Late birdie seals win for Woods

HAT’S OFF: Tiger Woods, left, acknowledges the gallery at the 18th hole with Anthony Kim in the background during the final round of the AT&T National on Sunday in Bethesda, Md. Woods shot a 3-under 67 to defeat Hunter Mahan by one stroke. Kim finished third, three strokes behind Mahan, and Conway’s Bryce Molder was fourth.

BETHESDA, Md. – Tiger Woods made it a hat trick of victories in tournaments hosted by PGA Tour stars, this one the most meaningful of all because it was his own.

Woods lived up to his hopes of being a “greedy host” Sunday, leaving Anthony Kim in his wake and then making a 20-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to overtake hard-charging Hunter Mahan for a one-shot victory in his AT&T National.

Woods closed with a 3-under 67 at Congressional for his third victory of the year, the others coming at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill and Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournam...

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July, 2009