Tiger Woods blasts out of a sand trap on the seventh hole during final round play at the WGC-CA Championship golf tournament at Doral Golf Resort March 25, 2007. - Reuters
MIAMI (AP):
Tiger Woods won the CA Championship for the sixth time yesterday, making enough key putts for a 1-over 73 and two-shot victory yesterday over Brett Wetterich in his final tournament before the U.S. Masters.
"Very pleased," Woods said about his game heading into the season's first major event.
He is believed to be the first player to win a U.S. PGA Tour event six times on six courses. Woods also won this tournament, previously known as the American Express Championship, in Spain, Ireland, Atlanta, San Francisco and London. And it was his third straight victory at Doral.
"He's good on Bermuda, good in wind, good in no wind, he's good on bent grass. He's just a good player," U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy said. "What do you say?"
Woods led by four shots for most of the warm, blustery afternoon on the Blue Monster until Wetterich made birdie on the 16th to get within three. Equipped with that margin, Woods played iron off the tee on the tough 18th, laid up, and hit a wedge 50 feet beyond the flag.
Wetterich had an 8-foot birdie to make it interesting, but left it short and also settled for a 71.
Woods finished at 10-under 278 to continue his dominance in these World Golf Championships. It was his 13th title in 24 tries, and he is 11-of-16 when the tournaments are stroke play.
"It's tough," Wetterich said. "You know he's not going to go out and make mistakes. No one really put any pressure on him today. It was kind of easy on him except for those last few holes."