Sunday, December 17, 2006

WOODS SWEEPS TO FOUR-SHOT
WIN IN TARGET CHALLENGE

Tiger Woods swept to his third victory in the eight years of the World Target Challenge at One Thousand Oaks in California today. Starting the last round, one shot behind leader Geoff Ogilvy, the US Open champion from Australia, Tiger was as good as home and dry when Ogilvy bogeyed the par-5 second.
Woods went on to finish with a six-under-par 66 - his best round of the four for a 16-under-par total of 272.
It was Tiger's 11th tournament win of 2006. He won the first event of 2006 and now the last. The host of the event, Woods donated his $1.35million prize to the Tiger Woods Learning Centre which will open in southern California in February.
Woods, who will be 31 in two weeks, has now won 54 times worldwide, including 12 major crowns. In total his US PGA Tour earnings are a record $65.71million.
Ogilvy was runner-up at Sherwood Country Club on 12-under 276, four adrift of Woods who finished with a birdie. Ogilvy's last round of 71 was his worst of the tournament.
American Chris DeMarco finished third with a 71 for 277.
Colin Montgomery, like Tiger, left his best until last. The Scot also finished with a 66 to tied for fifth place with England's Paul Casey on eight-under-par 280.
One suspects that John Daly had slipped into one of his "don't care" moods as he finished with an eight-over-par 80 to fill last place in the invited field of 16. Daly totalled nine-over-par 297.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
272 T Woods (US) 68 68 70 66.
276 G Ogilvy (Aus) 68 70 67 71.
277 C DiMarco (US) 70 68 68 71.
279 H Stenson (Swe) 66 71 73 69.
280 C Montgomery (Sco) 69 73 72 66, P Casey (Eng) 69 70 70 71.
282 M Campbell (NZ) 74 69 68 71.
283 P Harrington 9Ire) 75 67 70 71.
285 D Toms (US) 73 69 68 75.
286 F Couples (us) 69 74 72 71, D Love 77 70 70 69.
293 L Donald (Eng) 76 74 72 71.
295 D Howell (Eng) 71 75 72 77.
296 J M Olazabal (Spa) 70 70 78 78, A Scott (Aus) 75 80 69 72.
297 J Daly (US) 69 71 77 80.

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