Woods reached the turn in 31 shots

Tiger Woods overcame a mid-round blip to win the Wachovia Championship in breezy conditions in North Carolina.

Woods began the day one shot off the lead but holed a 57-foot eagle putt at the 7th and followed with consecutive birdies to be in control at the turn.

A double bogey at the 13th let Steve Stricker draw level but Woods managed to hold his game together as his rivals fell away on the tricky closing holes.

Woods hit a three-under 69 to finish on 13 under, two clear of Stricker.

I didn't really have my best stuff, but it was good enough Tiger Woods

Phil Mickelson and overnight leader Rory Sabbatini finished tied for third on nine under par.

Woods was happy to acknowledge he was below his best on both Sunday and the rest of the tournament, his first since he finished joint second at the Masters a month ago.

"The back nine I struggled a little bit," Woods said following his battling final round.

"My goal coming in was to try to get the lead through 15. I figured if I parred in I'd probably win, because in these conditions you figure probably no-one is going to play those last three holes under par.

"This week I didn't really have my best stuff, but it was good enough.

"However, I made a lot of putts this week, some crucial par putts from six to eight feet, which you have to make."

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The world number one finished six shots clear of Vijay Singh after the Fijian's challenge fell apart on the final stretch.

Singh had three birdies on the outward nine to move up the leaderboard but five dropped shots in the final five holes - including a triple bogey at the 18th - saw him fall back to finish in a tie for seventh.

Veteran German Bernhard Langer was the highest-placed European after a 69, one of the few sub-70 rounds on Sunday.

The former Ryder Cup captain finished on five under to earn a share of 10th place at the Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte.

Padraig Harrington, who had a disastrous 79 in his third round, also managed a 69 to finish on one over.