Tiger Woods – With His Eighth WGC – Bridgestone Invitational Success.

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TIGER WOODS AT THE 2013 WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS-BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL
His Firestone victory is his 79th career PGA Tour title in 290th career professional Tour start at the age of 37 years, 7 months and 5 days.
Maintains No. 1 position in FedExCup standings with 3,031 points.
It is his 18th career World Golf Championships title in 42nd start.
Tiger Woods with an eighth WGC - Bridgestone Invitational trophy. (Photo - Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)

Tiger Woods with an eighth WGC – Bridgestone Invitational trophy. (Photo – Eoin Clarke/www.golffile.ie)

His tally of 79 victories is three wins shy of Sam Snead’s all-time PGA Tour record of 82 victories:

* Sam Snead – 82; 79th (1960 De Soto Open) at the age of 47 years, 10 months.
* Tiger Woods – 79; 79th (2013 Bridgestone Invitational) at age of 37 years, 7 months and 5 days.
It is also Woods 18th PGA Tour victory in final start before a major.
As well, it is the 10th season when Woods has won five or more PGA Tour victories, first all-time:
* Tiger Woods                                                 9
* Sam Snead                                                     8
* Ben Hogan                                                     7
* Jack Nicklaus                                               7
Woods has now converted 53 of 57 third-round leads/co-leads in 72-hole PGA TOUR events. 42-2 when holding the outright 54-hole lead. DOES NOT include 54-hole sudden-death playoff victory over Tom Lehman at 1997 Mercedes Championship.
His eighth career WGC-Bridgestone Invitational title is also the second second event he’s had eight wins that now matches Sam Snead’s eight wins at the Greater Greensboro Open.
* WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (1999-01, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
* Arnold Palmer Invitational (2000-03, 2008-09, 2012, 2013)
Woods’ largest margins of victory on the PGA TOUR
2000 U.S. Open                                              15 over Els, Jimenez
1997 Masters Tournament                        12 over Kite
2000 WGC-NEC Invitational                    11 over Leonard, Price
2003 Bay Hill Invitational                         11 over four players
2009 BMW Championship                          8 over Furyk, Leishman
2008 Buick Invitational                               8 over Ryuji Imada
2007 THE TOUR Championship               8 over Calcavecchia, Johnson
2006 WGC-American Express                  8 over Poulter, Scott
2000 British Open                                          8 over Bjorn, Els
Woods’ victories in final start before a major
2001       THE PLAYERS (1), The Masters (1)
                Memorial (1), U.S. Open (T12)
2002       U.S. Open (1), The Open (T28)
                * Buick Open (1), PGA Championship (2)
2003       Western Open (1), The Open (T4)
2006       Buick Open (1), PGA Championship (1)
2007       WGC-CA Championship (1),The Masters (T2)
                * WGC-Bridgestone (1), PGA Championship (1)
2009       Arnold Palmer Invitational (1), The Masters (T6)
                Memorial (1), U.S. Open (T6)
                AT&T National (1), The Open (MC)
                * WGC-Bridgestone (1), PGA Championship (2)
2012       Arnold Palmer Invitatoinal (1), The Masters (T40)
                Memorial (1), U.S. Open (T21)
2013       Arnold Palmer Invitational (1), The Masters (T4)
                * WGC-Bridgestone Invitational (1), PGA Championship (TBD)
* week prior


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