Woods moves to Atlanta atop the FedEx Cup standings

Tiger Woods carded a stunning eight-under-par 63 to win his 60th career title at the BMW Championship.

The win moved Woods to the top of the FedEx Cup standings heading into the Tour Championships next week, with $10m (�4.9m) for the points champion.

Woods, who began the day trailing Steve Stricker and Aaron Baddeley by a single shot, equalled the course record.

He reeled off three consecutive birdies from the seventh then sank four more to move clear on the back nine.

The victory left Woods just two behind Arnold Palmer in fourth on the all-time list, with Ben Hogan (64), Nicklaus (73) and Sam Snead (82) all within his reach.

"I never, ever would have dreamt that this would happen so soon," said Woods after becoming the fifth player to record 60 PGA Tour wins.

I didn't swing it well all day, but I stayed focused, worked hard and got a good score Justin Rose

"I've been out here 11 years - my 12th season and to have this many wins, I never could have foreseen that.

"It's been a lot of work. There have been some changes along the way but I think that's all been great."

Stricker and Baddeley kept pace through the first half of the rounds to leave all three men deadlocked with nine to play before Woods stepped up a gear.

Baddeley finished with a five-under 66 to finish runner-up on 20-under 264, with Stricker two strokes further adrift on 266.

England's Justin Rose, who played the final round with Woods, had a decent day, carding a 68, but he was never in the hunt after starting five shots back, finishing tied for fifth.

"I was just playing for a good finish," Rose said.

"I didn't swing it well all day, but I stayed focused, worked hard and got a good score out of it."

Still, Rose is the only British player to advance to the 30-man Tour Championship, with Luke Donald and Ian Poulter eliminated, Donald by the smallest of margins.