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)
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



