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, held August 17–20 at the

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. It was the second time for the event at Valhalla, which hosted four years earlier in

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won his second straight PGA Championship and fifth

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in a three-hole playoff over Bob May. Woods and May finished at 18 under par to set the PGA Championship record to par, later equaled by Woods in

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. It was the first time since

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that a PGA Championship title was successfully defended, and the first ever as a stroke play event. Woods and May were five shots ahead of third-place finisher

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) that a player had won three major championships in the same calendar year; Woods won the U.S. Open and the

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in the previous two months for three consecutive majors. He went on to win the Masters in April

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to complete the

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of four consecutive majors. May opened with an even-par 72 then shot 66 (−6) in each of the final three rounds; this was the only time he was in contention in a major championship. Designer of the course and five-time champion

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, age 60, made his final appearance at the PGA Championship. Playing with Woods, he needed an eagle on the 36th hole to make the cut; his pitch shot missed by inches and he settled for birdie. Valhalla later hosted the

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, the first U.S. victory in nine years. The

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was played at the course in

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and

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and the PGA Championship returned in

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Course layout

Source: Length of the course for previous majors: * , par 72 - 1996 PGA Championship

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, August 17, 2000''

Second round

''Friday, August 18, 2000''

Third round

''Saturday, August 19, 2000''

Final round

''Sunday, August 20, 2000'' In the final pairing and well ahead of the field at the turn, May and Woods both shot 31 (−5) on the back nine. A key hole was the par four 15th. Holding a one-shot lead, May hit his approach shot to within while Woods missed the green. Woods hit an indifferent chip to around and then made the par putt. When May missed the short birdie putt, his lead remained a single stroke. After Woods' birdie on 17, they were tied going to the final hole, a par five. On the green, May curled in a double-breaking 15-footer (4.5 m) for birdie; Woods then sank a pressure-packed five-footer (1.5 m) for his own birdie to tie and force a three-hole playoff. In the penultimate pairing, Scott Dunlap bogeyed the first two holes and carded a 75 for 279; had 76 for 281 and tied for nineteenth. Source:

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

Playoff

Woods birdied the first playoff hole and parred the next two to win the three-hole playoff by one stroke.

Scorecard

''Playoff'' ''Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par''
Source:

References

External links

PGA.com
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