TIGER WINS BY SEVEN STROKES - AND
DONATES £668,000 CHEQUE
TO CHARITY FOUNDATION
Tiger Woods carded a final round four-under-par 68 to win the Target World Challenge by seven strokes from Zach Johnson.
Woods tied Davis Love's tournament record with a total of 22-under 266, earning £668,000 which he will donate to his foundation.
It was his fourth victory in the nine-year history of the event he hosts in southern California.
Woods began the day at Sherwood Country Club with a six-stroke lead and increased that to seven after Jim Furyk made a bogey on the par-five second.
But his fellow American reduced it to six with a birdie on at the fourth and there was a two-shot swing on the seventh hole when Furyk made birdie and Woods lipped out for par.
On the par-three next Woods missed the green for the fourth consecutive day and although he saved par Furyk birdied to get within three.
He could have closed that to one when Woods hit his approach to the ninth into a greenside bunker and bogeyed but Furyk's 18-foot birdie putt missed to the right.
But at the very next hole the world number three made a crucial mistake that cost him his chance to catch Woods, three-putting from four feet while Woods made birdie for a two-shot swing. As if his four-stroke cushion was not enough Woods eagled the 16th to go seven ahead.
Furyk finished with a 71 which saw him drop behind Masters champion Zach Johnson, who matched Woods' 68.
Worksop's Lee Westwood saved his best for last as a six-under 66 lifted him into fourth on 11 under.
Scottishgolfview.com was rather scathing in its criticism of Colin Montgomerie for a first-round 80. We now take our collective hat off to Monty for a terrific recovery. Unlike Rory Sabbatini who went home early because he was so far behind the field, Colin put together rounds of 67, 69 and 65 - a 15-under-par total for the last 54 holes which was bettered only by Tiger Woods.
To finish on seven under par for 72 holes after being +8 for 18 holes shows just what Monty is made of. Well done, Colin!
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
266 T Woods (US) 69 62 67 68.
273 Z Johnson (US) 69 67 69 68.
275 J Furyk (US) 68 67 69 71.
277 L Westwood (England) 72 71 68 66.
279 H Stenson (Sweden) 69 72 65 73, S Stricker (US) 72 69 68 70.
280 M Calcavecchia (US) 71 71 70 68.
281 C Montgomerie (Scotland) 80 67 69 65.
282 VJ Singh (Fiji) 72 68 69 73.
285 P Casey (England) 72 67 72 74, P Harrington (Ireland 71 67 75 72.
287 L Donald (England) 74 67 71 75.
288 N Fasth (Sweden) 72 72 73 71.
290 B Wetterich (US) 73 73 75 69.
291 F Couples (US) 74 69 76 72.
DNF - R Sabbatini (South Africa) 69 81 76 W/D
DONATES £668,000 CHEQUE
TO CHARITY FOUNDATION
Tiger Woods carded a final round four-under-par 68 to win the Target World Challenge by seven strokes from Zach Johnson.
Woods tied Davis Love's tournament record with a total of 22-under 266, earning £668,000 which he will donate to his foundation.
It was his fourth victory in the nine-year history of the event he hosts in southern California.
Woods began the day at Sherwood Country Club with a six-stroke lead and increased that to seven after Jim Furyk made a bogey on the par-five second.
But his fellow American reduced it to six with a birdie on at the fourth and there was a two-shot swing on the seventh hole when Furyk made birdie and Woods lipped out for par.
On the par-three next Woods missed the green for the fourth consecutive day and although he saved par Furyk birdied to get within three.
He could have closed that to one when Woods hit his approach to the ninth into a greenside bunker and bogeyed but Furyk's 18-foot birdie putt missed to the right.
But at the very next hole the world number three made a crucial mistake that cost him his chance to catch Woods, three-putting from four feet while Woods made birdie for a two-shot swing. As if his four-stroke cushion was not enough Woods eagled the 16th to go seven ahead.
Furyk finished with a 71 which saw him drop behind Masters champion Zach Johnson, who matched Woods' 68.
Worksop's Lee Westwood saved his best for last as a six-under 66 lifted him into fourth on 11 under.
Scottishgolfview.com was rather scathing in its criticism of Colin Montgomerie for a first-round 80. We now take our collective hat off to Monty for a terrific recovery. Unlike Rory Sabbatini who went home early because he was so far behind the field, Colin put together rounds of 67, 69 and 65 - a 15-under-par total for the last 54 holes which was bettered only by Tiger Woods.
To finish on seven under par for 72 holes after being +8 for 18 holes shows just what Monty is made of. Well done, Colin!
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
266 T Woods (US) 69 62 67 68.
273 Z Johnson (US) 69 67 69 68.
275 J Furyk (US) 68 67 69 71.
277 L Westwood (England) 72 71 68 66.
279 H Stenson (Sweden) 69 72 65 73, S Stricker (US) 72 69 68 70.
280 M Calcavecchia (US) 71 71 70 68.
281 C Montgomerie (Scotland) 80 67 69 65.
282 VJ Singh (Fiji) 72 68 69 73.
285 P Casey (England) 72 67 72 74, P Harrington (Ireland 71 67 75 72.
287 L Donald (England) 74 67 71 75.
288 N Fasth (Sweden) 72 72 73 71.
290 B Wetterich (US) 73 73 75 69.
291 F Couples (US) 74 69 76 72.
DNF - R Sabbatini (South Africa) 69 81 76 W/D
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