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I was so impressed with his play this week, that I started comparing it to his other major wins. Some are no-brainers, others might be in a gray area. Feel free to dispute any. My opinion...

5. 2001 Masters. Not only did he face the pressure of trying to win the "Tiger Slam", but Woods was being challenged by David Duval and Phil Mickelson, at the time the #2 and #3 players in the world. Tiger was like a rock down the stretch, and won while being paired with Phil in the final group.

4. 2000 British Open. The pressure of trying to win the career Grand Slam at age 24 was immense. His performance of overpowering St. Andrews and staying out of the bunkers all four days was truly amazing. Broke the Open scoring record with his -19 finish.

3. 2006 British Open. Outstanding display of course management, ballstriking and putting. His decision to play conservatively and keep the driver in the bag paid off, with his amazing long iron play. Any questions about his work with Hank Haney should be gone. First win since the death of his father was an emotional one.

2. 1997 Masters. First major as a professional, the "win for the ages." At 21, he simply overpowers Augusta and the field, winning by 12 shots and breaking the all-time scoring record at the Masters with his -18 score. The beginning of a new, exciting era for the sport of golf.

1. 2000 US Open. Tiger at his very best. A clinic on driving long and straight, superb iron play, clutch putting, getting out of trouble, and imagination on a brutally difficult Pebble Beach. Sets the US Open scoring record at -12, and wins by a staggering 15 shots.

First, I wanted to see if you had made a list, as I thought you had...so without reading yours, I'll throw mine in (reverse order, and adding in the last 6 without comment):

11. 2002 Masters
10. 2005 Open Championship
9. 1999 PGA
8. 2000 PGA
7. 2002 US Open
6. 2001 Masters

5. 2006 Open Championship. Makes the list simply because I feel it might have been the best executed of all of his major wins. One driver off the tee and he wins? That's some phenomenal long iron play and great putting. He just seemed to put the field in a headlock early on and every time someone made a charge the rest of the way, he was right there to answer it. Bonus points for leading the field in driving accuracy...I doubt he's ever done that before.

4. 2005 Masters...I wavered between this one, the 2001 Masters, and 2002 US Open, but although the others featured consistent good play, Tiger's brilliance in the final three rounds here pushes it past those. To overcome the bad start and the bad luck to win...not to mention the incredible chip on 16 and the emphatic fist pump as the putt dropped in the playoff...it was pretty special. Plus, the first major with the new swing...it proved to everyone that he could do it and set him back on the collision course with history.

3. 2000 Open Championship. Dominant from start to finish in setting the Open Championship scoring record. With his 8 shot win, and the career Grand Slam at 24, he stamped his name on the books as one of the game's greats already.

2. 1997 Masters. Finding a course that was suited to his game like no other, he made Jack's prediction that he might win more Masters than Arnie and he combined look silly...except in the opposite direction. His crushing 12 shot win and 22 under on his last 63 holes are the reason we've seen all the changes at Augusta in the last 10 years. He was already a big star and everyone knew he had potential, but this one set him up for all the expectations we have for him now. This was a huge moment in golf (and sports in general) history.

1. 2000 US Open. Tiger at his absolute very best. I have the Sports Illustrated from after his victory here and look at it on occasion...it gives me chills to think how great his performance was that week. To tie the US Open scoring record on a week when no one else broke par illustrates the difficulty of the course and Tiger's mastery of it. Everyone knew the tournament was over when Tiger buried that 40 footer on #12 Friday evening...and it was only part way through the 2nd round! Easily the greatest performance in major championship history.

Mine would be:

5. 1999 PGA/05 Masters....dueling out Sergio/DiMarco and ending the huge slumps.
4. 2006 British Open....the emotions and the "way" he won strategy-wise
3. 2000 U.S. Open....blitzing the field
2. 2001 U.S. Open....the Tiger Slam complete
1. 1997 Masters...."Hello Jack....my name's Tiger and I'm just warming up"

He completed the Tiger Slam at the 2001 Masters.

1. 1997 Masters
   Transcended sport, broke 72 hole scoring record
2. 2000 US Open
   led all 4 rounds, 15 shot victory, broke 72 hole scoring record
3. 2000 Open
   his only major with 4 rounds in the 60s, 8 shot victory, 72 hole scoring record
4. 2000 PGA
   led all 4 days, chased playoff birdie putt to the hole
5. 2002 US Open
   led after every round, never in doubt at Bethpage
6. 2005 Open
   4th wire to wire major, matched Jack's double dip @ TOC
7. 2001 Masters
   beat Duval by 2 with 4th lowest total in Masters history
8. 2006 Open
   hit one driver all week, stunning shotmaking display, 7th major with at least 3 rounds in the 60s
9. 2005 Masters
   THE CHIP (shot of a lifetime), beat Dimarco in playoff
10. 1999 PGA
    held off El Nino with the best clutch 6 foot putt of his career
11. 2002 Masters
    helped himself into the Green Jacket

7/7 when leading after 36
11/11 when leading after 72