Tiger Woods fired a three-under-par 69 in Charlotte on Sunday to hold off his rivals and win the ,4-million Wachovia Championship. Woods finished at 13-under 275 for his 57th career victory on the PGA Tour and his third in six starts this year. Steve Stricker (69) pulled his second shot into the creek at the brutal par-four 18th but salvaged a bogey to finish second at 277.
Tiger Woods lamented the slow pace of play after barely completing his third round at the Wachovia Championship on Saturday. Woods, playing with Vijay Singh in the final pairing, finished the 18th hole in semi-darkness, a few minutes past 8pm local time at Quail Hollow.
Tiger Woods hit his stride early with three birdies through five holes and a collection of par saves that kept his round going. Vijay Singh came to life late with an eagle-birdie flurry to rescue an otherwise shaky round. It left them atop the leaderboard at the Wachovia Championship, setting up the possibility of a showdown.
Jim Furyk avenged last year’s playoff loss at the Wachovia Championship by returning for another try on Sunday, and claimed the crown with a six-foot putt on the first extra hole to beat South Africa’s Trevor Immelman. A hard-luck loser in a four-hole playoff last year, Furyk made an eight-foot par putt to force extra holes and then sunk the winner for par on number 18.
United States veteran Jim Furyk fired a four-under par 68 on Saturday to grab a one-stroke lead over South Africans Retief Goosen and Trevor Immelman after three rounds of the United States PGA Wachovia Championship. Furyk, seeking his 12th career triumph and first since last year’s Western Open, stood on 11-under par 205 after 54 holes at the -million event.
Sergio Garcia looked at ease in the spotlight during the Wachovia Championship, starting with a private party two days before the United States PGA tournament. Standing on stage before a packed house, with a beer in his hand and beautiful women at his side, he belted out the chorus to Mustang Sally.
Fiji’s Vijay Singh ran down Sergio Garcia and then outlasted Garcia and Jim Furyk in a three-way play-off, winning the ,6-million Wachovia Championship on the fourth hole of sudden death in North Carolina on Sunday. Singh and Furyk had both erased a six-shot deficit in regulation, posting final-round 66s.
Tiger Woods has sufficiently recovered from winning his ninth major and headlines the field at this week’s -million Wachovia Championship. Woods said the Masters win left him emotionally drained and that he recharged his batteries by going spear-fishing. He is well aware that his Masters victory hasn’t silenced all of his critics.
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/ 20 December 2002
So much for sipping warm apple cider after taking a long hike into snow-covered mountains to pick out the perfect Christmas tree.