1. Tiger had two bogey-free rounds. The other 155 players combined for 1.

2. He didn’t three-putt all week.

3. He hit 70.8 percent of greens in regulation in a week when the field average was 48.7 percent. His 51 greens hit were seven more than any other player.

4. He could have given the player who finished in last place 40 shots and still would have beaten him.

5. The field averaged 5 bogeys per round. Tiger made 6 bogeys all week.

The five stats above are some of the most impressive. But the list does not stop there. Here are some honorable mentions:

• He played the first 22 holes of the championship without a bogey and the final 26 holes of the championship without a bogey.

• Of the 437 rounds played, Tiger’s score was only beaten once in the same round (R3. Ernie Els 68, Tiger 71)

• He made one triple bogey all week. If he had made one triple bogey every day, he still would’ve won by three shots

• Tiger is the only player to win a major by 10 strokes or more in the 20th or 21st centuries. He’s done it twice: 1997 Masters (12) and 2000 U.S. Open (15).

• He gained 29.2 strokes against the field, the highest total in any U.S. Open since World War II. That number is 3.91 strokes better than the second-best performance since World War II – the same as the difference between No. 2 and No. 19 on the list.

• He led the field in scoring on the par 3s, par 4s and par 5s, shooting 4-under in each category.