Orlando, Fla. — No more talk about a slump, just more stories about the amazing feats of Tiger Woods.
Erratic with his driver to the very end, Woods recovered with two brilliant shots that set up birdies, including a 15-footer on the final hole to beat hard-charging Phil Mickelson by one stroke Sunday in the Bay Hill Invitational.
"It's always nice to win," Woods said. "It was not a pretty round of golf, but I got the ball in the hole."
Woods closed with a 3-under 69 and became only the second player to repeat as Bay Hill champion. More importantly, it was his first victory of the year in seven tournaments, the longest he ever has gone without winning to start a season.
Mickelson had a 66, making back-to-back birdies to take the lead from Woods and then hanging on with a 60-yard pitch shot to within a couple of inches to save par on the 18th hole.
Woods, who finished at 15-under 273, earned $630,000 for his 25th career victory in just his 96th start on the PGA Tour.
Grant Waite (69) finished third at 278, followed by Greg Norman (71), Steve Lowery (71), Vijay Singh (72) and Sergio Garcia (74).
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