Wow! After Saturday's round he was down by 1. But Tiger wins by 8! It is a big win but only a tie for 5th on the list of biggest wins by Mr. Woods. His biggest margin win was the 2000 U.S. Open where he won by 15 strokes!
"This might just give me a little more confidence," Woods said.
It was a command performance on a challenging course, reminiscent of some of his major victories.
He was determined to play the final round without a bogey, just like the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, and Woods showed more emotion over saving par with a 12-foot putt on the final hole than any of his birdies in his 5-under 65. He finished at 8-under 272.
He was the only player to finish under par at Firestone; the only other times he had done that were his two U.S. Open victories. And after turning a one-shot deficit into a six-shot lead on the front nine, Woods left everyone else playing for second.
"The whole idea was to win this event, but be playing well going into next week," Woods said. "I feel I made some nice strides this week, and I feel very good going into next week. ... I feel like I'm in better shape heading into this one than I do going into the last major."
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