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Masters
4/13/97
Critics scoffed when Jack Nicklaus said Woods would win 10 green jackets before he’s through. After what happened at Augusta National during Woods’ first major title, it became clear that maybe the Golden Bear knew what he was talking about.
Woods turned in the most dominating performance ever in the Masters, finished at a record 18-under 270 for a mind-boggling 12-stroke victory over the answer to the trivia question of who came in second, Tom Kite. Woods, who finished 13-under on the par 5s for the week, had rounds of 70-66-65-69.
The first-ever Masters victory by a person of color — Woods’ father is African-American, while his mother is from Thailand — brought about several changes. Augusta National moved to toughen the course or “Tiger-proof” it. Also, race relations in the country came into question again when former Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller hoped Woods wouldn't have \"fried chicken and collard greens or whatever it is they serve\" on the traditional Champions Dinner menu the following year. Zoeller later apologized.

4/8/01
Grand Slam or not, Woods claimed the greatest feat in modern golf with an exciting victory that gave him a sweep of the four majors in less than one year. Woods held off chief rivals David Duval and Phil Mickelson to make golf history.
Woods ended up two strokes ahead of Duval with rounds of 70-66-68-68 for a 16-under 272 total at Augusta National. Woods completed the ‘Tiger Slam’ with a combined total of 65-under.
Woods won his sixth major in only 17 starts as a professional and improved to 25-4 worldwide when leading going into the final round.

4/14/02
It wasn’t Woods’ most thrilling victory, but it was still impressive. Woods joined Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only players to repeat at Augusta National by holding off a leaderboard filled with the greatest players in the game.
Woods closed with a final-round 71, which was good enough for his third green jacket — half the total as idol Jack Nicklaus — as third-round co-leader Retief Goosen, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson failed to mount a challenge. Woods joined Nicklaus (1970-73) and Tom Watson (1980-83) as the only players ever to win a major four years in a row.
Changes before the tournament to make Augusta National tougher, including lengthening it by almost 300 yards, didn’t faze Woods, who had rounds of 70-69-66-71 for a 12-under 276 total.

4/10/05
Woods regained the No. 1 ranking and ended his slump in majors at 10 with a 15-foot birdie putt on the first sudden-death playoff hole with gritty Chirs DiMarco.
But the clutch putt to capture his fourth green jacket during a rainy week at Augusta will likely be overshadowed by two of the most unforgettable shots of Woods' career.
The first is one he'd like to forget. His long eagle putt on the 13th hole in the opening round rolled off the green and into a creek, leading to a bogey.
The other was an amazing birdie chip on the 16th hole in the final round. Woods skipped his shot up the slope and watched it crawl 25 feet down to the cup, where it paused for 2 full seconds before dropping.
“I would rank that as one of the best ones I’ve ever hit,” said Woods, who took a 2-shot lead at that point. “It turned things around. It was pretty huge.”
Woods, who rallied from a 4-shot deficit in the middle of the third round Sunday morning, bogeyed the final two holes to allow DiMarco to force the playoff.
After completing rounds of 74-66-65-71 to finish at 12-under 276, a tearful Woods dedicated the win to his father, who was too ill to leave his hotel room.
Woods emerged with his ninth major, tied with Ben Hogan and Gary Player, halfway to Jack Nicklaus' record. He joined Nicklaus (six) and Arnold Palmer (four) as the only players with at least four Masters titles."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","U.S. Open (3)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/050317_tigerapp/050317_tigerwins_usopen00.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "Eric Risberg", "AP", "198", "156", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
U.S. Open
6/18/00
Simply put, Woods put together the most dominating performance in the history of golf. Among the many records Woods set at famed Pebble Beach were largest margin of victory ever in a major (15) and first U.S. Open player to finish 72 holes at double digits under par (12).
“He’s near perfect, the way he played this week,” said Ernie Els, who tied for second with Angel Miguel Jimenez. Woods’ rounds of 65-69-71-67 for a 272 total back that up.
Woods’ victory in the 100th U.S. Open was his 20th on the PGA Tour, making him the only active player to achieve lifetime exemption – although he’ll have to wait until 2010 to have put in the required 15 years.

6/16/02

Woods became the ‘People’s Champion’ by winning at Bethpage Black, the first truly public golf course to host the U.S. Open.
\"It's awesome, winning your national title and, on top of that, on a public course in front of these fans,\" Woods said.
The victory made Woods the first player since Jack Nicklaus in 1972 to win the Masters and U.S. Open in the same year.
But it wasn’t easy.
Woods was the only golfer to finish under par (minus-3) on the difficult course and overcame bogeys on the first two holes of the final round and later a 50-minute weather delay to defeat world No. 2 golfer Phil Mickelson by three strokes.
\"I kept telling myself that I wasn't playing bad,\" he said. \"You're going to make some mistakes. Get them out of your system.\"
Woods, who was never threatened by final-round playing partner Sergio Garcia, can point to the start of the tournament as the key to his victory as his scores actually got worse with each round. The final total was 67-68-70-71 for a 277 total. It was the first time Woods had won a major on a par-70 course.

6/16/08

Woods cradled the silver U.S. Open trophy in his right hand and limped toward the edge of the Pacific bluffs, each step as much a burden as the 91 holes he played at Torrey Pines for a major that might have been his most amazing yet.
Out of competition for two months because of knee surgery, he won the toughest test in golf.
For the second straight day, Woods came to the 18th hole one shot behind and stood over a birdie putt to avoid a shocking collapse.
His knee throbbing and heart pounding, he delivered.
An epic U.S. Open finally ended on the 19th hole of a playoff when Woods outlasted a gritty Rocco Mediate for a victory that surprised even him.
“I think this is probably the best ever,” Woods said. “All things considered, I don’t know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you. It was a long week. A lot of doubt, a lot of questions going into the week. And here we are, 91 holes later.”
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British Open
7/23/00
In another amazing showing, Woods joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win all four majors. At 24, Woods became the youngest player ever to accomplish the feat.
“They’ve been the elite players to ever play the game,” Woods said. “And to be in the same breath as those guys, it makes it very special.”
In a final-round battle of the current No. 1 player (Woods) and former top player (David Duval), the former pulled away with a final-round 69 while Duval collapsed leaving Woods to defeat Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn by eight strokes. Woods had earlier rounds of 67-66-67 for a 19-under 269 total, the lowest score in relation to pare ever at a major and best score ever at St. Andrews, the birthplace of golf. Woods was also the first player since Tom Watson in 1982 to win the U.S Open and British Open in the same year.

7/17/05
The torch has been passed.
Two days after Jack Nicklaus retired from the majors, Woods rolled to a 5-shot victory with rounds of 66-67-71-70 for his 10th major.
“When I first started playing the tour, I didn’t think I’d have this many majors before the age of 30,” said the 29-year-old Woods. “No one ever has. Usually, the golden years are in your 30s for a golfer. Hopefully, that will be the case.”
Woods and Nicklaus are the only players to win the Grand Slam at least twice, and the only Americans to win the British Open twice at the home of golf. Woods also completed the 'Nicklaus Slam,' winning all four majors when the Golden Bear played for the final time.
“He never looked like there was a chance for him to lose,” Nicklaus said. “It was a pretty awesome performance.”

7/23/06
Pops would have been proud.
In his most touching major win since hugging his father after capturing his first one in the 1997 Masters, Woods broke down after tapping in to win his 11th major -- tying Walter Hagen for second overall -- and first since Earl's death in May.
The emotions that poured out of him on the 18th green were as inevitable as his victory at Royal Liverpool.
“I’ve never done that,” said Woods, after posting rounds of 67-65-71-67 to finish at 18-under, two shots ahead of Chris DiMarco. “But at that moment, it just came pouring out.”
It was a remarkable turnaround by Woods, who missed the cut a month earlier in the U.S. Open, the first time he failed to play on the weekend in a major as a pro.
Woods, who used his driver only once in the entire tournament, earned $1.3 million to push his earnings to over $60 million for his career."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","PGA (4)"," ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/050317_tigerapp/050317_tigerapp_pga99.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Morry Gash", "AP", "198", "182", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
PGA Championship
8/15/99
While Woods ran away with the Masters in 1997 for his first major title, his next title didn’t come as easy.
Woods began the final round at Medinah CC (Ill.) tied with Mike Weir for the lead, built a 5-stroke lead through 11 holes and shot an even-par 72 to hold off hard-charging 19-year-old Sergio Garcia by one stroke in the final major of the millennium.
Woods made a clutch 8-foot par putt on No. 17 to help secure the victory, which helped him reclaim the No. 1 ranking from David Duval. Woods’ first three rounds were 70-67-68 and he finished with an 11-under 277 total.

8/20/00

Woods birdied the final two holes in regulation and beat unheralded Bob May in a three-hole playoff to become the first player since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in one year.
Tied with Woods going to the 72nd hole, May holed an 18-foot birdie putt from the fringe that put Woods in a perilous situation — a 6-foot birdie putt to get into the playoff. It curled in on the left side, Woods punching his fist and letting out a roar. Woods took a one-stroke lead on the first playoff hole, No. 16 with a 25-foot birdie putt, trotting after it and pointing at the ball as it dropped for a birdie. Both players made pars on 17 and18.
Woods, the first repeat winner in the PGA Championship since1937, had rounds of 66-67-70-67 for an 18-under 270 total at Valhalla GC (Ky.). That number gave him the scoring record in relation to par in all four major championships.

8/20/06
Six years to the day after his last victory in the final major of the year, Woods became the first golfer to go consecutive years winning at least two majors with a dominating final-round performance at Medinah, site of his first PGA win.
Jack Nicklaus, watching the action on television from his Florida home, was impressed with what he saw.
“He’s that good,” Nicklaus said. “The guy is playing just great golf, terrific golf. From what I saw, he certainly was in total command.”
Woods, who shared the lead entering the final round, made in 12-0 when leading or tied for the top spot in majors heading into Sunday.
His final round 68, combined with previous rounds of 69, 68 and a course-record tying 65, were good enough for a 18-score at 270.
The five-shot win over Shaun Micheel marked the fifth time Woods had won a major by five or more shots.


8/12/07
A season of first-time major winners ended with a familiar champion: Woods, who only seems to win them all.
Challenged only briefly along the back nine of steamy Southern Hills, Woods captured the PGA Championship to win at least one major for the third straight season and run his career total to 13 as he moves closer to the standard set by Jack Nicklaus.
Woods closed with a 1-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Woody Austin, a gritty journeyman whose consolation prize was earning a spot on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup.
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Las Vegas Invitational
10/6/96
In the land of high rollers, Woods captured his first professional victory in dramatic fashion, shooting a final-round 64 and then defeating David Love III with a par on the first playoff hole to take home the $297,000 top prize.
Woods had rounds of 70-63-68-67-64 for a 27-under 332 total in the five-round event to triumph in only his fifth event as a pro.

Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic
10/20/96
Woods trailed four players — Taylor Smith, Lennie Clements, Rick Fehr, and Jay Haas — by one shot through 54 holes, but with a final-round 66 he won by one over Payne Stewart. In the second round, Woods shot his first 63 as a professional. Woods had 69s in his other two rounds and finished with a 267 total.
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Mercedes Championships
1/12/97
After rounds of 70 and 67, a sizzling 65 on Saturday wiped out Tom Lehman's four-shot lead and gave Woods a share of the lead. When rain pounded La Costa all day Sunday, the final round was washed out. Late in the day, a break in the weather appeared and with one hole deemed playable, Woods and Lehman went to the par-3 seventh to settle matters. It was over quickly, Woods sticking his shot tight, Lehman splashing his in the pond in front.
With his third win in nine PGA Tour starts, Woods was off and running and hardly anyone was asking whether he should have stayed in college another year. Three months later, he blazed to an historic win at the Masters.

Byron Nelson Classic
5/18/97
Proving his record-setting victory in the Masters was no fluke, Woods posted another victory in his first appearance back on Tour after taking five weeks off.
Woods, who considers the tournament host one of the legends of the game, cruised past the field in Irving, Texas, posting rounds of 64-64-67-68 for a 17-under 263 total.

Western Open
7/06/97
Tied with Justin Leonard at 9-under through 54 holes after rounds of 67, 72 and 68, Woods closed with a 4-under 68 for a 275 total to win by three shots over Frank Nobilo as Leonard did no better than 72 at Cog Hill CC in Lemont, Ill. It is the fourth win in 13 starts for the season and gives Woods six triumphs in 24 tournaments on the PGA Tour.
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BellSouth Classic
5/10/98
Woods ended a 10-month victory drought with a victory in the Georgia tournament. Rounds of 69-67-63-72 were good enough for a 17-under 271 total and the title, which Woods would not try to defend since the tournament was moved the next year to the week before the Masters, which Woods likes to use as preparation time for the year’s first major.
As for the ‘slump’? Well, plenty of other PGA golfers would be happy to finish in the top 10 seven times, including two runner-up appearances, in a 10-month period. This would, however, turn out to be Woods’ only PGA win of the year."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","1999 (7)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "198", "173", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Buick Invitational
2/14/99
You remember Billy Ray Brown don’t you? The unheralded Brown was tied for the lead until Woods eagled the 18th hole to break the tie and end another ‘slump’.
Woods finished at 22-under 266 after rounds of 68-71-62-65 at Torrey Pines (Calif.).

Memorial Tournament
6/6/99
Woods began his string of three consecutive Memorial championships with some clutch play down the stretch.
After going seven tournaments without a victory, Woods put together rounds of 68-66-70-69 for a 15-under 273 total that was good enough to win Jack Nicklaus’ tournament in Dublin, Ohio.


Western Open
7/4/99
For the first time in his career, Woods won a tournament for the second time. The victory in Lemont, Ill. helped make up for the sting of narrowly losing the U.S. Open in his last event two weeks early.
Woods put together rounds of 68-66-68-71 for a 15-under 273 total.

WGC NEC Invitational
8/29/99
The start of The Streak took place in Akron, Ohio.
Woods had two rounds over par, but it was a blistering 62 in the second round that made the difference for Woods, who ended up with rounds of 66-71-62-71 for a 10-under 270 total. It was the first $1 million prize for Woods on the PGA Tour.

National Car Rental/Disney Classic
10/24/99
Despite a final-round 73, Woods won in his hometown of Orlando, Fla. in his first event since helping the United States win the Ryder Cup.
Woods, who posted 66s in each of his first three rounds and finished at 17-under 271, also won the tournament in 1996 when it was called the Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic.


Tour Championship
10/31/99
Not even bad weather could slow down Woods, who continued his scary domination of the rest of the PGA Tour by winning in Houston on Halloween.
Earlier in the year, Tiger showed no love for the field by winning the Buick Invitational on Valentine’s Day.
Woods put together one of the most consistent four rounds of any of his career victories, finishing at 15-under 269.
The scores for each round were 67-66-67-69.

WGC American Express Championship
11/7/99
Another week, another win for Woods.
After almost blowing his lead down the stretch, Woods defeated local favorite Miguel Angel Jimenez in a playoff at Valderrama, Spain. Woods’ scorecard read 71-69-70-68 for a 6-under 278 total."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2000 (6)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/050317_tigerapp/050317_tigerapp_mercedes00.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "AP", "139", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Mercedes Championship
1/9/00
Woods started the new millennium off the same way he ended the last one — with a victory. Woods extended his streak to five straight tournaments — his 10th-place finish the week before in the Williams World Challenge not counting because it wasn’t an official event — by sinking a 40-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to knock of Ernie Els in Kapalua, Hawaii.
Els, who matched eagles with Woods on the 18th hole to force the playoff, said the champion will “probably be bigger than Elvis when he gets into his 40s.” Woods finished at 16-under 276 with rounds of 65-70-71-76.

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
2/7/00
Seven strokes down with seven holes to play, Woods chipped in for eagle from 97 yards out on the 15th hole en route to an amazing two-stroke victory over Matt Gogel and Vijay Singh. The victory at Pebble Beach would cap Woods’ six-tournament win streak, the longest since Ben Hogan in 1948. Only Byron Nelson won 11 straight events has golf seen a string like this one.
After rounds of 68-73-68, Woods closed with a 64 on Monday (because of rain), his lowest closing round of any of his victories. The 273 total helped Woods moved to No. 2 on the all-time PGA money list with $12.5 million.

Bay Hill Invitational
3/19/00
Woods didn’t make a bogey over the final 34 holes to defeat Davis Love III by four strokes in Florida and get back on track after his six-tourney win streak ended. It was the largest margin of victory by Woods since winning the Masters three years ago.
Love continued his history of faltering in the final round against Woods, who had rounds of 69-64-67-70 to finish at 18-under 270.

Memorial Tournament
5/29/00
Woods cruised to a five-stroke victory over Ernie Els and Justin Leonard in the rain-delayed event with rounds of 71-63-65-70 for a 269 total, one shy of Tom Lehman’s tournament record. The win paved the way to Woods’ record-setting U.S. Open victory three weeks later.
Woods became the first repeat champion in the 25-year history of the event hosted by idol Jack Nicklaus and passed the $15 million mark in career earnings, also a first. “He’s just making mincemeat out of golf courses,” Nicklaus said.

WGC NEC Invitational
8/27/00
Even in darkness, Tiger shined. With cameras flashing like strobe lights and fans flickering lighters like they were at a rock concert, Woods birdied the final hole to win by 11 strokes at Firestone CC in Akron, Ohio. The 21-under 259 total, which came one week after winning the PGA Championship in a playoff, was the lowest of his career.
Woods, who was battling the flu, was never seriously threatened, jumping out to a 64 and following that up with rounds of 61, 67 and a 67 after play was delayed three hours by rain. The $1 million paycheck gave him more money in the last two years than anyone on the PGA career money list except Davis Love III.

Canadian Open
9/10/00
Woods secured his ninth victory of the year with a brilliant 6-iron shot from 218 yards – out of a bunker, over the water and right at the flag – on the 18th hole. The ball ended up 18 feet from the hole and Woods was able to get up and down on the par-5 hole for birdie to beat Grant Waite by one stroke.
Woods had rounds of 72-65-64-65 for a record 22-under 266 total at Glen Abby Golf Club and joined Lee Trevino as the only players to win the three oldest national championships (U.S. Open, British Open and Canadian Open) in the same year. "; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2001 (4)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/050317_tigerapp/050317_tigerapp_bayhill01.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Joe Skipper", "REUTERS", "198", "170", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Bay Hill Invitational
3/18/01
Woods was simply clutch down the stretch to record his first victory of the year.
Woods birdied three of the last five holes, including the 18th with a tricky 15-foot putt, to defeat Phil Mickelson in one of the best showdowns to date between top two golfers in the world.
In the process, Woods become only the second player to successfully defend his title in the Florida event.
To post his first victory of the year, Woods put together rounds of 71-67-66-69 for a 15-under total of 273.

The Players Championship
3/26/01
“My slump is over,” Woods declared after holding off Vijay Singh by one stroke to win the biggest tournament eluding him. The victory at Sawgrass gave Woods back-to-back victories for the seventh time in his career heading into the Masters.
Woods had a final-round 67, which was delayed until Monday because of rain, to follow rounds of 72-69-66 for a 14-under 274 total.

Memorial Tournament
6/3/01
Another year, another victory at Muirfield Village GC. Woods triumphed by seven strokes to become the first player since Tom Watson in the Byron Nelson Classic from 1978-80 to win the same tournament three years in a row.
Woods had rounds of 68-69-68-66 for a 17-under 271 total to defeat third-round leader Paul Azinger and Sergio Garcia by seven strokes. After the victory, tournament host Jack Nicklaus and Azinger called Woods the most dominant athlete ever.

WGC NEC Invitational
8/26/01
In wasn’t the biggest, but it might have been the most thrilling victory of Woods’ career. A 2-foot birdie putt on the seventh playoff hole finally enabled Woods to defeat Jim Furyk and win the tournament for the third straight year. Furyk, who holed a bunker shot on the first playoff hole, and Woods traded pars on the first six extra holes before Woods’ short birdie putt ended the longest playoff on the PGA Tour in 10 years.
Rounds of 66-67-66-69 for a 12-under 128 total enabled Woods to reach the playoff and end the longest stretch of his career (five tournaments) without finishing in the Top 10. "; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2002 (3)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/050317_tigerapp/050317_tigerap_bayhill02.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Charles W Luzier", "REUTERS", "131", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Bay Hill Invitational
3/17/02
A hat trick of hat tricks. Woods defeated Michael Campbell by four strokes — Phil Mickelson faded down the stretch after a questionable decision to go for the green on the 16th ended up with a shot in the water — to become the first player to win three straight titles at three PGA tournaments.
The 26-year-old Woods had rounds of 67-65-74-60 to finish at 13-under and 275 to become the youngest player in PGA Tour history with 30 victories.

Buick Open
8/11/02
With the PGA Championship one week away, Woods geared up for the final major of the year with a four-stroke victory at Warwick Hills.
Woods won his fourth PGA event in his last eight starts with rounds of 67-63-71-70 for a 17-under, 271 total. The 63 was his lowest round of the year.
Good friend Mark O’Meara, Esteban Toledo, Fred Funk and Brian Gay finished tied for second. Toledo stayed in the hunt before fading down the stretch as Woods improved to 25-2 in PGA Tour events he led after three rounds.
The Buick Open, which Woods won for the first time, is the only event he has played in that takes place the week before a major.
The $594,000 prize money pushed Woods’ Tour-leading earnings for the year to over $4.5 million.

WGC American Express Championship
9/22/02
Woods started a controversy right before the event, saying there were a 'million reasons' why winning at Mount Juliet in Ireland would mean more than a U.S. victory in the upcoming Ryder Cup.
While Woods later said he was joking, his play on the course was deadly serious.
Woods didn't have a bogey until the last hole — after a photographer distracted him on the final fairway — en route to a one-stroke victory over Retief Goosen, who made a charge with a final-round 62.
With rounds of 65-65-67-66, Woods finished at 25-under for a 263 total, matching his best score in relation to par in a 72-hole tournament.
With his fifth PGA Tour victory of the year, and sixth worldwide, Woods became the first player since Arnold Palmer (1960-63) to go four straight years with at least five tour victories.
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Buick Invitational
2/16/03
Woods spent two months out of golf recovering from knee surgery, the longest layoff of his career. He needed only four days at Torrey Pines to show that nothing has changed. No pain in his left knee. No rust in his game. No problem with Phil Mickelson.
Woods, who was paired with Mickelson and Brad Faxon in the last group for the final round, closed with a 4-under 68 and won by four strokes over Carl Pettersson to take home $810,000.
“I know I answered my questions,” Woods said. “Mine was whether this knee would hold up for 72 holes, and would it be sore. On top of that, my competitive feeling on the golf course came back. It was a successful week.”
Woods finished at 16-under 272 for his 35th career PGA Tour victory, making it the third time in seven years that he has started a season by winning. His rounds of 70-66-68-68 also silenced Mickelson, who a week earlier poked fun at Woods by saying he used “inferior” equipment.

WGC World Match Play
3/2/03

Woods took an early lead over David Toms and then held on to win 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final at La Costa. The victory enabled him to become the first player to capture all four of the WGC tournaments.
\"This is the hardest to win,\" Woods said. \"Yeah, it's physically grueling, but I think it's more mentally grueling because of the ebb and flow of match play. If we had to do this every week, every pro's playing career would be about 10 years.\"
Woods won his first match play event as a pro and earned $1,050,000. Since returning from a two-month break for knee surgery, he won twice and tied for fifth in three tournaments.
The top-seeded Woods, who lost in the first round to Peter O'Malley last year, also posted victories over Carl Pettersson (2 and 1), K.J. Choi (5 and 3), Stephen Leaney (7 and 6), Scott Hoch (5 and 4) and Adam Scott (19 holes). Scott gave Woods his biggest scare, losing on the first extra hole in the semifinal when he missed a 3-foot par putt.
Woods made only five bogeys on a tough course and played only 112 holes, the fewest of any winner in the five-year history of the event.

Bay Hill Invitational
3/23/03
Despite making history, this is one final round Woods would probably like to forget.
Sickened by some bad pasta that caused him to vomit through the night and a rainy Sunday, Woods still managed to become the first player in 73 years to win a PGA tournament four straight years.
“The night was long, and the day was probably even longer,” he said. “That being said, I’m very happy with the way I played.”
Woods closed with a 68 and went the final 44 holes without a bogey and to win by a tournament-record 11 strokes, the fourth time in his career he’s captured a pro event by double digits.
“It was mind-boggling watching the way he played,” said Stewart Cink, who tied for second with Brad Faxon, Kenny Perry and Kirk Triplett.
To win for the third time in four tournaments this year, Woods had rounds of 70-65-66-68 for a 269 total.


Western Open
7/6/03
So much for the latest 'slump.' Woods silenced his critics with a wire-to-wire victory, his third victory at Cog Hill.
Woods, who struggled in the Masters and U.S. Open since his last win on Tour, became the first PGA player ever to capture at least four events for five straight years.
“We’ve got a guy who’s superhuman out here this week,” said Rich Beem, who finished in second by five strokes.
Woods matched the tournament record of 21-under 267 set by Scott Hoch in 2001 with rounds of 63-70-65-69.
The victory was worth $810,000 and pushed Woods over the $4 million mark in yearly earnings.

WGC American Express Championship
10/5/03
With bogeys he could afford on the final two holes, Woods closed with a 2-over 72 — only the fourth time in 39 victories on the PGA Tour he won with a final round over par — for a two-shot victory over Vijay Singh, Tim Herron and Stuart Appleby. Woods finished at 6-under 274 with rounds of 67-66-69-72 at the demanding Capital City Club.
It was his Tour-best fifth victory of the year, and his seventh World Golf Championship in 13 tries. Only Darren Clarke has won more than one since the series began in 1999.
And it might be enough for his peers to vote Woods, who won just over $1 million to take over the season's money lead, the PGA Tour player of the year for an unprecedented fifth straight time despite not winning a major during the year.
“To win against this field, on this golf course with a major-type setup, it will have a lot of weight to it,” David Toms said after a 65 left him alone in fifth.
“I think he’s a shoo-in,” Appleby said.
Woods went over $6 million for the third straight year, and became the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least five tournaments for five straight years. His 39th career victory tied Woods for ninth on the all-time list with Tom Watson and Gene Sarazen.
It was the 100th victory for Woods' caddie, Steve Williams, who previously carried the bag for Peter Thomson, Greg Norman and Raymond Floyd.
“People have no idea how big this win was,” Woods said. “It’s not just the player of the year or the money title, it was Stevie’s 100th win. He’s meant a lot to a lot of the success I’ve had.” "; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2004 (1)","David Toms, left, congratulates Tiger Woods on his victory in the Accenture Match Play Championship, March 2, 2003. ","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "198", "171", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
WGC World Match Play
2/29/04
Woods recorded a 3 and 2 victory over Davis Love III in the 36-hole final at La Costa to repeat as champion and give him some breathing room over Vijay Singh for the No. 1 ranking in the world. It also marked Woods' 40th career PGA title in just 149 starts, the quickest anyone has reached that milestone.
Woods is 20-3 in the tournament, and 30-5-1 overall in match play. He won for the eighth time in the 14 official World Golf Championships he has played.
“He’s obviously the best at what he does,” said Love, who failed to win a hole over the final 17 and was distracted by a heckler near the middle of the match. “That shows even more in match play. He can play the game no matter what rules you put out there.”
The top-seeded Woods also posted victories over John Rollins (1 up), Trevor Immelman (5 and 4), Fredrik Jacobson (5 and 4) and Padraig Harrington (2 and 1). Woods got his biggest scare in the first round from Rollins, who lead 1 up through 16 holes, only to have Woods birdie the final two holes to advance."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2005 (4)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "120", "198", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Buick Invitational
1/23/05
Woods started the final-day, 31-hole marathon with three straight bogeys, but that didn't stop him from his first stroke-play title on the PGA Tour in 16 months, the longest drought of his career.
\"I hung in there,\" Woods said. \"This golf course (Torrey Pines) is so difficult, anything can happen.\"
With a one-shot lead over Tom Lehman, Woods tried to hit the par-5 18th green with a 2-iron from 240 yards over a pond.
\"I absolutely whiffed it,\" said Woods, who got a huge break when the ball safely landed to the right of the pond on a narrow stretch of fairway.
Woods, who rallied in the final round of PGA event for this first time in three years, had rounds of 69-63-72-68 for a 272 total (16-under) that netted him $864,000.
\"I didn't hit it my best, there's no doubt about that,\" Woods said. \"I relied on my short game, which was beautiful.\"

Ford Championship
3/6/05

Woods returned to the top of the world rankings for the first time since September with a dramatic one-shot win over rival Phil Mickelson.
In a titanic battle before a sellout crowd in the final round at the Blue Monster, Woods made a 30-foot birdie putt to take the lead on 17, then held his breath as the resilient Mickelson nearly chipped in for birdie on the final hole. After four hours of dramatic shifts in momentum and thunderous cheers, Woods ended a spectacular duel with a 6-foot par putt to cap a 6-under 66 to go along with rounds of 65, 70 and 63.
“What a day,” Woods said in utter relief. “If you’re not nervous on a day like this, you’re not alive.”
Woods, who earned $990,000 for his second victory of the year, finished at 24-under 264 to break by one shot the tournament record at Doral. It was the sixth PGA Tour event where Woods has at least a share of the 72-hole record.
It was also only the third time Woods and Mickelson have played against each other in the final round, and Woods, who trailed by two shots entering the final round, improved to 3-0. The other two times were the 2001 Masters, where Woods had a one-shot lead; and the 2003 Buick Invitational, where Woods was two ahead of Mickelson.

WGC NEC Invitational
08/22/05
Woods overcame some shaky putting by making the one that mattered, an 18-foot birdie putt that broke sharply into the right side of the cup on the 16th hole at Firestone, sending him to a one-shot victory over Chris DiMarco.
“I’ve had that putt for three or four years, and I miss it low every time,” Woods said. “I made sure I threw the ball out there a little bit more ... and it just snapped at the end. I thought it was going to lip out, which was how my whole day was going. But it lipped in, which was sweet.”
The victory, his seventh straight year with at least one WGC title, wasn’t secure until Woods punched a 9-iron through the trees and onto the 18th green for a two-putt par to close with a 1-over 71.
Woods has won nine of the 18 World Golf Championships he has played, and he has earned about $11.6 million alone from these tournaments, more than 20 percent of his career earnings.

WGC American Express Championship
10/9/05
John Daly, who seconds earlier had a 15-foot birdie putt to win, missed a 3-footer for par on the second extra hole to hand Woods his 10th title in the World Golf Championships.
“That’s not how you’re supposed to win a golf tournament,” Woods said. “We’re in a playoff, we’re battling, and J.D. played beautifully all week. It shouldn’t end like that.”
Woods made up a two-shot deficit over the final three holes to force a playoff and closed with a 3-under 67, following rounds of 67, 68 and 68. He won the American Express Championship for the fourth time in six starts, and is now 10-for-19 in the World Golf Championships that count toward official money.
The victory at San Francisco's revamped Harding Park Golf Course, where Woods sometimes played while attending Stanford, was his sixth of the year and improved his career playoff record to 8-1.
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Buick Invitational
1/29/06
Woods made an 8-foot birdie on the 18th hole to get into a three-way playoff, then won the Buick Invitational with simple pars as Australian rookie Nathan Green and two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal made crucial mistakes.
Olazabal, playing a splendid bunker shot on the par-3 16th, missed a 4-foot par putt on the second extra hole to hand Woods a victory that was only easy at the end.
For Woods, it was the fourth time in 10 years that he won in his first PGA Tour event of the year, and he became the first four-time winner at the Buick Invitational, played on a Torrey Pines course he played as a kid.
The finish was reminiscent of the American Express Championship last October at Harding Park, where John Daly lost on the second extra hole by missing a 3-foot putt.
Just like then, Woods bowed his head and slowly walked over to shake hands.
Woods had rounds of 71-68-67-72 to finish with a 10-under total 278.

Ford Championship
3/5/06
Despite a bogey-bogey finish on the Blue Monster, Woods closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory over David Toms and Colombian rookie Camilo Villegas. It was the 13th time Woods has successfully defended a title on the PGA Tour, and he became the first player in 25 years to win back-to-back at Doral.
Woods ended a peculiar streak; his last four victories had been in playoffs.
Woods, who outdueled rival Phil Mickelson in a third-round pairing, finished at 20-under 268 with rounds of 64, 67, 68 and 69 and earned $990,000.

Buick Open
8/6/06
Coming off an emotional win to honor his late father at the British Open, Woods won his 50th PGA Tour title, shooting his fourth-straight 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Jim Furyk.
Woods reached a season-low 24 under and made a career-high 28 birdies at Warwick Hills Golf & Country Club to hold off Furyk — who closed with a 64 — for his fourth PGA win of the year and a check of $864,000.
Woods became the seventh member of the PGA Tour’s 50-win club after improving to 21-for-21 when leading by more than one stroke after three rounds. The 30-year-old Woods beat Jack Nicklaus’ record pace to the milestone, which Nicklaus reached in 1973 at the age of 33.

WGC Bridgestone
8/27/06
Woods celebrated his 10-year anniversary of turning pro by winning for the 52nd time on the PGA Tour, making an 8-foot birdie putt on the fourth playoff hole against Stewart Cink.
Woods won for the fourth straight time on the PGA Tour, a streak that began at the British Open, and earned $1.3 million in the process.
This one looked to be in doubt, however, when Cink made up a three-shot deficit over the final three holes, then had Woods on the ropes the first three holes of the playoff. But with rain getting stronger, Cink hit into a bunker on the 17th hole, and never got a chance to putt for par when Woods made his birdie.
Both finished at 10-under 270. Woods had rounds of 67, 64, 71 and 68.
Woods won for the fifth time in the seven years this World Golf Championship has been played at Firestone South -- it's the eighth straight year he's won at least one WGC event -- and he now has prevailed more on this layout than any other golf course on the PGA Tour. Woods has won four times each at Augusta National and Torrey Pines.

Deutsche Bank Championship
9/4/06
What began as a rally quickly turned into a rout for Woods, who matched the lowest final round of his career to win for the fifth straight time on the PGA Tour.
With a splendid array of shots and key putts, Woods crushed Vijay Singh’s spirit on his way to an 8-under 63, turning a three-shot deficit into a two-shot victory for his longest winning streak the same season.
The streak began in July with a victory in the British Open, his first since his father died in May. It continued on a sunny afternoon at the TPC of Boston with some of his best golf of the year and allowed him to avenge a loss to Singh at this tournament two years ago.
Woods needed only three holes to erase the deficit, including a 7-iron over a marsh and into 10 feet for eagle at No. 2. He pulled ahead with a 25-foot birdie putt at No. 5, and he seized control with a 3-wood from 266 yards, a piercing shot into a gentle breeze that banged into the slope fronting the green and stopped 10 feet away for another eagle.
He played his first seven holes in 6 under par, and Singh never got closer than two shots the rest of the way.
Woods had rounds of 66-72-67-63 for a 16-under 268 total and walked away $990,000 richer.

WGC American Express Championship
10/1/06
Woods didn’t have to work too hard for his sixth straight PGA Tour victory. He just had to wait.
Woods was slowed by two rain delays in the final round at The Grove in England but never threatened on his way to a 4-under 67 for an eight-shot victory over Ian Poulter and Adam Scott.
It was his eighth victory of the year, making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win at least eight times in three seasons. Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer each did that twice.
And in a week remembered for the death of Nelson at age 94, it rekindled curiosity whether Lord Byron’s record of 11 consecutive PGA victories indeed is untouchable.
For Woods, this was perhaps his most dominant performance during a streak that began in July at the British Open.
And there are no signs it will stop.
Woods had such control of his game that he went 36 consecutive holes without missing the green, a streak that ended when he hit his approach into a bunker on No. 12 and made his only bogey of the final round.
One other streak ended on the final hole — it was the first time all week Woods failed to make eagle on the 567-yard 18th. His chip from just short of the green ran a few feet past the cup, and he tapped in for a mere birdie.
He finished with rounds of 63-64-67-67 and a 23-under 261 total to win the $1.3 million first-place check."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2007 (6)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Buick Invitational
1/28/07
Woods resumed his improbable pursuit of Byron Nelson with a result that was all too predictable.
Woods caught up to the pack at Torrey Pines with an eagle and pulled away with bogey-free golf down the stretch to close with a 6-under 66 and win the Buick Invitational for the third straight year, his seventh consecutive victory on the PGA Tour.
Woods, who defeated Charles Howell III by two strokes, had rounds of 66-72-69-66 to finish with a 15-under 273 total.
The win streak is the second-longest streak in tour history. Nelson set the record in 1945 with 11 in a row, a record many believe to be untouchable.
“If you want to rate it ... you can’t compare four in a row in majors,” Woods said of the so-called ‘Tiger Slam’ he won in 2000-01, compared to his current PGA Tour streak. “There’s no comparison in that. That’s what we play for.”
Woods won six in a row in 2000, a streak that Phil Mickelson stopped at Torrey Pines. But against a cast of challengers short on experience and victories, the world’s No. 1 player met little resistance as he continued a streak that began in July at the British Open.
Woods doesn’t consider this a true winning streak because he failed to win once in Europe and twice in Asia. But it still counts in the PGA Tour record books.

WGC CA Championship
3/25/07
Woods felt stiffness in his neck from a bad night of sleep on his boat.
For the first time in 3 1/2 years, he couldn’t break par when he had entered Sunday with the lead. And he played so cautiously on the final hole of the CA Championship that the outcome was in doubt for as long as it took a 50-foot par putt to settle a few feet from the cup.
In his eyes, it was an ideal way to prepare for the Masters.
“You can’t have any better way — getting a 'W’ right before you go,” Woods said after earning $1.35 million for his two-shot victory over Brett Wetterich.
Forget the details and consider the big picture.
He was so dominant at Doral -- rounds of 71-66-68-72 for a 10-under 278 total -- that he didn’t have to break par in the final round. He had built such a commanding lead on a warm, blustery afternoon that the smartest play on the demanding par-4 18th was to hit 3-iron off the tee, 8-iron to lay up and wedge some 50 feet beyond the cup.
Woods won his 31st straight PGA Tour event when leading going into the last round, never letting anyone closer than four shots until the final three holes. He's won 13 of 24 WGC events -- 11 of 16 that are stroke play.


Wachovia Championship
5/6/07
Woods added the Wachovia Championship to his growing collection of trophies with a 60-foot eagle putt to take the lead, a double bogey that kept it interesting, and by avoiding the kind of calamity that doomed his challengers down the stretch at Quail Hollow.
Despite the topsy-turvy finish, the outcome was all too familiar.
Backed by a two-shot lead on the toughest hole on the course, Woods played it safe and made par from 8 feet to close with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Steve Stricker.
It was Woods’ third victory this year, and his ninth on the PGA Tour in his last 12 starts dating to his missed cut in the U.S. Open. He had rounds of 70-68-68-69 to finish at 13-under 275, the lowest score to win the tournament, and earned $1.134 million for the 57th victory of his career. He also went atop the FedEx Cup standings for the first time this season.
“Over the course of my career, I’ve won a few tournaments here and there, and it’s been nice,” Woods said. “This one, considering the field and the golf course and the conditions, ecstatic to have won here.”


WGC Bridgestone
8/5/07
Tiger Woods looked as unbeatable as ever at Firestone.
Woods erased a one-shot deficit in two holes, then buried Rory Sabbatini and the rest of the field to win the Bridgestone Invitational for the third straight year and send him to the PGA Championship with his game in good shape.
Woods made a 12-foot par putt on the final hole that kept him bogey-free on a rainy afternoon at Firestone. He closed with a 5-under 65 for an eight-shot victory over Sabbatini and Justin Rose, tying a PGA Tour record for most victories at one golf course.
It was the second time Woods has strung together three straight victories at this World Golf Championship, and he continued his dominance in these WGC events by winning for the 14th time in 25 tries.
Sabbatini shot 74 and was left in his wake again.
The fiery South African also lost a one-shot lead to Woods in the Wachovia Championship, then caused a brief stir by claiming later than Woods looked “beatable as ever.”


BMW Championship
9/9/07

Tiger Woods matched the lowest final round of his career with an 8-under 63 Sunday, giving him a two-shot victory in the BMW Championship.
Woods took the lead for good with a 12-foot birdie on the 13th hole and kept his distance from Aaron Baddeley and Steve Stricker. He finished at 22-under 262, breaking by five shots the record he set four years ago at Cog Hill Golf & Country Club.
It also gave him a commanding lead with one week remaining in the FedEx Cup.
It was Woods' fourth victory at Cog Hill, sixth victory of the year, and the 60th in his 11 years on the U.S. tour. He earned $1.26 million to exceed $9 million in prize money in a season for the fourth time in his career.

Tour Championship
9/16/07
This new era in golf sure had a familiar ending.
Tiger Woods never paid much attention to the FedEx Cup until it was shining before him on a pedestal on the 18th green Sunday at East Lake. He always figured his name would be the first engraved on the new trophy as long as he kept winning.
And there was never a doubt.
In his final event of another spectacular season, Woods closed with a 4-under 66 to shatter the tournament record and win the Tour Championship by eight shots for his second straight victory in these PGA Tour Playoffs.
The only new twist? It was the first time Woods won two trophies at one tournament.
Along with earning $1.26 million in cash for winning the Tour Championship for his seventh PGA Tour title of the year, Woods was a runaway winner of the FedEx Cup and the $10 million that goes into a retirement account."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2008 (3)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Buick Invitational
1/28/08
Woods joined the King, and left everyone else at the Buick Invitational feeling like paupers.
In his most dominant start to a season, Woods built an 11-shot lead Sunday until his game and the fickle weather turned cold on the back nine. A birdie on the last hole gave him a 1-under 71 and an eight-shot victory, giving him 62 for his career to tie Arnold Palmer on the PGA Tour list.
“I’m sure that there are many, many more coming in the future,” Palmer said. “There isn’t any question about that.”
Just like there was no question about the outcome.
Woods opened with a 40-foot birdie putt, threw in a 60-foot birdie just to keep a four-deep gallery from falling asleep, and only looked mortal when he made three straight bogeys toward the end of his round.
All that did was affect the final margin, not the name on the trophy.
Woods finished at 19-under 269 to win the Buick Invitational for the fourth consecutive year, tying a PGA Tour record for consecutive wins in a single tournament. Woods is the only player to own such a streak at two events, having also won four in a row at Bay Hill.

WGC Match Play
2/24/08
Tiger Woods still rules the world of golf, perhaps now more than ever.
With a record-breaking victory in the Accenture Match Play Championship, Woods won his fifth straight tournament and captured his 15th World Golf Championship, holding all three world titles for the first time.
Golf is not a fair fight at the moment.
Stewart Cink found that out at Dove Mountain, where Woods overwhelmed him with 14 birdies in 29 holes for an 8-and-7 victory, the largest margin in the 10-year history of this tournament.
But he was only the latest victim in a winning streak that dates to the first week of September.
Woods has won four straight times on the PGA Tour, the third time he has had a winning streak that long. It was his fifth straight victory worldwide, including his stunning comeback in Dubai three weeks ago.

Arnold Palmer Invitational
3/16/08
Tiger Woods studied his 25-foot birdie putt from every angle, convincing himself he could make it to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational because he had a similar putt in the same situation seven years ago at Bay Hill.
He wasn’t alone in his thinking.
Palmer stood behind the 18th green in his pink shirt and blue blazer, waiting to hand him the trophy. The King was joined by an army of fans who squinted into the late afternoon sun, all expecting Woods to continue a winning streak that began in September.
And then there was Bart Bryant, who challenged Woods over the final two hours, but now sat in the scoring trailer and listened.
“I heard a big cheer, and I got up and left,” Bryant said. “That’s why he’s Tiger Woods.”
This one was special.
Tied for the lead on one of the most intimidating closing holes in golf, Woods delivered his best swing of the week with a 5-iron from 164 yards into a stiff breeze, then a 25-foot birdie putt that tumbled into the cup to stretch his PGA Tour winning streak to five.
It was his 64th victory, tying Ben Hogan at No. 3 on the tour’s career list.
And it produced a celebration like none of the others. Woods backpedaled as the ball crept closer to the hole, turned and slammed his cap to the ground as he let out a roar. Woods looked perplexed when caddie Steve Williams handed him his hat.
“I was like, ‘How in the hell did he get my hat?’ ” Woods said. “Evidently, it came off. I need to see the highlights. I was so into the moment of the putt going in and winning the golf tournament.”
Woods closed with a 4-under 66 to keep intact the ridiculous notion of a perfect season.
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Arnold Palmer Invitational
3/29/2009
Woods had not felt such an adrenaline rush in nine months, especially when he stood over a 12-foot birdie putt at Bay Hill with only enough sunlight remaining for one last shot.

It made Woods forget that it had been nine months since he played under so much pressure.

And then he made golf remember the magic it had been missing.

With cameras flashing in the approaching darkness, Woods delivered another rock-star moment by making a birdie on the final hole to beat Sean O'Hair by one shot and match the largest comeback in his PGA Tour career.

\"It feels good to be back in contention, to feel the rush,\" Woods said. \"It's been awhile, but God, it felt good.\"

Starting the final round five shots behind, Woods closed with a 3-under 67 to beat O'Hair. It was the third time he won at Bay Hill with a birdie putt on the 18th hole.

The Memorial Tournament
6/7/08
Woods broke a four-way tie with birdies on his last two holes for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot victory in his final tournament before the U.S. Open.

Woods overcame a four-shot deficit to become a four-time champion at Jack Nicklaus' tournament.

He took the lead with a 9-foot birdie on the 17th, then wrapped up his second victory this year with a 7-iron that stopped a foot from the hole for a tap-in birdie.

Woods hit every fairway Sunday and missed only seven fairways at Muirfield Village, his most accurate week since the 1998 Masters.

AT&T National
7/5/2009
Woods made a 20-foot birdie on the 16th and closing with a 3-under 67 to hold off Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory at Congressional.

Woods won for the third time this year, living up to his hopes of being a \"greedy host\" at his own tournament.

He goes to the top of the PGA Tour money list and the FedEx Cup standings for the first time this year. Woods has won all three tournaments this year in his final start before a major, with the British Open next.

Buick Open
8/2/2009
Tiger Woods shot a 69 in the final round and coasted to a three-shot victory with a 20-under 268.

He improved to 36-1 when he has the outright lead after 54 holes. Woods has four wins this season — doubling the total of his nearest competitors — in just 11 starts since returning from knee surgery.

Roland Thatcher (64) briefly shared the lead at 17 under and finished tied for second with Greg Chalmers (68) and John Senden (70).

WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
8/9/2009
With another signature moment at Firestone, Tiger Woods won the Bridgestone Invitational with a spectacular shot over water to a foot that sent him to a 5-under 65 and a remarkable rally over Padraig Harrington.

Woods has won this World Golf Championship seven times in 10 starts, and he became the first player in PGA Tour history to win seven times on the same golf course.

He now goes to the PGA Championship with two straight victories after missing the cut at Turnberry last month.

Harrington helped make this four-shot victory possible. From behind the green on par-5 16th, after Woods had stuffed his 8-iron to within tap-in range for birdie, the Irishman hit over the green and into the water and made triple bogey.

It was the 70th career victory for Woods.

BMW Championship
9/13/2009
One day after his course-record 62 gave him a seven-shot lead, Woods made sure no one else had a chance in the final round. He closed with a 3-under 68 for an eight-shot victory over Jim Furyk and Marc Leishman.

It was his sixth victory of the year, and assured Woods the No. 1 ranking going into the final tournament of the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize. Woods won for the fifth time at Cog Hill, and it was his 10th career victory by at least eight shots. "; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","Other pro wins (27)","","","","", "sub", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","1997 (1)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Asian Honda Classic
2/9/97
Returning to his mother's homeland (Thailand) for the first time as a professional, Woods was treated to a hero's welcome. He then proceeded to give the fans what they want — a near-flawless performance. Shooting 70-64-66-68, Woods won by 10 strokes, his fourth victory in just 15 pro starts.
Just a few months later, Woods would dazzle the golf world with a record-setting win at the Masters."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","1998 (2)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Johnnie Walker Classic
1/25/98
Woods' prowess as a front-runner was well known, but his legend as a come-from-behind specialist got added fuel with this European Tour event in Thailand. Trailing Ernie Els by eight to start the final round, Woods closed with a 65 to force a tie, then he won the playoff.
That spectacular finish was the first time in eight trips around Blue Canyon CC in Phuket that Woods had broken 70. He was 72-71-71 through 54 holes, plus four rounds in 1994 when he was an amateur.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/18/98
In the field as an alternate, Woods proved better than the previous season's major winners, beating PGA Championship winner Vijay Singh 2-up in the final match. Employing a patient, calculated game rather than an aggressive, power attack because of 35-mile per hour winds at Poipu Bay Resort on the island of Kauai, Woods made the final with a 3-and-2 win over U.S. Open champ Lee Janzen.
Woods had not won a major in 1998, but since Mark O'Meara won twice, an alternate was chosen to round out the four-player field. That spot went to Woods. Good choice."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","1999 (4)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Deutsche Bank Open
5/24/99
The historic stretch run? The PGA Tour winning streak? One could argue that Woods set it all in motion with this effort in Germany, his debut in a tournament that has quickly become a staple to his schedule. Shooting three consecutive 68s after opening with a 69, Woods finished at 15-under 273, won by three over Retief Goosen and quieted the skeptics who had talked about his having won just one of the previous 22 full-field events.
Instead, Woods concluded 1999 with wins in 10 of 14 events, and then carried that into 2000.

Showdown at Sherwood
8/2/99
Quite forgettable, but this made-for-television event at Sherwood CC in Thousand Oaks, Calif., did offer Woods the vehicle on which to share in history. With stadium lights and a football-like gallery, golf's first night game and first trip into network prime-time spot pitted Woods vs. David Duval, who earlier that year had shot 59 and won three of four events to take over the No. 1 spot in the world rankings.
Woods returned to No. 1 by the time the match was played — Duval fell to No. 2 — and proved worthy with a 2-and-1 triumph. Winning three and halving the other, Woods was superb on the par-3s and 3-up through 12, then holds off a late Duval charge to earn $1.1 million.

World Cup of Golf
11/21/99
Afforded the luxury of picking his partner, Woods chose good friend Mark O'Meara for the trip to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Truthfully, he could have selected Alicia O'Meara — Mark's wife — and still have provided the United States its 22nd victory in 45 editions of this event, for Woods was that superb.
Shooting 67-68-63-65, Woods took the individual title by a whopping nine strokes and carried O'Meara to a five-shot team victory.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/24/99
Having flown in directly from Malaysia and the World Cup, Woods didn't have time for a practice round at Poipu Bay Resort GC on Kauai. As if he needed it. Making three birdies on a four-hole stretch late, he beats Paul Lawrie 3-and-2 then rides that momentum into a 5-up lead through eight holes before coasting to a 3-and-2 win over Davis Love III in the next day's championship.
The win culminated an exhilarating 185-day stretch for Woods — 10 wins in 14 tournaments in four different countries. That doesn’t include his role in the United States’ dramatic Ryder Cup rally past Europe"; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2000 (3)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "198", "152", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Johnnie Walker Classic
11/19/00
After finishing at 22-under 266 and still finishing in second and three shots behind Woods, runner-up Geoff Ogilby simply called the champion ‘the best, the king.'
Woods, who remained unbeaten in three events in Thailand, torched the Alpine Golf and Sports Club in Bangkok with rounds of 68-65-65-65. The winning score was the lowest four-round total of his career in relation to par and easily a tournament record.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/22/00

As was the case a year earlier, Woods needed little preparation time to this event. But his third straight victory at Poipu Bay Resort on the island of Kauai came in grand style. Woods eagled the par-5 18th hole to set up a playoff with Vijay Singh, and then won the eagled the same hole again to start the playoff and defeat the Masters champion for the title.
The format was changed from match play to a 36-hole event. Woods shot 71-68, while Tom Lehman and Paul Azinger — alternates because Woods had won three of the year’s four majors — didn’t challenge the leaders.

EMC World Cup
12/10/00
Woods and partner David Duval held off a challenge by the host team from Argentina of Eduardo Romero and Angel Cabrera to win by three strokes.
Woods and Duval combined to shoot 34-under 254 in blustery winds and searing temperatures to give the United States its 23rd title in 46 World Cups. Woods had paired with Mark O’Meara to win the tournament the year before."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2001 (4)","Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam line up a putt during the Battle at Bighorn at The Canyons Course in Palm Desert, California. ","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "198", "162", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Deutsche Bank-SAP Open
5/20/01
Trailing Michael Campbell by 10 strokes at the halfway mark, Woods holed out with a 7-iron from 175 yards for an eagle on the 13th hole of the final round and roared back to defeat the New Zealander by four strokes for his first victory since his historic Masters title that completed his sweep of the majors. Woods had rounds of 69-68-63-66 to finish the German tourney at 22-under 266.
Though he doesn’t play on the European Tour, the win was Woods’ 12th in 24 events that he’d played that counted toward the money title and pushed him up to No. 3 on the all-time list.

Battle at Bighorn
7/31/01
Trailing by two holes with three to play, Woods and teammate Annika Sorenstam rallied to defeat David Duval and Karrie Webb in 19 holes in a lackluster display. The foursome of major title winners managed only five birdies in the alternate-shot format — par was good enough to win on the first playoff hole — that didn’t end under the lights until 12:20 a.m. ET.
Despite ragged play in the hot, dusty conditions at the Palm Desert (Calif.) course, it was still the largest audience ever to watch women play golf. Soon after, however, it was announced that the LPGA stars would be replaced in 2002 and the format would pit Woods and Jack Nicklaus against Sergio Garcia and Lee Trevino.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/21/01
Another year, another title at Poipu Bay Resort on the island of Kauai.
Woods won the event for the fourth straight year, finishing with a record 12-under 132 total after rounds of 67-65. PGA champion David Toms was second at 135, while first-day leader Retief Goosen faded and ended up at 137. British Open champion David Duval was well off the pace at 148.

Williams World Challenge
12/16/01
Woods rallied from four shots back at the turn in the final round to defeat Vijay Singh for his first victory in his charity event. Woods donated the $1 million top prize to his foundation.
Woods needed only 10 putts on the final nine holes to win at Sherwood CC and complete one of his best showings of the year with rounds of 68-67-74-64 for a 15-under 273 total. Only the Buick Open and Nissan Open remain as tournaments he’s played at least three times without winning."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2002 (3)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/z_Projects_in_progress/050317_tigerapp/050317_tigerapp_deutche02.small.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "Daniel Maurer", "AP", "151", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Deutsche Bank-SAP Open
5/20/02
Woods became the first player to successfully defend the title in the German event. He also improved his playoff record to 9-2 with a par on the third extra hole — all the extra holes were played on No. 18 — when Colin Montgomerie, who was struggling with a bad back, made double bogey.
Woods, who received a $2 million appearance fee, played the last 55 holes of the tournament without a bogey and posted rounds of 69-67-64-68 for a 268 total.

Battle at Bighorn
7/29/02
The best players of their generations lived up to the billing.
In a battle of birdies, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus defeated Sergio Garcia and Lee Trevino 3 and 2 in the third and final Battle at Bighorn. Woods, in his first competition since his Grand Slam dreams died with a third-round 81in the British Open, was so dominant that he was 9 under through 16 holes and didn't even get a chance at two birdie putts inside 10 feet. Every hole was decided by a birdie except for a par on the last hole by Woods, who avenged his only Bighorn loss to Garcia in 2000.
The key to victory came in the middle of the match. Trailing by a hole after losing No. 6, Woods and Nicklaus won the next four holes. The highlight came on the ninth hole when Nicklaus shot a 7-iron that hit the flag and stopped a foot away.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/27/02
Woods won the event for the fifth straight with a dominating performance at Poipu Bay Resort on the island of Kauai.
A tournament-record round of 61, following an opening round of 66, enabled Woods to win the 36-hole event by 14 strokes over Justin Leonard and David Toms. With Woods, whose final-round score tied a personal best for tournament play, winning two majors and British Open champion Ernie Els playing another event in South Africa, Love and Leonard gained invitations based on their finish in the year's majors.
PGA champion Rich Beem finished last at 1-over 145, 18 strokes behind Woods, who earned $400,000. "; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2004 (2)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Dunlop Phoenix
11/21/04
Woods won his first stroke-play tournament in over a year in dominating fashion.
A final-round 67, to go along with scores of 65, 67 and 65, led to a 16-under 264 score and eight-stroke win.
“It hasn’t been that long since I won,” he said. “The last three or four months I’ve been close to winning. Going through all the changes I’ve made with my golf swing, it was just a matter of time.”
Woods' first victory in Japan marked the 10th different country where he's captured a title.

Target World Challenge
12/12/04
Woods won the final tournament of a difficult year.
In the final round, Woods missed only one green and two fairways at Sherwood Country Club for perhaps his most complete round of the year.
\"Every shot I wanted to hit, I hit,\" said Woods, who beat Padraig Harrington by two strokes.
Woods finished at 16-under 268 after rounds of 67-66-69-66 and won $1.25 million, which he donated to his foundation."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2005 (2)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Dunlop Phoenix
11/20/05
In what he called a “very stressful” round, a limping Woods overcame a sore ankle to successfully defend his title at the Dunlop Phoenix by winning the fourth hole of playoff with Japan’s Kaname Yokoo.
Woods won by eight strokes, but this time he was hobbling on a day of tense golf.
“It was a matter of who blinked first,” he said.
Woods reached the green at the par-5 18th — the fourth playoff hole — in two shots and two-putted for birdie for his seventh victory of the year. Yokoo’s 12-foot birdie putt lipped the cup.
“That was stressful, very stressful,” Woods said. “There was pressure on me because I was leading going to the final round and there was pressure on him playing before the Japanese people in his home country.”
Following rounds of 65, 67 and 68, Woods finished regulation with a 2-over 72 while Yokoo had a 69, leaving both at 8-under 272.
Woods saved par on the first playoff but twisted his ankle on his tee shot. He limped though his remaining playoff holes on No. 18, making birdie on each.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/23/05
Woods, who battled a stomach virus in the opening round, won the exclusive 36-hole event at Kauai's Poipu Bay Resort for a record sixth time, closing with an 8-under 64 for a seven-stroke victory over Phil Mickelson.
“I feel very comfortable here,” said Woods, who pocketed $400,000 and finished with a 13-under 131 total.
Trailing Mickelson, the PGA champion, was U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell and Vijay Singh.
Woods was never seriously threatened. He opened with a 67 for a three-stroke lead over Mickelson, and quickly widened the gap with early birdies in the second round.
He finished with two eagles, five birdies and a bogey.
“Tiger was so far ahead, you couldn’t stop him,” Campbell said. “He’s a great challenge and a great player.”
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Dubai Desert Classic
2/5/06
Two tournaments, two continents, two playoff victories.
Woods’ year is off to a perfect start.
Two shots behind with two holes to play, Woods drove the green on the 359-yard 17th hole to set up a birdie-birdie finish that got him into a playoff, where he defeated Ernie Els with a par on the first extra hole Sunday to win.
“I couldn’t ask for anything more than that,” said Woods, who hasn’t started a season with two victories since his record-setting year in 2000. “Two playoffs, too. Very stressful, but I was somehow able to come out on top. I was very fortunate today.”
Woods had round of 67-66-67-69 for a 19-under 269 total.

Grand Slam of Golf
11/22/06
Woods rallied from a sluggish first- round 70 to win the event for the seventh consecutive time at Kauai's Poipu Bay Resort.
“I’ve always loved coming here,” he said.
Woods, who started the second day of the 36-hole affair three shots out of the lead, finished with a 66 and an 8-under 136 total to defeat Jim Furyk by two strokes and earn $500,000, giving him more than $3 million in career Grand Slam winnings.
Trailing Woods and Furyk were Geoff Ogilvy and Mike Weir.
“Any time you get to play with (Woods), it’s a privilege,” Ogilvy said. “You can learn something from him.”

Target World Challenge
12/17/06
Woods wrapped up a remarkable season, seizing the lead from U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy in just three holes and coasting to a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victory and a $1.35 million check in the last tournament of the year.
Woods started the year with a playoff victory in the Buick Invitational and ended it by beating an elite, 16-man field to win his tournament for the third time in its eight-year history Sherwood Country Club. Between those bookend trophies was a mixture of triumph and tragedy.
Earl Woods, his father and the braintrust behind this tournament, died May 3 of cancer, and Woods took nine weeks off to grieve. After missing the cut at the U.S. Open in his return to golf, Woods never finished worse than second place in stroke play the rest of the year, winning two majors and six consecutive PGA Tour events.
“It’s been a year of two halves,” said Woods, who had rounds of 68-68-70-66 for a 16-under 272. “Obviously, on the golf course it’s been something else to have things coming together, especially winning two majors.”"; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2007 (1)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Target World Challenge
12/16/07
Woods had been out of competition for 10 weeks, dating to his singles loss to Mike Weir in the Presidents Cup on Sept. 30. He began hitting balls about 10 days before the event, then played as if he never left the couch.
After an opening 69, he set the course record with a 62 in the second round. He tied the tournament record at 22-under 266. And his 68 in the final round Sunday -- he shot 67 on Saturday -- gave him a seven-shot victory, the largest in tournament history and his third win this year by at least that many.
So much for rust.
“We have a saying in England that he was Rolls-Roycing it,” Paul Casey said. “You fire up the car and it purrs perfectly.”
As usual, Woods, who won the event for the fourth time, donated his prize money ($1.35 million) to his Tiger Woods Learning Center.
Also fulfilling was having 6-month-old Sam Alexis making her first greenside appearance, held by her grandmother, Kultida Woods.
About the only mystery at Sherwood was the absence of Rory Sabbatini, who started the final round 28 shots out of the lead in last place and never made it to the course. He told the PGA Tour he withdrew for “personal reasons,” but his agent later said that Sabbatini pulled out because of “shin splints.”
“Of course, he did,” Fred Couples said. “And Roger Clemens’ agent said he didn’t do steroids.”
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Dubai Desert Classic
2/3/08
Woods watched his 25-foot putt race down the slope and bend toward the cup, then he skipped backward and punched the desert air in celebration when it disappeared into the cup for a final birdie.

So ended his spectacular charge to win the Dubai Desert Classic over Ernie Els, a familiar victim. Woods birdied his last two holes, and five of his last seven, for a 7-under 65 to start his season with two victories that looked nothing alike.

One week was an eight-shot victory at the Buick Invitational. The next week was his largest comeback in eight years when Woods rallied from a four-shot deficit with an array of impressive shots that make him look tougher to beat than he already is."; spt_tigertriumph[i++] = new Array("","2009 (1)","","","","", "", "", "", "", "right", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""); spt_tigertriumph[i-1].body = "
Australian Masters
11/15/09
Tiger Woods won the Australian Masters for his seventh victory of the year, closing with a 4-under 68 for a victory that record crowds at Kingston Heath came to see.

In his first trip Down Under in 11 years, Woods put on quite a show for his $3 million appearance fee.

He pulled away from a three-way tie for the lead with three birdies on his opening six holes, then seized control with a tee shot that covered the flag and stopped 6 feet away for birdie on the 15th."; // END editorial data