LEMONT, Illinois, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods coasted to an eight-shot victory at the BMW Championship yesterday to capture his sixth title of the season.
A relaxed Woods, who began the day with a seven-shot lead over American Brandt Snedeker and Australian Marc Leishman, closed with a tidy three-under 68 to celebrate victory for a fifth time at Cog Hill with a winning total of 19-under 265.
It was Woods’s 71st PGA Tour title, leaving him just two short of tying Jack Nicklaus for second on the all-time list.
There was no hint of drama during the sun-kissed final round as Woods’s challengers were unable to mount a charge against a workmanlike performance by the world number one.
American Jim Furyk, who held off Woods to win at Cog Hill in 2005, returned a bogey free five-under 66 to finish a distant second at 11-under 273 alongside PGA Tour rookie Leishman.
