Tiger Woods Roars Back to Win the Chevron World Challenge

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Published: December 4, 2011

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The signature fist pump from Tiger Woods is back. Woods made back-to-back birdies to take the Chevron World Golf Challenge and earn his first win in two years.

The expression on his face as he holed the winning birdie putt reflected all the contained emotion he must have had from the past two years of struggles. It looked like a big weight had been lifted off his back, and he got that winning feeling again.

2007 Masters Champ, Zach Johnson, started the day with a one-shot lead over Woods at eight-under. K.J. Choi, third at five-under looked like the only player with a shot at challenging them, with everyone else five shots back. It certainly looked like they would have to come down for anybody else to have a shot.

No player could move beyond the five-under mark on Sunday. Several players got to that mark during the final round, but neither Woods nor Johnson gave ground, as they seemed to be playing one-on-one on a different field.

Paul Casey finished third at five-under, while Hunter Mahan and Matt Kuchar finished tied for fourth at four-under. Woods, Casey and Jim Furyk had the low rounds of the day at three-under.

Woods and Johnson played on the featured last-group, and after opening with pars on the par-four first hole, they birdied the par-five second. But Johnson lost his lead after a bogey on the third to fall into a share of the lead with Woods. But then he bogeyed the fourth hole to give Woods the one-shot lead.

After a birdie on the fifth hole, Johnson grabbed a share of the lead. Both players had bogeys on the eight hole, and made the turn tied at seven-under.

That was when Woods made back-to-back birdies to start the back-nine to take a two-shot lead. Right here and then you could think game-over, let's just go grab a snack and be back for the ceremony after the 18th hole.

Not quite.

Woods bogeyed the par-three 12th hole, and Johnson was able to make a birdi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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