Golf Results - 2013 August 04

In the United States, Tiger Woods won his 79th career title on the PGA Tour at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday.

Woods started the round with a significant seven-stroke lead, remaining untouchable even to his nearest competitors – Henrik Stenson of Sweden and fellow-American Keegan Bradley. The world number one played an almost flawless final round which was helped along by near-perfect weather conditions in Akron, Ohio. Woods finished the tournament with a total of 265, or 15-under-par.

For Stenson and Bradley, who shared second place seven strokes behind Woods, the tournament had almost become a two-tiered event by the final day. After building his sizeable lead with excellent rounds on Friday and Saturday, Woods was poised for victory from the beginning of Sunday’s final round. However, a ‘race for second place’ was very much underway on the last day of play, with Bradley and Stenson winning against a field of competitors.

Just a week before the PGA Championship, Woods sent a very clear message to his competitors with Sunday’s decisive win. The accuracy he displayed on the course and his large winning margin both bring back memories of the time when Woods was unbeatable in world golf, and the world number one will be keen to prove that this is the case when he tees off next week at the fourth major of the 2013 season.

The European Tour was in recess last week as players prepare to cross the Atlantic for the PGA Championship. The Tour resumes on the 22nd of August with the Johnny Walker Championship.

In women’s golf, the American Stacy Lewis won the Women’s British Open at St Andrews in a two-stroke victory over compatriot Morgan Pressel. Lewis held her nerve to make par on the final day, seeing off a challenge by Pressel and South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi, who finished in second and third place respectively.

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