Tiger Woods has produced countless unforgettable displays on the course throughout his stunning career, one of which came at Pebble Beach.
Woods took on Rory McIlroy in TGL earlier this week, with the latter now among a long list of star names taking on the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Intriguingly, Woods received the first TGL shot clock violation, which came at a time when slow play is a major talking point on the PGA Tour.
But the tour will be hoping its star names can create different headlines this week, although 15-time major winner Woods isn’t involved.
He is, however, a former champion of the event, with his 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am undoubtedly one of the most memorable.
Tiger Woods recovers from seven-shot deficit to win 2000 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Aged 24 at the time, the legendary figure rallied from a seven-shot deficit with seven shots remaining in California.
His stunning comeback was completed on the Monday, where Woods edged out both Matt Gogel and Vijay Singh by two shots.
Among his highlight reel was a stunning hole-out eagle from 97 yards on the par-four 15th, where he opted for a pitching wedge rather than a 56-degree wedge.
“We get an extra day out here to enjoy at the Monterey Peninsula,” it was noted on commentary. “And what a story, we’re going to be monitoring here down the stretch 28-year-old rookie (Gogel) to be trying to hold off challengers like Vijay Singh and Tiger, it should be some site.”
The commentary continued on the 15th: “You don’t see a lot of birdies at 15, traditional back-right pole location. He’s (Woods) been distracted a couple of times already with flash cameras, there’s cars going by, dogs barking.
“Other than it’s pretty easy out here. A lot of activity just to the right of this fairway along 17 Mile Drive. Tough shot here, the difficulty here for Tiger is not to put too much backspin on it.”
Sharing his verdict, Woods said at the time: “Some guy was yelling out some interesting words driving by, so I just kind of waited, let that thing settle down and regroup myself, and then get up and try to execute the golf shot.”
And looking back on the win last year, he added: “I hit it the right number. I thought I was going to leave it high. The balls were spinning quite a bit.
“In that era we had square grooves too, with the spinnier golf ball. That shot didn’t work with the 56, so I hit it with my pitching wedge, giving the hill a lot of respect for the spin that it was going to have.”
Tiger Woods wins AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on ‘a day not to be believed’
The victory represented a sixth straight PGA Tour title for Woods, which started back at the 1999 World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational.
No player had achieved more than three since Ben Hogan in 1953, with Woods then enjoying another stunning run shortly after, winning four straight majors from the 2000 US Open – also at Pebble Beach – through the 2001 Masters.
Upon Woods sinking a birdie putt on the 18th, the commentary noted: “And Tiger Woods has suddenly climbed back. He has made up the difference and improved it in fact by one.
“Tiger did everything he could humanly do, which at times doesn’t seem very human-like some of the things he pulls off, finishing eagle, birdie, par, birdie.”
And when Gogel missed his putt to force a playoff at Pebble Beach, it was said on commentary: “The streak continues, and a day not to be believed.”
Speaking further on the win at the time, Woods noted: “It’s less pressure to come from behind, no doubt about it, and I made that eagle and I said, well, there’s two right there.
“I just figured if I could somehow keep plodding along, keep plodding along, if I could post the number early, that was the key to my round.
“I actually hit a better shot at 16. The shot I wanted, the shape I wanted, and more than anything it was the trajectory I really wanted. And I was surprised that one didn’t go in.”
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