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40 reads: ‘Mortals’ witness a Monterey massacre as Tiger wins 2000 U.S. Open

Editor's note: This story originally ran in the June 24, 2000, issue of Golfweek magazine.

Editor's note: From the thousands of stories published during Golfweek's first 40 years, our editors have compiled a list of favorites. We think you will enjoy revisiting them, too. We'll spend 40 weeks dusting off some of our "best reads" from the archives and posting them here.

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. –– If Tiger Woods really wanted to be more competitive, he should’ve switched to the gutta percha, not the Swoosh ball, to even the playing field.