World Target Championship:Padraig Harrington had a topsy-turvy finish to his season as Tiger Woods recorded another remarkable victory in the Target World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in California.
Tournament host Woods cruised to his 11th title of the year with a four-shot victory. The world number one, a stroke off the pace at the start of the day, fired a six-under-par 66 to finish on 16-under 272.
Woods charged past overnight leader Geoff Ogilvy of Australia with five birdies over the front nine before sealing his the title with two birdies in the last three holes. US Open champion Ogilvy returned a 71 to finish second with American Chris DiMarco a further stroke back in third, also after a 71.
Harrington the European number one closed with a one-under-par 71, going to the turn in three over par 39 before coming home in 32 to finish in the top half of the 16-man field on five under par.
Harrington struggled at the start of his final round of the season, three-putting the par-five second hole from just 15 feet after pushing his approach into a deep greenside trap.
The 35-year-old Dubliner missed from three feet there, and had to work hard to avoid another three-putt at the next, where he raced his 30-foot birdie putt five feet past the hole.
And it was a similar story at the tough par-four fourth, where he came up five yards short of the green and had to hole a six-footer to save par.
The par fives had caused Harrington particular problems all week and he did well just to drop one stroke at the 534-yard eighth after a pulling his second shot into the trees and then crashing into another tree with his recovery.
Playing his fourth stroke from the heavy rough, he looked on in horror it dived into a bunker short of the green from where he splashed out to four feet and holed out for a six.
The only bright spot of an otherwise forgettable front nine came at the 449-yard seventh, where he holed a 40-footer for birdie to get back to three-under-par for the tournament.
LEADING FINAL SCORES: (US unless stated): 272 - Tiger Woods 68 68 70 66. 276 - Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) 68 70 67 71. 277 - Chris DiMarco 70 68 68 71. 279 - Henrik Stenson (Sweden) 66 71 73 69. 280 - Colin Montgomerie (Britain) 69 73 72 66, Paul Casey (Britain) 69 70 70 71. 282 - Michael Campbell (New Zealand) 74 69 68 71. 283 - Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 75 67 70 71. 285 - David Toms 73 69 68 75. 286 - Davis Love III 77 70 70 69, Fred Couples 69 74 72 71. 293 - Luke Donald (Britain) 76 74 72 71. 295 - David Howell (Britain) 71 75 72 77. 296 - Adam Scott (Australia) 75 80 69 72, Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain) 70 70 78 78. 297 - John Daly 69 71 77 80.
