What is the top moment in Tiger Woods' career?

Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:23 PM EDT

NBCSports.com chose the Top 5 moments in Tiger Woods' career. If you think we got it wrong, then tell us! You can send in your own top 5 and tell us who should have made the list!

Results
Total of 262 votes

21.8%

Winning 1997 Masters at 21 years of age by a record 12 strokes

57 votes

53.4%

Winning the 2008 U.S. Open on a torn ACL in 91 holes

140 votes

4.2%

Winning the 2000 British Open to be youngest ever to complete career Grand Slam

11 votes

7.3%

Winning the 2001 Masters to complete the Tiger Slam

19 votes

Winning the 2006 British Open after the death of his father, Earl

13 votes

8.4%

Other

22 votes

Winning the 2008 U.S. Open on a torn ACL in 91 holes

torn acl and stress fracture on his leg,going 91 holes in pain so bad he almost fell during many of his swings. awe dropping courage,

- 7:56 pm EDT on Tue Jun 16, 2009

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batanasio

Further more serious injury to Tiger's knee might have ended his career before completing his round and then what? Scribes would be writing about what could have been about Tiger for the next hundred years. As it was...Tiger gambled and won...

#1 - Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:59 AM EDT

Douglas Grace

Just look at the photo of him winning the Masters at 21 and by a record 12 strokes over the next player and tell me how you can not say that is his greatest moment. I will bet you he thinks so.

#2 - Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:58 AM EDT

DMAC9114

Tiger winning the open on virtually one leg brings back memories of the Willis Reed and Kirk Gibson heroics of yesteryear. There are few memories that stand out more than a star athlete being seriously injured, throwing caution to the wind, and winning the ultimate championship on their sport's championship. Tiger's victory at the Open will forever be engrained in sporting lore as one of the greatest individual athletic accomplishments of all time.

#3 - Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:50 PM EDT

urworstnitemare

My favorite moment was when he hit that little ball off of the tee!!!

Really I'd rather watch grass grow!!!

1 vote

#4 - Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:41 PM EDT

white tiger

Tiger's 3 consecutive US Jr's and 3 US Am's are a greater achivement considering anyone can get beat in match play. I would put the Us Am's ahead of Tiger's 06 British. Yes, his father passed away but he his too mentally tough for that to affect him.

#5 - Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:49 PM EDT

BigMike60

I can give you my top four. It was the result he posted in all the majors this year. Yesiree Bob, his best year to date.

#6 - Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:14 PM EDT