Woods collected his third straight win at Doral's "Blue Monster"

FINAL LEADERBOARD
(US unless stated):
-10 T Woods
-8 B Wetterich
-6 R Allenby (Aus), S Garcia (Spa), G Ogilvy (Aus)
Selected others:
-4 P Casey (Eng)
-3 E Els (SA)
-2 I Poulter (Eng)
-1 P Harrington (Ire)
Level P Mickelson

Tiger Woods came through a scrappy final round in blustery conditions to defend his WGC-CA Championship crown.

Some ragged play from the world number one saw him mix four birdies with five bogeys but it was enough to claim a two-stroke win at Doral in Florida.

The field failed to respond to Woods' errors with American Brett Wetterich closest and Robert Allenby, Sergio Garcia and Geoff Ogilvy tied for third.

England's Paul Casey had a good weekend to finish tied for ninth on four under.

The victory was the 77th of Woods' remarkable professional career and his 13th in a World Golf Championship event. It was also the sixth time he has won this particular tournament in eight attempts.

Six months after taking the title by eight at The Grove near Watford, the 31-year-old American was never really challenged here.

No one really put any pressure on (Tiger) today - it was kind of easy on him Brett Wetterich

He was out in 35 with three birdies and two bogeys and six clear after he became the only player all day to find the green in two at the par-five 10th.

That two-putt birdie was followed by another three-putt bogey, however, and he dropped another shot on the 13th when he missed from seven feet.

Playing partner Wetterich shot himself in the foot by having bogey sixes at both the 1st and 12th, but when he birdied the 15th and 16th he did bring the gap down to three.

With the 18th such a dangerous hole he could have made things really interesting by holing a 10-footer at the 17th, but missed it.

As a result Woods was able to take a two-iron off the final tee and gave no thought to going for the green in two on the par four. But even then there was a chance of a three-stroke swing when Wetterich fired his second to eight feet.

Woods third was long and finished in a similar spot from which Mark Calcavecchia had earlier putted into the lake. But the 12-time major winner judged the pace beautifully and even with a bogey he was home and dry when Wetterich left his birdie attempt short.

I'm making lots of birdies - I've just got to eliminate the mistakes Paul Casey

"It's tough," Wetterich said. "You know he's not going to go out and make mistakes.

"No one really put any pressure on him today. It was kind of easy on him except for those last few holes."

With a 70 Garcia climbed into a tie for third on six under with Australians Ogilvy and Allenby, whose 67 was the low round of the day, while Swede Niclas Fasth and Casey were one stroke further back.

Casey began the week under the weather and with a round of 76, so his comeback keeps his Masters hopes high.

"I'm making lots of birdies. I've just got to eliminate the mistakes," he said.

Garcia is starting to look more confident even though he still has not won for over 18 months.

"Pretty good overall," he said of a performance which included chipping in on the 15th just after playing partner Fasth had done the same.