Pebble Beach, Calif. ? Vijay Singh blew away the field Sunday at Pebble Beach to continue an amazing run that keeps moving him closer to his ultimate goal — replacing Tiger Woods at No. 1.

Singh birdied his first three holes to bury co-leader Arron Oberholser and anyone else who had thoughts of catching him, closing with a 3-under 69 for a three-shot victory in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Singh finished at 16-under 272, three shots ahead of Jeff Maggert.

Maggert overcame a four-putt for double bogey on No. 16 with birdies on his last two holes for a 69. Phil Mickelson also had a 69 and finished third, his third top-10 in three starts this year.

Singh ran his streak to 12 consecutive finishes in the top 10 dating to the NEC Invitational in August. He is two away from the modern-day record set by Jack Nicklaus in 1977.

Singh, who earned $954,000 for his 16th career victory, is firmly entrenched at No. 2 in the world ranking. At this rate, it won’t be long before Woods is looking over his shoulder.

“I’m playing pretty well,” Singh said. “I’m more concerned with how I’m playing week in and week out. I want to be No. 1 before I finish.”