SAN DIEGO -- Tiger Woods was so good for so long at Torrey Pines that it didnt
matter how bad it looked at the end.
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fitting for such a long and exasperating week, Woods built an eight-shot lead
with five holes to play on Monday until he lost patience with the slow play and
started losing shots that only determined the margin of victory. Despite two
bogeys and a double bogey in the final hour, he closed with an even-par 72 for a
four-shot victory in the Farmers Insurance Open. "Im excited the way I played
all week," Woods said. "I hit the ball well -- pretty much did everything well
and built myself a nice little cushion. I had some mistakes at the end, but all
my good play before that allowed me to afford those mistakes." He won for the
75th time in his PGA Tour career, seven behind the record held by Sam Snead.
Woods won this tournament for the seventh time, and he set a PGA Tour record by
winning at Torrey Pines for the eighth time, including his 2008 U.S. Open. Woods
also has won seven times at Bay Hill and at Firestone. Torrey Pines is a public
course that he has turned into his private domain. "I dont know if anybody would
have beaten him this week," said Nick Watney, who got within five shots of Woods
when the tournament was still undecided until making three bogeys on his next
five holes. "Hes definitely on his game." It was the 23rd time Woods has won by
at least four shots on the PGA Tour. Defending champion Brandt Snedeker (69) and
Josh Teater (69) tied for the second. Watney had a 71 and tied for fourth with
Jimmy Walker. Graham DeLaet (71) of Weyburn, Sask., and Ottawas Brad Fritsch
(75) both finished seven shots back of Woods. Mike Weir, who made the cut for
the first time since July 2011, finished tied for 68th. The Brights Grove, Ont.,
native shot a 76 in the final round. It was a strong statement for Woods, who
was coming off a missed cut last week in Abu Dhabi. This was the second time in
his career that Woods won in his next tournament after missing the cut, but this
was the first time it happened the following week. Abu Dhabi is now a distant
memory. The question how is what kind of season is shaping up for Woods. "I
think he wanted to send a message," said Hunter Mahan, who shares a swing coach
with Woods. "I think deep down he did. You play some games to try to motivate
yourself. Theres been so much talk about Rory (McIlroy). Rory is now with Nike.
That would be my guess." The last time Woods won at Torrey Pines also was on a
Monday, when he beat Rocco Mediate in a playoff to capture the U.S. Open for his
14th major. Of all his wins on this course along the Pacific, this might have
been the most peculiar. Thick fog cost the tournament an entire day of golf on
Saturday, forcing the first Monday finish in tournament history. Woods
effectively won the tournament during his 25 holes on Sunday, when he turned a
two-shot lead into a six-shot margin with only 11 holes to play. CBS Sports
wanted to televise the final day in late afternoon on the East Coast, but it
still went long because of the pace of play. It took Woods about 3 hours, 45
minutes to finish his 11 holes on Monday. His 19-hole win over Mediate lasted 4
1/2 hours. As much as Woods got off to a good start, equal attention was given
to slow play, an increasing problem on the PGA Tour. "It got a little ugly
toward the end," Woods said. "I started losing patience a little bit with the
slow play. I lost my concentration a little bit." He made bogey from the bunker
on No. 14. He hooked a tee shot off the eucalyptus trees and into a patch of ice
plant on the 15th, leading to double bogey. After another long wait on the 17th
tee, he popped up his tee shot and made another bogey. With a four-shot lead on
the 18th -- Kyle Stanley blew a three-shot lead a year ago -- he hit wedge
safely behind the hole for a two-putt par. Woods finished on 14-under 274 for
his 14th win in California, and 11th in San Diego County. "I think a win always
makes it special, especially the way I played," Woods said. "To have not won
would have been something else because I really played well. Playing the way I
did for most of this tournament, until the very end, the last five holes, I felt
like I should have won this tournament. I put myself in a position where I had a
big enough lead, and thats basically how I felt like I played this week. "I know
I can do that, and it was nice to be able to do it." Like so many of his big
wins, the only drama was for second place. Brad Fritsch, the rookie from Canada,
birdied his last two holes for a 75. That put him into a tie for ninth, however,
making him eligible for the Phoenix Open next week. Fritsch had been entered in
the Monday qualifier that he had to abandon when the Farmers Insurance Open lost
Saturday to a fog delay. Woods was so far ahead that he would have had to
collapse for anyone to have a chance, and that never looked possible. Even so,
the red shirt seemed to put him on edge. It didnt help that as he settled over
his tee shot on the par-5 ninth, he backed off when he heard a man behind the
ropes take his picture. Woods rarely hits the fairway after an encounter with a
camera shutter, and this was no different -- it went so far right that it landed
on the other side of a fence enclosing a corporate hospitality area. Woods took
his free drop, punched out below the trees into the fairway and then showed more
irritation when his wedge nicked the flag after one hop and spun down the slope
30 feet away instead of stopping next to the hole. He didnt show much reaction
on perhaps his most memorable shot of the day -- with his legs near the edge of
a bunker some 75 feet to the left of the 11th green, he blasted out to the top
shelf and watched the ball take dead aim until it stopped a foot short. A
two-putt birdie on the 13th gave him an eight-shot lead, and then it was only a
matter of time -- a lot of time -- until the trophy presentation. Before anyone
projects a monster year for Woods based on one week, especially when that week
is at Torrey Pines, remember that no one else in golf -- not even McIlroy -- is
the subject of more snap judgments. Woods, however, likes the direction he is
headed, especially with his short game. "Im excited about this year. Im excited
about what Im doing with Sean (Foley) and some of the things that Ive built," he
said. "This is a nice way to start the year." Woods is not likely to return to
golf until the Match Play Championship next month.
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something approaching the greatness of the New York Rangers goaltender. OTTAWA
-- The Ottawa Senators said they needed four points this weekend to make a
serious playoff push. After an overtime loss Saturday in Montreal and a 3-1
defeat on home ice to the Colorado Avalanche, the Senators walked away from
their weekend games with just one point. "It was a big weekend for us and we
lose both games," said Senators captain Jason Spezza. "We played good but its a
different way to lose every night and results are the only thing that matter
right now. "We didnt turn the puck over much, we created a lot but again. It
just wasnt enough to win the game and its unacceptable." Andre Benoit,
Nick Holden and John Mitchell scored for the Avalanche (44-19-5) while
Matt Duchene had two assists as Colorado picked its third win in four games, and
seventh in its past nine. Semyon Varlamov made 38 saves. The Colorado goalie was
just six seconds away from his second shutout of the season and 13th in his
career until Mika Zibanejad scored at 19:54. Robin Lehner made 19 saves in his
second straight start for the Senators (28-26-13) since Craig Anderson was
injured last week in a loss to the Nashville Predators. "Response to the game
(Saturday) was positive," said Senators coach Paul MacLean. "A lot of the
statistical things were positive, but at the end of the day its the score that
matters and we gave up three goals and only scored one. "We created
opportunities to score but I dont think we got to their net as hard as we could
have and we missed the net a number of times." Nursing a 1-0 lead heading into
the third period, the Avalanche were awarded their first and only power play of
the game when Ottawa forward Chris Neil closed his hand on the puck and was
called for delay of game. Duchene took a shot during the man advantage that
Lehner stopped but the rebound went right to Holden, who was alone at the side
of the net and scored at 3:10. "The power play was sharp again, we had only one
opportunity but scored aa very important goal for us," Avalanche coach
Patrick Roy said before praising the play of his goaltender.
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solid and he made some very key saves. I thought we had too many turnovers in
that second period. Our goalie was without a doubt the first star of the game."
The Senators pressed throughout the period, but the game was virtually over when
Mitchell beat Lehner from in tight with less than three minutes to go in the
game. Following a scoreless opening period, Ottawa held a heavy edge in play
over the second 20 minutes. Ottawa outshot the Avalanche 20-8 in the second
period but it was former Senator Andre Benoit that scored the periods only goal
and gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in the process. The Avalanche broke out
three-on-one late in the period and after receiving a drop pass from
Patrick Bordeleau, Benoit moved into the slot and put a shot over the shoulder
of Lehner. "Its always fun to score against an old team and I had lots of family
and friends here. Hopefully they keep going in," said Benoit, who is from St.
Albert, about 30 minutes from Ottawa. "It was a big game and we were able to get
a win. We have to keep this going now." Benoit was a fan favourite in Ottawa
despite playing just 41 games for the Senators over two seasons. He has played
in 66 of Colorados 68 games this season and has nine goals in 107 career games.
Four of those have come in his last nine games. Notes: Matt Kassian,
Patrick Wiercioch and Craig Anderson were scratches Sunday for the Senators.
Scratches for the Avalanche were P.A. Parenteau, Paul Stastny, Paul Carey,
Ryan Wilson and Reto BerraaSenators defenceman Erik Karlsson played his 300th
NHL game on Sunday. Forward Kyle Turris played in his 300th game Saturday in the
Senators loss to MontrealaThe last time the Avalanche recorded 44 wins in a
season was back in 2007-08aThe Avalanche are the only team in the NHL to sore at
least one goal in every game this season.
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