Woods has won 53 events on the PGA Tour

FINAL LEADERBOARD:
US unless stated
-16 T Woods
-14 V Singh (Fij)
-8 B Bateman
-7 R Allenby (Aus), J Rose (Eng)
Selected others:
level R Karlsson (Swe)

Tiger Woods surged to a remarkable fifth straight PGA Tour tournament win with a final-round 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.

Woods, who finished on 16 under par, trailed Vijay Singh by three going into the final day but finished two shots ahead of the Fijian, who carded a 68.

Brian Bateman was third while England's Justin Rose shot a final-round 72 to finish in a tie for fourth.

World number one Woods won six consecutive tournaments in 1999-2000.

Byron Nelson holds the record, winning 11 in a row in 1945.

Woods is now out on his own in fifth in the all-time standings for PGA Tour victories with 53.

Woods followed a second place at the Western Open with wins at the Open, Buick Open, USPGA, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and now in Boston.

I still thought I had a shot on the back nine but I didn't make enough putts Vijay Singh

"It's fun when things like that come together," said Woods, who also equalled his lowest final round.

"I talked to Hank [Haney, his coach] last night because I wasn't happy with my swing and it was better today."

World number three Singh, who shot a 61 on Sunday, said: "Tiger was unbelievable. His two eagles [at two and seven] took it away from me.

"I still thought I had a shot on the back nine but I didn't make enough putts. I was still proud of myself. I played well but I just came up short."

Woods covered the front nine in 30, grabbing eagles ay the second and seventh and birdies on the third and fifth.

Singh cut the gap back to two on the 12th and looked set to be only one behind when he almost pitched in at the 15th.

But Woods responded with a 14-foot putt for a matching birdie three and rolled home a 25-foot putt two holes later to kill off Singh's challenge.

Woods' next three appearances are all in Europe - the HSBC World Match Play at Wentworth next week, followed by the Ryder Cup and the American Express World Championship at The Grove near Watford.