He was the only golfer to beat Tiger Woods more than once in match play but he never won on the PGA Tour

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Tiger Woods is arguably the greatest golfer of all time and not too many people can say they’ve beaten him one-on-one.

Woods was a force to be reckoned with in his prime and his opposition would be intimidated by simply seeing his name on the leaderboard.

Match play golf was a different story altogether as his rivals would then get the perfect view of his amazing shots and could often do nothing about it.

However, one former player, who most people will not remember, was the only man to beat Woods more than once in singles match play.

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Australian golfer Nick O’Hern beat Tiger Woods twice in matchplay

Tiger Woods played 76 singles matches from the 1997 Ryder Cup at Valderrama to the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.

He beat Rory McIlroy, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and many other great golfers in that time and even went on a 14-match winning streak.

The player who ended that run at the 2005 WGC Match Play was former world number 16 Nick O’Hern.

O’Hern made the quarter-final of the tournament after taking two extra holes to beat Woods at La Costa in California.

The pair faced off at the same event two years later – at The Gallery Golf Club in Arizona – and it was a similar result.

O’Hern beat the world number one for the second time, albeit more convincingly, with one hole to spare.

Woods did get some sort of revenge as he and David Toms thrashed O’Hern and Geoff Ogilvy 5&3 at the Presidents Cup in Montreal later that year. Woods and Charles Howell III also beat K.J. Choi and O’Hern 3&1 in foursomes.

Nick O’Hern won 0 PGA Tour events in over 150 starts

Nick O’Hern was clearly an excellent golfer, however, he never enjoyed much success on the PGA Tour.

He made over 150 appearances on the Tour and failed to win a single event, showcasing just how difficult it is, even for great players. Tommy Fleetwood is realising that at the moment.

But it wasn’t like O’Hern never played well in the United States. He did finish sixth in the 2006 US Open and 19th in the 2006 Masters Tournament.

The 53-year-old also had top 10s at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, Houston Open, The Heritage and the Memorial Tournament on his resume.