PALM HARBOR, FLA. ? Tiger Woods might be the first guy to call Retief Goosen and congratulate him for winning the Chrysler Championship Sunday.

“I’m sure he will,” Goosen said with a smile.

Goosen made back-to-back birdies late in the final round to turn back a final charge from Vijay Singh, closing with a 1-under 70 for a three-shot victory at Innisbrook.

That means Singh has to wait until the Tour Championship next week in Houston to try to capture the PGA Tour money title and end Woods’ four-year reign.

It also kept alive Woods’ slim hopes of winning the title for a record fifth straight year.

Goosen of South Africa never trailed on the Copperhead course, and when Singh made two birdies to cut the lead to one shot, Goosen responded with a 7-iron within 15 feet for birdie on No. 13 and two shots that led to an easy birdie on the par-5 14th.

Singh bogeyed the next hole, allowing Goosen to coast the rest of the way.

“Once I’m out there, I just want to get as far ahead as possible,” said Goosen, who finished at 12-under 272. “Luckily, it happened for me again this week.”

Singh, who could have clinched the money title with a victory, closed with a 70 to place second. He earned $518,400 to extend his lead on the money list to $768,494 over Woods heading to the final tournament of the year. Singh has to finish at least in a three-way tie for third to clinch. Woods has to win the Tour Championship to have any chance. Briny Baird (72) finished third to make $326,400, enough to move to 22nd on the money list and qualify for his first Tour Championship.