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Last Updated: Monday, 26 March 2007, 06:36 GMT 07:36 UK
Woods in upbeat mood for Masters
Tiger Woods
Woods has won twice on this year's PGA Tour

World number one Tiger Woods says he is "very pleased" with his form and that his self-critical attitude will serve him well at next week's Masters.

Woods bounced back from a 22nd place at last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational to win the WGC-CA event on Sunday.

"You have to analyse your performance - too many people are afraid to look deep down and look at mistakes," said Woods.

"That's not always easy to be honest with yourself, but you have to make an honest evaluation of your performance."

Woods won by two strokes in Miami, his sixth victory at the tournament after previous wins in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006.

"This tournament's been good to me," he added.

"I love this golf course. I've always played well here, and when it was decided that we were going to come here, I just thought that this was a wonderful opportunity for me to win the championship.

"You can't have any better way (to prepare for Augusta), getting a 'W' (win) right before you go."

US Open champion Geoff Ogilvy said Woods was in a class of his own at the top of world golf.

"He's just better than us, I think," said the Australian, who finished in a share of third place, four shots behind Woods.

You can't let Tiger stroll around with a four-shot lead

Second-placed Brett Wetterich
"I wish I could work out how he does it, because he seems to do it every time we play.

"If I knew what he was doing, I'd try to do it myself. When he keeps the ball in play, he's pretty dangerous.

"His iron play is probably the best in the world and he's easily the best putter out here, even though he moaned about it on Thursday."

Brett Wetterich finished second in Miami, and the American bemoaned the way the field had allowed Woods to dominate.

"He obviously knows how to win - he's won 50-something times," said Wetterich.

"You can't let him stroll around the whole 18 holes with a four-shot, five-shot lead the whole time. You're just not going to win."

Australia's Robert Allenby, who also finished in the group tied for third, is confident of a good showing at Augusta - if he can get his putter working.

"If I can putt at Augusta like I did on Sunday, I'll be in with a chance," he said.

"I'm hitting the ball great and I hit a lot of good shots. Every Augusta I've been to before, it's always my putting that's let me down."



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