Tiger Woods: Ranking His Seasons Since He Turned Pro
No golfer in the history of the game has been a more polarizing figure than Tiger Woods.
Although off the course troubles have affected his game and fueled speculation on whether or not he can ever regain form, his previous accomplishments are more than enough to solidify a hall of fame career and qualify him for talks as the game's greatest ever.
Tiger did more from 1998-2009 than any other golfer-- except perhaps Nicklaus-- has done in their entire career, which is why I have decided to rank his seasons as a professional golfer.
No. 14: 2011
1 of 142011 falls into the post-affair category, and it has been a season marred by injury.
Masters: T4. Augusta National has been the lone bright spot for Tiger the past two years, recording two second place finishes.
U.S. Open: DNP
British Open: DNP
PGA Championship: Cut
THE PLAYERS Championship: W/D
THE TOUR Championship: DNP
World Golf Championships: T33 WGC Accenture MP, T10 WGC Cadillac Championship, T37 WGC Bridgestone
Wins: None
Top-Tens: Two
Top 25's: Three
Missed Cuts: One
Stroke Average: 70.46
Prize Money: $ 660,238
No. 13: 2010
2 of 142010 was Tiger's first full season on tour after the affair became publicized. His first tournament after rehab was the 2010 Masters where he finished T4.
How many people do you think were expecting these past two seasons to be the way they have been during that tournament?
The Masters: T4
The U.S. Open: T4
The British Open: T23
The PGA Championship: T28
THE PLAYERS Championship:W/D
THE TOUR Championship: DNP
World Golf Championships: T78 at the Bridgestone Invitational and T6 at the HSBC
Wins: None
Top-tens: Two
Top 25's: Seven
Missed Cuts: One
Stroke Average: 70.32
Prize Money: $1,294,765
No. 12 1998
3 of 141998 was only Tiger's second full season on tour, so he was still developing as a professional.
The Masters: T8
The U.S. Open: T18
The British Open: 3rd
The PGA Championship: T10
THE PLAYERS Championship: T35
THE TOUR Championship: 20th
World Golf Championships: Weren't yet formed
Wins: One
Top tens: 13
Top 25's: 17
Missed Cuts: None
Stroke Average: 69.21
Prize Money: $ 1,841,117
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No. 11: 2004
4 of 142004 marked the second consecutive season in Tiger's career in which he failed to win a major, and that started to raise some questions with golf pundits.
The Masters:T22
The U.S. Open: T17
The British Open: T9
The PGA Championship: T24
THE PLAYERS Championship: T16
THE TOUR Championship: 2nd
World Golf Championships: Won WGC Accenture MP, T2 WGC NEC Inv., 9th WGC Am-Ex Championship
Wins: One
Top-tens: 14
Top 25's: 18
Missed Cuts: None
Stroke Average: 69.04
Prize Money: $5,365,472
No. 10 2003
5 of 14Tiger didn't win a major in 2003 and wouldn't again until 2005. He still had a successful season, winning five tournaments on tour.
The Masters: T15
The U.S. Open: T20
The British Open: T4
The PGA Championship: T39
THE PLAYERS Championship: T11
THE TOUR Championship: 26th
World Golf Championships: Won WGC Accenture MP, T2 WGC NEC Inv., Won WGC Am Ex Championship
Wins: Five
Top-tens: 12
Top 25's: 16
Missed Cuts: None
Stroke Average: 68.41
Prize Money: $6,673,413
No. 9 2009
6 of 14Although he didn't win any majors in 2009, Tiger enjoyed one of this most profitable years on the course.
The Masters: T6
The U.S. Open Championship: T6
The British Open: CUT
The PGA Championship: 2nd
THE PLAYERS Championship: 8th
THE TOUR Championship: 2nd
World Golf Championships: T9 WGC Accenture MP, Won WGC Bridgestone Inv., T6 WGC HSBC Championship
Wins: Six
Top-tens: 14
Top 25's: 16
Missed Cuts: One
Stroke Average: 68.05
Prize Money: $10,598,163
No. 8 1997
7 of 14Tiger's first full season on tour was a captivating one that saw him shoot the lowest 72 hole score in Masters history with a 270.
The Masters: Won
The U.S. Open: T19
The British Open: T24
The PGA Championship: T29
THE PLAYERS Championship: T31
THE TOUR Championship: T12
World Golf Championships: Weren't yet formed
Wins: Four
Top-tens: Nine
Top-25's: 14
Missed Cuts: One
Stroke Average: 69.10
Prize Money: $2,066,833
No. 7 2001
8 of 14Tiger came back down to earth in 2001 after possibly the greatest year of all time in 2000.
The Masters: Won
The U.S. Open: T19
The British Open: T25
The PGA Championship: T29
THE PLAYERS Championship: Won
THE TOUR: T13
World Golf Championships: Won WGC NEC Inv.
Wins: Five
Top-tens: Nine
Top-25's: 18
Missed Cuts: None
Stroke Average: 68.81
Prize Money: $5,687,777
No.6 2007
9 of 142007 was actually Tiger's most profitable season on the course. He racked up $10,867,052!
The Masters: T2
The U.S. Open: T2
The British Open: T12
The PGA Championship: Won
THE PLAYERS Championship: T37
THE TOUR Championship: Won
World Golf Championships: T9 WGC Accenture MP, Won WGC CA, Won WGC Bridgestone Inv.
Wins: Seven
Top-tens: 12
Top 25's: 15
Missed Cuts: No Missed Cuts
Stroke Average: 67.79
Prize Money: $10,867,052
No. 5 2002
10 of 142002 is the only time in Tiger's career where he won both the Masters and the U.S. Open.
The Masters: Won
The U.S. Open: Won
The British Open: T28
The PGA Championship: 2nd
THE PLAYERS Championship: T14
THE TOUR Championship: T7
World Golf Championships: T33 WGC Accenture MP, 4th WGC NEC Inv., Won WGC Am Ex Championship
Wins: Five
Top-tens: 13
Top 25's: 16
Missed Cuts: None
Stroke Average: 68.56
Prize Money: $6,912,625
No. 4 2008
11 of 14Tiger only played in six tournaments in 2008, but he won four of them and didn't finish outside of the top five.
The Masters: T2
The U.S. Open: Won
The British Open: DNP
The PGA Championship: DNP
THE PLAYERS Championship: DNP
THE TOUR Championship: DNP
World Golf Championships: Won WGC Accenture MP, 5th WGC CA Championship
Wins: Four
Top-tens: Six
Top 25's Six
Missed Cuts: None
Scoring Average: 67.65
Prize Money: $5,775,000
No. 3 2005
12 of 142005 was a start of his resurgence era between 2005-2007. He hadn't won a major since 2002.
The Masters: Won
The U.S. Open: 2nd
The British Open: Won
The PGA Championship: T4
THE PLAYERS Championship: T53
THE TOUR Championship: 2nd
World Golf Championships: T9 WGC Accenture MP, Won WGC NEC Inv., Won WGC Am Ex Championship
Wins: Six
Top-tens: 13
Top 25's: 17
Missed Cuts: Two
Scoring Average: 68.66
Prize Money: $10,628,024
No. 2 2006
13 of 142006 was a highly emotional and successful season for Woods. His father died in May which caused him to miss practice time, which in turn caused him to miss the cut at the U.S. Open. Using the British Open as a kick start, Tiger then went on to win six tournaments in row.
The Masters: T3
The U.S. Open: CUT
The British Open: Won
The PGA Championship: Won
THE PLAYERS Championship: T22
THE TOUR Championship: DNP
World Golf Championships: T9 WGC Accenture MP, Won WGC CA, Won WGC Am Ex Championships
Wins: Eight
Top-tens: 11
Top 25's: 13
Missed Cuts: One
Stroke Average: 68.11
Prize Money: $9,941,563
No. 1 2000
14 of 14In 2000, Tiger Woods had arguably one of the greatest season of all time; only Byron Nelson has a horse in that race.
The Masters: 5th
The U.S. Open: Won
The British Open: Won
The PGA Championship: Won
THE PLAYERS Championship: 2nd
THE TOUR Championship: 2nd
World Golf Championships: 2nd WGC Accenture MP, Won WGC NEC Inv., T5 WGC Am Ex Championship
Wins: Nine
Top-tens: Nine
Top 25's: 18
Missed Cuts: None
Stroke Average: 67.79
Prize Money: $ 9,188, 321
Notes: His lowest finish was T23 at the Advil Western Open
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