Tiger Woods 80th PGA Tour Success – Full Facts & Figures

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Atlanta, GA …

Final-Round Notes – Sunday, September 23, 2018
Weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 90. Wind SE at 5-10 mph.
Final-Round Leaderboard
Tiger Woods                        65-68-65-71—269 (-11)
Billy Horschel                     71-65-69-66—271 (-9)
Dustin Johnson                  69-70-67-67—273 (-7)
Hideki Matsuyama            72-66-71-65—274 (-6)
Webb Simpson                  69-70-68-67—274 (-6)
Justin Rose                         66-67-68-73—274 (-6)
Seven Things To Know
  • Tiger Woods wins his third TOUR Championship and 80th PGA TOUR title, second-most behind Sam Snead (82)
  • Before Sunday’s victory, it had been 1,876 days since Tiger Woods last won on the PGA TOUR
  • Justin Rose becomes first Englishman and fourth international player to win the FedExCup
  • Tiger Woods, No. 2 in the FedExCup, becomes the fourth winner of the TOUR Championship who did not claim the FedExCup
  • Bryson DeChambeau, the FedExCup leader entering this week, falls to No. 3
  • Billy Horschel moves from No. 9 to No. 5 in the FedExCup with runner-up finish at East Lake
  • Hideki Matsuyama’s second-round 66 was the only bogey-free round of the tournament
Third-Round Lead Notes
54/58     Tiger Woods’ record when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR, including a 43/45 record when holding the outright lead
20/32     54-hole leaders who have gone on to win the TOUR Championship (most recently Tiger Woods/2018)
29/47     Third-round leaders/co-leaders to win on PGA TOUR in 2017-18 (most recently Tiger Woods/TOUR Championship)
Here’s a look at how the top-five players in the FedExCup standings entering the TOUR Championship performed. A win at East Lake by one of the top-five would have resulted in that player winning the FedExCup.
FEC                Player                                 Position                      Final FedExCup Position
1                    Bryson DeChambeau              19th                                           3
2                    Justin Rose                               T4                                             Won
3                    Tony Finau                               T15                                            6
4                    Dustin Johnson                       3rd                                             4
5                    Justin Thomas                         T7                                               7

Photo – @tourmiss

Tiger Woods (-11/1st)
Age: 42 (December 30, 1975)
Joined TOUR: 1996
After the week
#2          FedExCup
15          Starts at TOUR Championship
3            Wins at the TOUR Championship: 1999, 2007, 2018
346        PGA TOUR starts
80          PGA TOUR victories (Most recent: 2018 TOUR Championship)
18          PGA TOUR starts in 2017-18
7            Top-10s in 2017-18
PGA TOUR VICTORIES
(80): 1996 Las Vegas Invitational, Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic. 1997 Mercedes Championships, Masters Tournament, GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Motorola Western Open. 1998 BellSouth Classic. 1999 Buick Invitational, Memorial Tournament, Motorola Western Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, National Car Rental Golf Classic/Disney, THE TOUR Championship, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2000 Mercedes Championships, AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Bay Hill Invitational, Memorial Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, The Open Championship, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, Bell Canadian Open. 2001 Bay Hill Invitational, THE PLAYERS Championship, Masters Tournament, Memorial Tournament, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational. 2002 Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, Buick Open, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2003 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires, 100th Western Open presented by Golf Digest, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2004 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. 2005 Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, Masters Tournament, The Open Championship, World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2006 Buick Invitational, Ford Championship at Doral, The Open Championship, Buick Open, PGA Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Deutsche Bank Championship, World Golf Championships-American Express Championship. 2007 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Wachovia Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, PGA Championship, BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2008 Buick Invitational, World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, U.S. Open Championship. 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, the Memorial Tournament, AT&T National, Buick Open, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, BMW Championship. 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance, AT&T National. 2013 Farmers Insurance Open, World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, THE PLAYERS Championship, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2018 TOUR Championship.
  • 2007 and 2009 FedExCup champion took a three-stroke lead into the final round and won by two over Billy Horschel with a final-round 71 for 11-under 269 total for his third TOUR Championship title (1999, 2007, 2018)
  • Wins 80th PGA TOUR event in his 346th start aged 42 years, 8 months, 24 days
  • 80 PGA TOUR victories ranks second-most behind Sam Snead’s 82 wins. Snead was 47 when he won No. 80
  • First PGA TOUR win since 2013 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, a stretch of 1,876 days
  • Climbed from No. 20 to finish No. 2 in the FedExCup
  • Captured his fourth FedExCup Playoffs tournament victory (2007 BMW Championship, 2007 TOUR Championship, 2009 BMW Championship, 2018 TOUR Championship)
  • Has now won 13 PGA TOUR events when holding at least a share of the lead in each of the first three rounds
  • Following a T23 at the Farmers Insurance Open, his first start of the 2017-18 PGA TOUR Season, sat No. 539 in OWGR. Projected to move inside top-15 with victory at TOUR Championship
  • Ranked No. 2 in Strokes Gained: Putting for the week. Made over 100 feet of putts each of the first three rounds and totaled 386’5” for the week (112’7”/R1, 101’5”/R2, 112’8”/R3, 59’9”/R4)
  • Last posted his first three rounds in the 60s in a PGA TOUR event at the 2015 Wyndham Championship; hasn’t posted all four rounds in the 60s since THE NORTHERN TRUST 2013
  • Last held the 54-hole lead at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in 2013 (seven shots)
  • Marks 58th time Woods has held the third-round lead/co-lead on PGA TOUR, going on to win 54/58 times
  • When having the 54-hole lead/co-lead, has gone on to win the TOUR Championship (1999*, 2007, 2018) *1999 TOUR Championship was held at the Champions Golf Club in Houston
  • Making his 15th appearance in the TOUR Championship, but first since 2013. Recorded nine top-10s in the tournament, including three wins (1999, 2007, 2018) and four runner-up finishes
Winning percentages when Tiger Woods holds the 54-hole lead/co-lead
Shot Lead
# of Events
Converted
%
Tied
13
11
85%
1
12
11
92%
2
9
8
89%
3 or More
24
24
100%
Total
58
54
93.1%


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