Woods led from start to finish

FINAL LEADERBOARD:
GB & Ire unless stated
-23 T Woods (US)
-15 I Poulter, A Scott (Aus)
-14 J Furyk (US)
Selected others:
-13 E Els (SA)
-11 L Donald
-8 H Stenson (Swe), D Howell
-7 P Harrington
-3 D Clarke

Tiger Woods withstood some terrible weather at The Grove to win the World Golf Championship event by eight shots.

The world number one began the final day leading by six and, after two rain delays totalling almost three hours, posted a 67 for a 23-under total.

Woods' dominance kept him well clear of Ian Poulter and Adam Scott who shared second place, with Jim Furyk one shot back in fourth.

The comprehensive win was Woods' sixth straight strokeplay tournament triumph.

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Birdies at the second and fifth ensured Woods was not going to feel under too much pressure, but he still needed seven-and-a-half hours to complete his round because of the weather.

There were two more birdies for the American, with a single blemish on the 12th, before Woods sealed the win with yet another birdie on the last.

"We had it all with the weather today - all we didn't have was snow," he said.

"It was just a day of patience and not making any bogeys. I made one, unfortunately."

Furyk spent most of the final day alone in second place but finished with two fives to slip behind Poulter and Scott with a 69.

Nevertheless, the American will still move ahead of the absent Phil Mickelson to second in the world rankings.

Luke Donald made a 68 to finish in sixth place, while David Howell's tournament petered out as he made a 73 to come 13th.

I consider this year as a loss - golf does not compare to losing a parent Tiger Woods

But some of Europe's Ryder Cup heroes found their time at The Grove to be a tournament too far.

Paul Casey trailed home in 56th place at eight over, while Colin Montgomerie finished 41st and Sergio Garcia 32nd.

Darren Clarke ended with a round of 70 for a share of 26th place at three under.

Despite claiming his sixth tournament in a row, Woods said the trauma of losing his father Earl to cancer had overshadowed any success on the course.

"When you take into account what's happened off the course it's my worst year," said Woods.

"I consider this year as a loss. Golf does not compare to losing a parent.

"I've had a pretty good year in golfing terms: nine wins with two majors in there as well and a couple of World Golf Championships is good.

"The things I've been working on for the last couple of years have finally started to come together. It's nice to see the fruits of all that hard labour."

Woods said he was keen to get home after playing in seven of the last nine weeks.

"I'm looking forward to getting in the water, going diving and getting away from the game for two weeks," he said.

"I'm a little fried."