08 Feb 07Stenson wins Dubai Desert Classic
Sweden's Henrik Stenson shot a four under par final round of 68 to post a one-shot victory over South African Ernie Els to win the Dubai Desert Classic.
Stenson finished with a 19 under par total of 269 in winning the European Tour event. The victory moved Stenson into fourth place in the Order of Merit.
World number 1 Tiger Woods finished tied for third after his final round 69 saw him finish at two shots behind Stenson.
Stuart Appleby finished best of the Australian contingent finishing in a tie for 15th place at 11 under the card.
Woods saw his seven tournament win streak come to an end after back-to-back bogeys at 10 and 11 while Els struggled to reel in Stenson after dropping a shot at three of the opening six holes.
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30 Jan 07Woods wins Buick Invitational again
Tiger Woods won his seventh straight PGA Tour event after firing a 6-under par round of 66 to win by two shots from Charles Howell III.
Woods shot rounds of 66, 72, 69 and 66 to finish at 15 under the card and collect the $936,000 first prize cheque.
Woods jetted off for Dubai on Sunday night where he will play the Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour, an event where he is defending his title won last year.
Tiger Woods is now a $2.50 chance in Iasbet.com betting markets to win the US Masters at Augusta National, GA.
Big hitting lefty Phil Mickelson is the second elect at 10/1 odds while South African Ernie Els is on the third line of betting at $15.00
First round leader Brandt Snedeker finished third after shooting a 71 in his final round while Bubba Watson, Mark Calcavecchia and Australian rookie Andrew Buckle finished tied for fourth place.
The 24-year-old Buckle led the tournament before a double bogey at the 12th and another bogey at the 14th saw him fall out of contention.
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18 Dec 06Tiger Woods wins Target World Challenge
WORLD number 1 Tiger Woods won his own golf tournament overnight when he fired a six-under-par 66 final round to finish four shots clear of U.S Open champion Geoff Ogilvy.
Woods claimed his third victory in eight years at the Target World Challenge after he finished on 16 under 272 at the Sherwood Country Club.
Ogilvy went into the final day with a one shot lead over Woods but quickly found himself one down after the second as Woods Birdied while Ogilvy recorded a bogey thanks to a clump of mud on his ball.
It was the 11th tournament victory of the year for Woods who said it was a better year than his all-conquering 2000 season.
"I think if you compare the two years, I think this year would have to be better because of, obviously, things I've been dealing with off the golf course," said Woods.
"In 2000, I didn't have to deal with that. Hey, life is full of mysteries and you've got to deal with things as they come.”
“Who's to know that if Dad didn't struggle and end up passing that I wouldn't have played that well in the summer."
John Daly finished last in the 16-man field after finishing at 9 over 297. He closed with a final round 80 that included a quintuple-bogey 8 on the par 3 third hole
FINAL LEADERBOARD
-16 T Woods
-12 G Ogilvy (Aus)
-11 C DiMarco
-9 H Stenson (Swe)
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