Tiger Woods
Woods struggled through the first three days of this event, surviving a first-round upset bid by J.B. Holmes before needing 20 holes to defeat Aaron Baddeley in Friday’s third round.
But after a pair of victories on Saturday Wood found his comfort zone and was dominant over his first nine holes Sunday, holing birdies at Nos. 2, 5, 7 and 8. In Saturday’s quarterfinals he defeated K.J. Choi before edging Henrik Stenson in an 18-hole semifinal later in the day.
In Sunday’s championship round of the $8 million tournament Woods coasted to a comfortable 8 and 7 victory over Cink. Cink was no match for the top-seeded Woods, who played effortlessly at times through the windy conditions at Dove Mountain. The only thing that slowed Woods was a swarm of bees that caused a 10-minute delay during the afternoon session’s ninth hole.
It was the third career title in this event for Woods, who holed 14 birdies over the 29-hole round. He won this tournament in 2003 and 2004.
The world No. 1, Woods won his fourth straight PGA tournament and fifth consecutive overall, a run which included his amazing comeback at the Dubai Desert Classic earlier this month.
“This is certainly the best stretch I think I’ve ever played,” said Woods, who captured his 15th title in 26 career World Golf Championship events.
Woods also recorded his 63rd career PGA title, passing Arnold Palmer for fourth on the PGA’s all-time list.
“I’m looking forward to seeing Arnie,” said Woods, who has won seven of his past eight official starts worldwide stretching back to last August.
“I got off to a quick start,” said Woods, who took home the $1.35 million first prize. “I put a bunch of heat on Cink and never let him into the match.”,
The 2007 champion, Henrik Stenson defeated Justin Leonard, 3 and 2, to take third-place.
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