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Rich Beem: True Grit Story Of The 2002 PGA Championship

Rich Beem endured some challenging years in his early career, but he came through and was rewarded for his perseverance with a remarkable victory over Tiger Woods in the 2002 PGA Championship.

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Standing on the 15th tee at Hazeltine National in the final round of the 2002 PGA Championship, Tiger Woods was five shots off Rich Beem’s lead. He turned to caddy Steve Williams and said, “OK Stevie, if we birdie in from here we win this tournament.” It was typical of Tiger ’s confidence but his logic was reasonable. He figured that if he could post a number then Beem, two holes behind, would buckle. Who was this guy anyway? He used to sell mobile phones, he’d been working in a pro shop just four years earlier, he’d struggled on the mini-tours, this was only his fourth Major. He’d surely collapse if the World Number 1 applied sufficient pressure, wouldn’t he?

The thing was: Rich Beem wasn’t intimidated by the situation, he wasn’t fazed by the threat of Tiger Woods; he’d faced more pressure than that in his life.

Beem graduated from New Mexico State University and turned pro in 1994. He took a job as an assistant professional at Sioux Falls Golf Club in South Dakota. His father, a PGA professional himself, had huge hopes for his son as a golfer and Rich felt the pressure of those expectations as he failed to make an impact on the Dakota mini tours. Beem fell out of love with the game and followed a girlfriend (who would later ditch him) to Seattle where he took a job as a mobile phone salesman.

Rich lasted less than a year in that position before golf drew him back in. He barely touched a club for eight months, but watching old rival Paul Stankowski win the 1996 BellSouth Classic on the PGA Tour inspired him to give the sport another try.

He went back to the mini tours and enjoyed a little success, so in late 1998 he decided to have a crack at PGA Tour Q-school. He made it through the first stage in 14th place, scraped through the second stage by the skin of his teeth and then gained his card in the third stage with a final round of 66. He had played 14 rounds of stress-filled golf simply to earn the chance to play on the PGA Tour – had Tiger ever felt pressure like that?

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Beemer wins Kemper Open

In his first season on the circuit, Beem came from nowhere to win the Kemper Open – it was a blessing and a curse. The victory secured his card for two seasons but it made him complacent. He was already known for taking a fairly colourful approach to his off-course lifestyle, but the extra fame (and cash) provided by the win allowed him to hit it rather hard for a while. A low point came when he was caught driving over the limit at 2.00AM while over in the UK for The Open Championship.

He missed eight cuts through the rest of 1999 and 16 cuts in 29 events through 2000. By the end of 2001 he was in danger of losing his card and he needed a top-10 finish at the Michelob Championship to keep it. He fought his way into a position where he had a chance. Battling tremendous nerves, he held on in the final round to secure gainful employment for 2002. And what if he hadn’t? Who knows, back to selling phones or golf balls perhaps? As Lee Trevino once famously said, “real pressure is playing a match for $5 when you only have $2 in your pocket.”

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Beem at the International

Buoyed by the resilience he displayed in late 2001, Beem knuckled down and enjoyed some good results in the first part of 2002 – a fourth and a second place being the best of them. In The International tournament, played to a modified Stableford format, Beem looked set to record his second PGA Tour victory – eight points ahead through 16 holes of the final round.

But Steve Lowery holed his second to the 15th for an eagle to reduce Rich’s advantage to three points. Beem heard the roar and struck back by holing a long putt for an eagle of his own on the 17th. That would surely be that. Not quite. Lowery then proceeded to hole his second for an albatross two on the 17th and cut Beem’s lead to just one. As Rich stood beside the 18th green he was visibly agitated as Lowery came up the home hole. There was a distinct possibility a victory he had earned with a closing 63 might be snatched from him by a freak finish. A birdie would give Lowery the win; a par and Beem would take the title. When Lowery’s birdie effort narrowly missed, Beem broke down. He could hardly speak to the on-course interviewer afterwards, his face drenched with sweat and tears. He’d come out on top after one of the tensest finishes in PGA Tour history. If any further proof was needed, this was it: Beem could stand up to pressure.

On to Hazeltine

Tiger was favourite for Hazeltine

Thanks to the remarkable win at The International, Rich Beem wasn’t a complete non-story coming into the USPGA Championship two weeks later. Still, he was just 73rd on the World Rankings, having started the year at 284th. The top five at that time were Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson , Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Sergio Garcia . These men, with Tiger way out in front, were the favourites at Hazeltine.

Tiger had won The Masters and the U.S. Open earlier in the year, he also won the Buick Open the week before the USPGA. He’d won the year’s fourth Major twice before and most felt he would win it again.

After two rounds at Hazeltine Tiger was lurking in perfect position, just two shots off the pace following rounds of 71 and 69. The lead was held by five players: Former Major champions Justin Leonard, Mark Calcavecchia and Retief Goosen, experienced campaigner Fred Funk and partially reformed party animal Rich Beem. After opening with a steady 72, Beem posted a superb second round of 66 – a score made possible by some simply incredible putting.

Beem had been one of the better ball-strikers on the PGA Tour since he began playing on the circuit, but he struggled on the greens. In 2001 he was ranked 137th in putting. But for 2002 he had turned to a different putter – an STX Sync Tour. Used by a number of players, including Seve and Jesper Parnevik, it was centre shafted with a bulbous weight behind the blade. It wasn’t a particularly attractive weapon, but it worked for Beem and he found he could roll the ball beautifully with it.

Despite his notable display on Hazeltine’s tricky greens, and his tournament victory just two weeks earlier, most of the media viewed Beem’s role in the tournament as a temporary side story. He was a character certainly, but a serious contender to win a Major? No, no, it would surely be one of those proven winners in the mix after two rounds who would go on to loft the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday afternoon.

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Beemer stayed in contention

But, after a very difficult third round in which the winds gusted to 40mph, making many of the already difficult pin positions look nigh on impossible, Beem was still there. His fighting 72 represented one of the rounds of the day, with only a handful of players managing better. One of those was Justin Leonard, who played outstandingly to score 69.

Beem went into the final round of the year’s final Major in solo second place, three behind Leonard with Fred Funk in third and Woods in a tie for fourth: five shots off Leonard and two behind Beem. These were uncharted waters for Beem and many believed the nerves would get to him.

Early on Sunday Beem displayed that if he was feeling the nerves he was channelling them into his performance. He birdied the 3rd and 4th holes then picked up another at the par-5 7th, where he hit a superb 3-wood to the front of the green.

With that birdie, Rich moved into a tie for the lead and Leonard began to suffer from the pressure far more obviously than his playing partner. The Texan double bogeyed the 8th and dropped three further shots to shoot a final round of 77, falling back into a tie for fourth place with Fred Funk.

It was Tiger Woods who would emerge to push Beem through a thrilling back nine.

Rich struck the first blow with an eagle on the 11th. It gave him a three-shot lead, and he extended it further when Woods dropped strokes at the 13th and 14th holes.

Beem was in command, but Woods wasn’t finished. As he’d promised Stevie Williams, he birdied the final four holes to ask the question of the inexperienced leader.

Beem’s answer was emphatic. As if to say “You won’t bully me out of this one Tiger,” Beem played two fine shots to the treacherous par-4 16th then holed a hard-breaking 40-foot putt for a birdie three. It earned him a two-shot cushion with two to play. He parred the par-3 17th and could afford the luxury of making a three-putt bogey on the home hole. He still took the title by a shot.

He tapped in, lofted his arms and danced a celebratory jig. He had withstood the pressure again, faced up to the best player in the world and beaten him down the stretch to secure his place in golfing history. It completed quite a turnaround for a guy who had given up on golf completely just seven years earlier. Here was a man who had endured his struggles and bounced back from adversity to re-find his self-belief. Beem had been toughened by life; he had taken the knocks and rolled with the punches. He’d learned there was no reason to be intimidated by reputation; he had dealt with scarier things than a rampant Tiger. At the 2002 PGA Rich Beem displayed true grit and deservedly came out on top.

2002 PGA Championship final scores

Rich Beem with the Wanamaker Trophy

1       Rich Beem (USA)                   72     66     72     68     278

2       Tiger Woods (USA)                71     69     72     67     279

3       Chris Riley (USA)                   71     70     72     70     283

T4     Fred Funk (USA)                    68     70     73     73     284

T4     Justin Leonard (USA)             72     66     69     77     284

6       Rocco Mediate (USA)              72     73     70     70     285

7       Mark Calcavecchia (USA)       70     68     74     74     286

8       Vijay Singh (Fij)                     71     74     74     68     287

Rich Beem vs Tiger Woods by the numbers in 2002

Beem and Tiger

                                                            Beem                    Tiger

 Age at 2002 USPGA                        31                        26

World Ranking                                 73rd                     1st

PGA Tour Money list (2001)            109th                   1st

PGA Tour titles                                    2                         30

Previous top 10s on PGA Tour         6                         76

PGA Tour earnings (to end 2001)    $1,321,000          $26,191,000

Major starts                                         3                         28

Best Major finish                              70th (’99 USPGA)  1st (8 times)

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2002 PGA Tour

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The 2002 PGA Tour season was played from January 3 to November 4. The season consisted of 49 official money events. Tiger Woods won the most tournaments, five, and there were 18 first-time winners. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.

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The following table shows all the official money events for the 2002 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .

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Masters green jacket celebrates 75 years: Brass buttons, hockey pucks, missing jackets ... and everything in between

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A close-up look at the green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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Part of the registration form to compete in the Masters includes a field asking for players’ jacket size.

It’s not hard to guess why. The iconic green jacket is one of the most coveted prizes in golf and has become synonymous with achievement, tradition and honor. It meant so much to 1970 Masters champion Billy Casper that he even requested to be buried in it.

Of course, some players like Jordan Spieth don’t know their jacket size. Following his 2015 Masters victory, Spieth recalled: “I didn't give them my size originally. I wore the one off the green that day, and I never gave it back to them to tailor or anything, … so it's huge.”

Follow along as we delve into the origins and history of the green jacket and see how players have had fun with the fabric on and off Augusta’s hallowed grounds.

The origins

In 1930, while attending The Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Club, Augusta National Golf Club co-founder and legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones noticed that all of the club’s captains were clothed in matching red jackets. Jones would go on to win The Open and was privately gifted a red jacket of his own. When Augusta opened three years later, Jones pitched the idea of jackets. The colors red, yellow and “Georgia peach” were floated, but the club eventually settled on the verdant green that pillowed the azalea bushes.

By 1937, every Augusta member attending the Masters donned wool “green jackets” in order to stand out to visitors, who could ask members for directions.

With his win in 1949, Sam Snead became the first Masters champion to be awarded a green jacket and all past champions were retroactively given one.

The 1949 Masters champion Sam Snead wearing his green jacket at Augusta National Golf Club. (Augusta National/Getty Images)

The details

The green jacket’s fabric is a school uniform mix of wool and polyester produced locally in Georgia, while the jackets themselves are made in Cincinnati. The blazer is the trademarked shade “Pantone 342,” or “Masters green,” and is single-breasted and single-vented with logo-stamped custom brass buttons made in Connecticut. The left breast pocket has an embroidered patch with the Augusta National logo, and the owner’s name is stitched in the inside lining. Each jacket takes about a month to produce and costs around $250.

A close-up look at the green jacket's detailing. (Getty Images)

The club has jackets of various sizes on standby for winners, and the ceremonial jacket originally presented to winners eventually gets swapped out for a custom one of their size. Champions also have the option to get their jacket tailored – though some like Spieth (“I never trusted anybody, never wanted anyone to go do it”) have declined.

Repeat winners are awarded the same original green jacket. Just ask José María Olazábal, who knew his 1999 green jacket was the same as his jacket from his 1994 win “because the name is still misspelled inside” (spelled "Olazabel”).

Of course, the exception is six-time Masters winner Jack Nicklaus, who didn’t officially own his own green jacket until 1998 – 35 years after winning his first. As a heavier-set 23-year-old in 1963, Arnold Palmer presented him with a size 46 jacket.

“It hung on me like an old blanket,” Nicklaus recalled.

Winning again just a year later – and with still no replacement jacket ordered – Nicklaus used a loaner jacket for his next three wins. Wanting to keep it going, he eventually ordered a replica green jacket – of completely wrong cut and color – that was presented to him in 1975. Somehow, nobody noticed.

Finally, the jig was up in 1997, when Nicklaus approached Chairman Jack Stephens, who offered up a new, official green jacket.

Outfit of champions

Entering Sunday at Augusta National, surely every player in contention dresses himself with the possibility of a green jacket in the back of his mind?

But in the case of Bernhard Langer at the 1985 Masters, perhaps not. He became the first Masters champion to pair a bright red shirt and pants with the green jacket, and he lit up Augusta National like a Christmas tree.

“I felt comfortable in red,” said Langer. “It’s an aggressive color.”

Langer is not the only champion to have graced the fairways with bold fashion choices. In his first of three Masters victories, Sir Nick Faldo wore a white sweater with green geometric patterns over a light blue polo paired with blue pants. He later capped off his green jacket garb with a Union Jack-patterned cap.

During the final round of the 1995 Masters, Ben Crenshaw wore a whimsical shirt featuring photos of Bobby Jones printed all over. His green jacket ceremony was a fitting tribute to the originator of the garment.

On the left, Bernhard Langer dons the green jacket in 1985. On the right, José María Olazábal presents the green jacket to Ben Crenshaw at the 1984 Masters. (Getty Images)

Nick Faldo wearing the green jacket after his 1989 Masters win. (Getty Images)

Off the grounds

Only the defending Masters champion may take his green jacket off the grounds, and Faldo took full advantage of that perk. As the legend of the green jacket grew, so did the buzz around the champion after each tournament, and Faldo began to wear it during press appearances. Other players followed suit, as champions like Trevor Immelman and Zach Johnson wore the jacket as they went through the post-Masters New York “car wash,” appearing on talk shows, touring the Empire State Building and ringing the opening bell at the New York stock exchange.

Jordan Spieth taking a selfie with the green jacket on top of the Empire State Building in 2015. (Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Trevor Immelman on top of the Empire State Building in 2008. (Getty Images)

Immelman also paid a visit to see his favorite basketball team, the Boston Celtics, play in Madison Square Garden, cementing the tradition of wearing the green jacket to other sporting events. Both 2003 champion Mike Weir and 2022 champion Scottie Scheffler opened sports games in their green jackets, as Weir dropped the puck at the Air Canada Centre and Scheffler threw the first at a Texas Rangers baseball game.

Danny Willett wearing the green jacket to Wimbledon in 2016. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

A case of the missing jacket

Some champions were not quite as observant of the one-year rule. When asked to return his jacket in 2002 by then-Chairman Hootie Johnson, two-time Masters champion Seve Ballesteros (1980, 1983) declined.

South Africa’s Gary Player, who became the first international winner of the Masters in 1961, was requested to bring his jacket back by Clifford Roberts. He famously replied, “Fine, Mr. Roberts, if you want it, come and fetch it!” Player ultimately agreed to not wear the jacket in public, and players were eventually issued a replica jacket they could keep at home.

The legend lives on

Over the years, other wacky scenarios have emerged.

When a 21-year-old Tiger Woods won his first of five Masters Champions in 1997, he refused to remove it. “I fell asleep fully clothed and hugging the green jacket like a blanket,” he recalled afterward.

When 2007 champion Zach Johnson arrived in Times Square with the jacket covered by a white trash bag, his wife Kim explained: “We don’t have a garment bag. We didn’t plan on winning the Masters.”

While back home in Australia, 2013 champion Adam Scott endured a scare: “One of the buttons was ripped off by a friend of mine because he was just so excited,” he shared. Luckily, Scott was able to patch it up at home with no long-term issues.

The 2021 champion, Hideki Matsuyama, was spotted carrying the green jacket through the Atlanta airport and admitted that for the entire year, he never had his jacket dry cleaned. “I just was so worried that something might happen to it,” he said. “… I didn’t want to let it out of my sight.”

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Masters winners: Who has won the most Green Jackets at Augusta National?

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Tiger Woods still has his sights set on catching the Golden Bear.

Woods, a five-time Masters champion , is looking to make his fifth attempt to match Jack Nicklaus' record of six Green Jackets when he tees it up this year at Augusta National Golf Club.

The 88th Masters Tournament gets underway on Thursday, April 11, at the storied course in Augusta, Georgia.

From the moment the legendary Bobby Jones found the gorgeous parcel of land, hired legendary course designer Alister MacKenzie and established the first "Augusta National Invitation Tournament," what later became known as The Masters has been the site of some of golf's most memorable moments.

Here's a look at some of the many golfers who have made The Masters so special:

Who has won most Masters titles?

• Jack Nicklaus leads the way with six Masters victories. He won his first Green Jacket in 1963. Nicklaus won back-to-back titles in 1965 and 1966, prevailed again in 1972 and 1975, then pulled off one of golf's greatest final-round comebacks in 1986.
• Tiger Woods is second with five Masters titles. Woods burst onto the scene as a 21-year-old in 1997, winning that year by a record 12 strokes. He also claimed consecutive titles in 2001 and 2002, added another in 2005, and authored a career comeback of his own by winning for the fifth time in 2019.
• Arnold Palmer is right behind with four Masters championships (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964).
• Tied with three Masters wins: Jimmy Demaret , Gary Player , Sam Snead , Nick Faldo and Phil Mickelson .

Back-to-back Masters winners

In addition to Jack Nicklaus (1965, 1966) and Tiger Woods (2001, 2002), Nick Faldo (1989, 1990) is the only other golfer to successfully defend his Masters title.

Best players to never win The Masters

The golfer with the most major titles that doesn't include The Masters is Walter Hagen with 11. Hagen won the British Open four times, U.S. Open twice and the PGA Championship five times from 1914-29.

Bobby Jones and Harry Vardon each won seven majors, but those all came before the first Masters in 1934.

Lee Trevino won the British Open, U.S. Open and PGA twice each, but never donned the Green Jacket at Augusta.

Perhaps the most famous non-winner at Augusta is Greg Norman. The Australian was the foil to Nicklaus' miraculous comeback in 1986, losing by one stroke. The following year, he lost in a three-way playoff with Seve Ballesteros and eventual champion Larry Mize. His greatest disappointment at Augusta came in 1996, when he began the final round with a six-stroke lead, but shot a 6-over 78 and finished second to Nick Faldo.

Among active golfers, Brooks Koepka (5 majors) and Rory McIlroy (4 majors) are the most prominent players who have yet to win at Augusta National.

Who won the 2023 Masters?

Jon Rahm became just the second Spanish player to win two different majors, joining Seve Ballesteros, when he won last year's Masters.

Rahm, who entered the final round trailing Brooks Koepka by two strokes, shot a 3-under 69 in the final round to finish 12-under for the tournament and claim his Green Jacket. It was Rahm's first Masters win and second major tournament victory, the first coming at the 2021 U.S. Open.

Masters winners, year by year

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• 2022  Scottie Scheffler
• 2021  Hideki Matsuyama
• 2020  Dustin Johnson
• 2019  Tiger Woods
• 2018  Patrick Reed
• 2017  Sergio Garcia
• 2016  Danny Willett
• 2015  Jordan Spieth
• 2014  Bubba Watson
• 2013  Adam Scott
• 2012  Bubba Watson
• 2011  Charl Schwartzel
• 2010  Phil Mickelson
• 2009  Angel Cabrera
• 2008  Trevor Immelman
• 2007  Zach Johnson
• 2006  Phil Mickelson
• 2005  Tiger Woods
• 2004  Phil Mickelson
• 2003  Mike Weir
• 2002  Tiger Woods
• 2001  Tiger Woods
• 2000  Vijay Singh
• 1999  Jose Maria Olazabal
• 1998  Mark O'Meara
• 1997  Tiger Woods
• 1996  Nick Faldo
• 1995  Ben Crenshaw
• 1994  Jose Maria Olazabal
• 1993  Bernhard Langer
• 1992  Fred Couples
• 1991  Ian Woosnam
• 1990  Nick Faldo
• 1989  Nick Faldo
• 1988  Sandy Lyle
• 1987  Larry Mize
• 1986  Jack Nicklaus
• 1985  Bernhard Langer
• 1984  Ben Crenshaw
• 1983  Seve Ballesteros
• 1982  Craig Stadler
• 1981  Tom Watson
• 1980  Seve Ballesteros
• 1979  Fuzzy Zoeller
• 1978  Gary Player
• 1977  Tom Watson
• 1976  Raymond Floyd
• 1975  Jack Nicklaus
• 1974  Gary Player
• 1973  Tommy Aaron
• 1972  Jack Nicklaus
• 1971  Charles Coody
• 1970  Billy Casper
• 1969  George Archer
• 1968  Bob Goalby
• 1967  Gay Brewer Jr.
• 1966  Jack Nicklaus
• 1965  Jack Nicklaus
• 1964  Arnold Palmer
• 1963  Jack Nicklaus
• 1962  Arnold Palmer
• 1961  Gary Player
• 1960  Arnold Palmer
• 1959  Art Wall Jr.
• 1958  Arnold Palmer
• 1957  Doug Ford
• 1956  Jack Burke Jr.
• 1955  Cary Middlecoff
• 1954  Sam Snead
• 1953  Ben Hogan
• 1952  Sam Snead
• 1951  Ben Hogan
• 1950  Jimmy Demaret
• 1949  Sam Snead
• 1948  Claude Harmon
• 1947  Jimmy Demaret
• 1946  Herman Keiser
• 1942  Byron Nelson
• 1941  Craig Wood
• 1940  Jimmy Demaret
• 1939  Ralph Guldahl
• 1938  Henry Picard
• 1937  Byron Nelson
• 1936  Horton Smith
• 1935  Gene Sarazen
• 1934  Horton Smith

Note: The Masters did not take place from 1943-45 because of World War II.

Every PGA Tour course YOU can play, ranked by price

W ith PGA Tour heading to a municipal golf course this week in Memorial Park for the Houston Open , it marks one of the cool times you can play the same shots the pros play.

But, it’s really not that rare of an occurrence.

While the 2002 U.S. Open was celebrated as “the People’s U.S. Open” for being played at a municipal golf course, Bethpage Black, for the first time, the PGA Tour has actually been playing at munis and public access courses for decades.

Last week’s Valspar Championship host, Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead course, is public. So too is TPC Sawgrass, home of the Players Championship, although it may cost a pretty penny . With a stay at the famous Bay Hill Lodge, you can also secure a tee time at host of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Even two of this year’s major championship hosts are open to the public.

In fact, of the 39 events on the PGA Tour this season, 20 of them will be contested on 23 different golf courses that you can play.

But playing PGA Tour tracks doesn’t come cheap with greens fees at some courses surpassing $500 while many of the resorts require you to stay on the property.

Keep reading below for a list of all the PGA Tour’s public access courses for the 2024 season, ranked by greens fee.

PGA Tour public-access courses

1. memorial park golf course.

City: Houston, Texas.

Tournament: Texas Children’s Houston Open

Type: Municipal

Peak Green fee: $140

2. TPC San Antonio – Oaks

City: San Antonio, Texas.

Tournament: Valero Texas Open

Type: Resort

Peak Green fee: $149

3. Torrey Pines – North

City: San Diego, Calif.

Tournament: Farmers Insurance Open

Peak Green fee: $185

4. Grand Reserve Golf Club

City: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Tournament: Puerto Rico Open

Peak Green fee: $225 + tax

5. Innisbrook – Copperhead

City: Palm Harbor, Fla.

Tournament: Valspar Championship

Peak Green fee: Stay and play packages starting at $465

6. TPC Deere Run

City: Silvis, Ill.

Tournament: John Deere Classic

Type: Public

Peak Green fee: $269

7. Vidanta Vallarta

City: Vallarta, Mexico

Tournament: Mexico Open at Vidanta

Peak Green fee: $270

8. Tahoe Mountain Club – Olde Greenwood

City: Truckee, Calif.

Tournament: Barracuda Championship

Type: Resort/semi-private

Peak Green fee: $275

9. Torrey Pines – South

Peak Green fee: $292

10. TPC Louisiana

City:  Avondale, Louisiana

Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Peak Green fee: $299

11. PGA National – Champion

City: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Tournament: Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches

Peak Green fee: $347

12. PGA West – Dye Stadium Course

City: La Quinta, Calif.

Tournament: The American Express

Peak Green fee: $356

13. PGA West – Nicklaus Tournament Course

Peak Green fee: $399

14. Royal Troon

City: Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Tournament: 152nd Open Championship

Type: Private (Allows vistors)

Peak Green fee: £340

15. The Plantation Course at Kapalua

City: Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

Tournament: The Sentry

Peak Green fee: $459 + tax

16. Pinehurst No. 2

City: Pinehurst, N.C.

Tournament: 124th U.S. Open

Peak Green fee: $470

17. Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge

City: Orlando, Fla.

Tournament: Arnold Palmer Invitational

Peak Green fee: $475

T18. Spyglass Hill Golf Course

City: Pebble Beach, Calif.

Tournament: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Peak Green fee: $495 + cart fee

T18. Puntacana Resort and Club – Corales Course

City: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

Tournament: Corales Puntacana Championship

Peak Green fee: $495

20. TPC Scottsdale

City: Scottsdale, Ariz.

Tournament: WM Phoenix Open

Peak Green fee: $551

21. Habour Town Golf Links

City: Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Tournament: RBC Heritage

Peak Green fee: $567

22. Pebble Beach Golf Links

Peak Green fee: $675 + cart fee

23. TPC Sawgrass

City: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Tournament: The Players Championship

Peak Green fee: $900

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All the times tiger woods has shot 80 (or worse) on the pga tour and in major championships, share this article.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — After two rounds to remember Tiger Woods had a round to forget on Saturday at the 2024 Masters .

The five-time winner of the Green Jacket signed for a whopping 10-over 82, his worst-ever score at Augusta National Golf Club, one of his favorite courses in the world. Woods shot his highest-ever first-nine score, a 6-over 42, and proceeded to struggle to get back to the clubhouse on the second nine.

That got us thinking, how many other times has the 82-time PGA Tour winner shot in the 80s? Here’s a list of all the times Tiger Woods has shot 80 (or worse) in a professional event.

85: 2015 Memorial Tournament, third round

Tiger Woods on the 11th tee during practice round action for the Memorial Tournament on Wednesday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)

One birdie, four water balls and a closing quadruple bogey led to his worst score ever in a pro event. Playing in the same group, Zac Blair shot 70 that day. Dustin Johnson and Keegan Bradley each shot 65 in those same conditions.

82: 2024 Masters, third round

Tiger Woods wipes his head as he walks down the No. 5 fairway during the third round of the 2024 Masters Tournament. (Photo: Katie Goodale-USA TODAY Network)

The five-time Green Jacket winner  carded his worst-ever performance  on the first nine at Augusta National Golf Club in his 99 rounds at the Masters, a six-over 42 that featured a closing stretch of bogey-double-double-bogey. His second nine wasn’t much better as Woods labored his way down the stretch to the tune of a third-round, 10-over 82, his highest score ever at the Masters. His previous worst score were the pair of weekend 78s he shot to close out the 2022 Masters, where he finished 47th out of 52 players.

82: 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open, second round

Tiger Woods waits to putt on the 9th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

This round featured a double bogey followed by a triple bogey, which will go down as statistically the worst two-hole stretch of his career. He finished with a bogey at the par-4 ninth to seal that fate.

81: 2002 British Open, third round

Tiger Woods during a rain-soaked third round of the 131st British Open Championship at the Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland on July 20, 2002. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

An 81 is wild, but what’s even crazier is the fact he shaved 16 shots in the final round on Sunday and shot 65 on Sunday to secure a T-28 finish. He then won his next start at the Buick Open.

80: 2015 U.S. Open, first round

Tiger Woods reacts after attempting to chip onto the 11th green in the first round of the 2015 U.S. Open golf tournament at Chambers Bay. (Photo: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports)

Woods made just one birdie in his opening round at Chambers Bay, hit half of the greens in regulation and was 15 shots worse than Dustin Johnson and Henrik Stenson, who each shot 65. Tough scene.

80: 1994, Nestle Invitational, first round

Tiger Woods follows his iron shot off the fairway during the International Golf Federation 19th Eisenhower Trophy for the World Amateur Team Golf Championship on 8th October 1994 at the Le Golf National golf course, Guyancourt near Paris, France. (Photo by Anton Want/Allsport/Getty Images)

Woods was an 18-year-old amateur, so this one could be considered a throwaway. But the world got a glimpse of the future 15-time major winner on a big stage and he had an early “Welcome to the PGA Tour” moment.

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Masters 2024: Tiger Woods ejects with 82 in Round 3, worst 18-hole score of major championship career

Despite setting a consecutive made cuts record, tiger again struggled on the weekend at augusta national.

Tiger Woods added a new line to his Masters résumé Saturday at Augusta National, albeit one he wishes was not part of his record. After making history by playing the weekend in a 24th consecutive Masters start , Woods faltered in Round 3 and carded a 10-over 82, the highest 18-hole score of his Masters and major championship career as a professional.

Woods, who entered the day at 1 over, stands at 11 over through 54 holes. 

The 15-time major champion's prior high at Augusta National was 78, which he shot in both the third and fourth rounds of the 2022 tournament. The 82 is one stroke higher than he posted at the 2002 Open Championship, when he shot an 81, and the 10 over mark matches his highest score in to par since Tiger signed for a 10-over 80 in Round 1 of the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.

Saturday was only Woods' fifth round scored in the 80s across his professional career and the first time he had scored in the 80s since 2015, when he posted three such rounds. It was the second-worst round of his career, matching an 82 at the 2015 Phoenix Open and only behind an 85 at the 2015 Memorial Tournament.

"I was not hitting it very good or putting well," Woods said after the disastrous round. "I didn't have a very good warmup session, and I kept it going all day -- just hit the ball in all the places that I know I shouldn't hit it. And I missed a lot of putts -- easy, makable putts. I missed a lot of them."

Woods' day began in routine fashion with three straight pars. The first hiccup came when he needed three putts on the par-3 4th, but he immediately bounced back on the difficult par-4 5th when he became the first player of the day to make birdie on the hole. Woods' birdie was just his seventh on No. 5 in his Masters career, his fewest of any hole at Augusta National.

Tiger Woods makes a lengthy birdie putt on No. 5. #themasters pic.twitter.com/bm3zw6cllK — The Masters (@TheMasters) April 13, 2024

That was more or less Woods' last bright spot of the afternoon as the dropped shots started to come in a deluge.

A poor bogey on No. 6 was followed by back-to-back double bogeys on Nos. 7 and 8. When he failed to get up-and-down from the greenside bunker on the 9th, Woods walked off the green with the highest score of his Masters career across either the first or second nine, a 6-over 42.

Tiger appeared to regroup himself around the turn and knocked one stiff on the long par-4 10th but failed to convert. A third up-and-down on No. 11 soon came before he offset a bogey on 12 with a birdie on 13 to traverse through Amen Corner in an even-par fashion.

Whatever momentum that was supposed to come with his second birdie of the day never materialized. Woods hitched a ride on the bogey train from the 14th to the  17th thanks to a combination of inaccurate driving and poor iron play. A par on the last was a consolation prize, at best, as the damage was already done for the five-time champion.

As for anyone wondering whether Tiger is considering a withdrawal, he assured that he will be back at Augusta National on Sunday.

"My team will get me ready," he said. "... It will be a long night and a long warmup session, but we'll be ready."

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