1996 — Tiger Woods wins an unprecedented third U.S. Amateur Championship, beating Steve Scott on the 38th hole after coming back from 5-down with 16 to play and 2-down with three to go.

Woods was 24 when he won the 2000 Open Championship. Scheffler is 29. Woods' win also gave him the career grand slam, which Scheffler is still a U.S. Open short of completing.

One day after carding an 80, Tiger Woods shot a 76 at Chambers Bay to finish 36 holes at 16-over-par 156, his worst score as a pro at a major championship.

Tiger Woods ' son Charlie's dreams of following in his dad's footsteps have hit a hurdle after he missed the cut at the US Junior Amateur Championship by 18 strokes.

That would appear to rule out next month's U.S. Open, which starts June 12 at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. "There really is no timetable," Woods said Monday at Congressional Country Club.

McIlroy won a U.S. Open and a PGA Championship by eight shots, the latter a record margin. And then he went 11 years without a major. Greatness in golf is also about longevity.

Scheffler fiercely pumped his fist when it dropped, evoking memories of Woods and his 15-shot win at Pebble Beach in the 2000 U.S. Open. Woods had a 12-foot par putt on the 16th hole of that final ...

At 29, Scheffler is a US Open away from a golf Grand Slam, and has an Olympic gold. He is undoubtedly the dominant face of a new era.

With a vice-like grip on the Claret Jug, Scottie Scheffler's Open victory shows how he has become the most dominant men's golfer since Tiger Woods.

Woods was 24 when he won the 2000 Open Championship. Scheffler is 29. Woods' win also gave him the career grand slam, which Scheffler is still a U.S. Open short of completing.