Tiger Woods rewrote the record books as well as rewriting Golf`s lexicon in 2001 when he won the Masters to set up the first ever Tiger slam of Golf GM with the US Open, British Pen and US PGA`s titles in his bag before the start of the season, the 25-year-old only needed the Masters to achieve the impossible - holder of all four majors at the same time. Tiger Woods, who won five official events and posted over 5.5 million dollars in earnings, is basking in his third straight US PGA Tour Player of the Year award. South Africa`s Retief Goosen, known in Europe but a mystery to the Americans made himself known in the United States by taking the US Open but only after one of the most bizarre 72nd holes in the tournament`s history.
A month later David Duval made his major breakthrough by taking the British Open. It was a well deserved victory but helped by a blunder made by Ian Woosnam`s caddie.