Northwestern Mutual World Challenge 2013 Leaderboard: Day 4 Scores and Analysis

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Published: December 8, 2013

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Zach Johnson won the 2013 Northwestern Mutual World Challenge after a one-hole playoff with Tiger Woods.

The two put on a great show down the stretch. Birdies on 17 and 18 meant Johnson got to 13-under and into a tie with Woods.

On the playoff hole, Johnson would earn par, while Woods saw his four-foot par putt lip out, a shot befitting of the way he finished the fourth round.



It's the second title of 2013 for the 2007 Masters champion.

Here's a look at the top half of final leaderboard.

Pos. Golfer Score T1 Zach Johnson -13 T1 Tiger Woods -13 T3 Bubba Watson -9 T3 Matt Kuchar -9 5 Webb Simpson -7 6 Graeme McDowell -5 7 Ian Poulter -3 8 Jim Furyk -2 T9 Bill Haas -1 T9 Jason Day -1 The way Johnson stormed back to win was something you'd never have imagined happening a few years ago. Woods has always been money in the final round, especially when he's protecting a lead after Round 3. Few golfers in history have closed in the way that Woods has.

However, he struggled on the last few holes to open the door for Johnson, and he was able to out-Tiger Tiger. Woods wasn't striking the ball well and was missing critical shots, while everything was going right for Johnson.

GolfChannel.com's Jason Sobel noted how poorly Woods performed on the back nine.



Woods conceded that Johnson was the better golfer over the final three holes, per Golf Channel's Tiger Tracker.



As much as fans want to see the Tiger of old, his problems and Johnson's subsequent push made for a thrilling finish.

Sobel tried to make an NFL equivalent in order to better describe the situation to those football fans who had just flipped channels.



The playoff nearly never happened.

Things looked bleak for Johnson on No. 18 after he hit his second shot into the water. That meant Johnson would prett...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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