"He birdied the last two holes," the 2007 Masters champion added matter-of-factly. "You've just got to tip your hat. I'm proud of the way I handled it and I continued to fight."
Left Handed Ping K15 IronsThough not an official PGA Tour event, the $1.2 million victory counted toward World Golf Ranking points, moving Woods from 52nd to 21st in the 2011 rankings.
Paul Casey ended up in solo third after a 69 that took him to 5-under 283. Over the final 54 holes the Englishman made a remarkable run up the leaderboard after a dismal 79 in the opening round.
Casey also tipped a figurative cap to the winner. "Tiger can have a long career," he said. "We might look back in another 10 years and actually forget about the last couple of years."
Left Handed Ping K15 IronsHunter Mahan and Matt Kuchar both posted 71s to share fourth at 284, while Jim Furyk (69), Martin Laird (70), Rickie Fowler (71) and Bubba Watson (72) were tied for sixth at 1-under 287.
Bo Van Pelt (71) and Gary Woodland (75) tied for 10th in the 18-man field at even-par 288, and first-round leader K.J. Choi closed with a 78 to end up at plus-1 in solo 12th.
The rest of the leaderboard showed Webb Simpson (70) and FedEx Cup winner Bill Haas (74) tied for 13th at 290, while Jason Day (72) was in 15th at 291; Steve Stricker (74) in 16th another
Left Handed Ping K15 Irons; PGA champion Keegan Bradley (73) in 17th at 298; and Nick Watney in last place after posting a 77 and finishing at 11-over 299
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