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2000	_Player	1st Round	2nd Round	3rd Round	Total
1st	_Tiger Woods	65	69	71	8-under-par 205
2nd	_Ernie Els	74	73	68	2-over-par 215
3rd	_Padraig Harrington	73	71	72	3-over-par 216
3rd	_Miguel Angel Jimenez	66	74	76	3-over-par 216
5th	_Phil Mickelson	71	73	73	4-over-par 217
5th	_Jose Maria Olazabal	70	71	76	4-over-par 217
7th	_John Huston	67	75	76	5-over-par 218
7th	_Lee Westwood	71	71	76	5-over-par 218
9th	_Michael Campbell	71	77	71	6-over-par 219
9th	_Nick Faldo	69	74	76	6-over-par 219
__1999 Third Round leader: Payne Stewart (209)

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In the third round of the 2000 US Open Championship, Tiger Woods shot an even-par 71 to increase his lead to ten strokes. Woods has a three round total of 8-under-par 205 which gives him the biggest final- round lead in tournament history. This ten stroke lead beats the previous record, set by James Barnes in 1921, of seven strokes. Despite holding the lead, Woods still struggled on third round holes like the rest of the field, an august group composed of the best player's in the world today.

Tiger Woods triple-bogeyed the third hole, bogeyed the 8th, and placed a tee shot into the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, he still managed to shoot par. Ernie Els shot a 3-under 68 for the day but still had a three round total of 2-over-par 215. Els extraordinary effort helped him move from a tie for 30th place to second place. Els 68 gave him the low score of the round and a one-stoke advantage over Padraig Harrington and Migue Angel Jimenez. Harrington shot a third round 72 and Jimenez a 76 for totals of 3-over-par 216. Finishing in fifth place were Phil Mickelson and Jose Maria Olazabal with 4-over-par 217s. Thirteen strokes off the lead were John Huston and Lee Westwood. Huston and Westwood both shot 76s for three round totals of 5-over- par 218. Michael Campbell and Nick Faldo rounded out the top ten with 6-over-par 219s.

After Friday's round the top 60 player's, and anyone within 10 strokes of the lead, made the cut leaving a minuscule field of 63 players. Windy conditions and rock hard greens made Saturday's play tough.