Woods presents Harrington with the winner's jacket

FINAL LEADERBOARD
(Jpn unless stated):
-9 P Harrington (Ire), T Woods (US)
* Harrington wins play-off
-8 K Fukabori
-6 J Rose (Eng), S Katayama
-4 I Poulter (Eng), T Taniguchi
Selected others:
+3 T Bjorn (Den)
+13 D Howell (Eng)

Ireland's Padraig Harrington beat world number one Tiger Woods at the second play-off hole to win the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Japan.

The pair shared the third-round lead before three early birdies in the final round put Woods clear, but Harrington drew level with two holes left.

The pair carded rounds of 67 to finish on nine under, one ahead of Keiichiro Fukabori, and set up the play-off.

When Woods missed a 12-foot putt, a tap-in gave Harrington the title.

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It was a spectacular finale from Harrington, who had driven into the rough and then had to put the ball through a narrow gap in a Y-shaped tree.

The 2006 European Order of Merit winner's ball caught the base of the gap and ricocheted upwards, advancing just 120 yards.

But Harrington then produced a superb pitch to within two feet to set up his match-winning birdie.

"When you come up against Tiger you've got to take whatever opportunities are presented," Harrington said of his risky second through the split trunks of the tree.

I had my opportunities. I had a two-shot lead with three to go and missed a short one there at 16 Tiger Woods

"I saw it as a great chance of hitting a spectacular shot to win the play-off and it came off.

"I definitely got lucky but sometimes fortune favours the brave."

Woods, who has a 38-3 record when going into the final round of a tournament as clear or joint leader, was aiming for a third successive win in the tournament and his 10th victory of the year.

However, the 12-time major winner let slip a two-stroke lead with three holes left, and was left to rue a missed three-foot par putt on the 16th.

"I had my opportunities," he said. "I had a two-shot lead with three to go and missed a short one there at 16.

"If I made that putt it would have forced Paddy (Harrington) to have to birdie one of the last two holes to get into a play-off. It was a poor putt. It probably cost me the tournament."

England's Justin Rose shot a 66 to finish tied for fourth on six under with Japan's Shingo Katayama, while Ian Poulter was joint sixth on four under with Toru Taniguchi after a fine 65.

David Howell was last on 13 over after a final-round 74.