Woods wins his own tournament
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07/05/2009 -
Bethesda, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tiger Woods was not a good host on Sunday.
The world's best won his own tournament, the AT&T National, for the first time
on Sunday, thanks to a three-under 67 in the final round at Congressional
Country Club.
Woods finished at 13-under 267, which was a new tournament record, and won by
a single stroke over Hunter Mahan, who matched the course record on Sunday
with an eight-under 62.
Anthony Kim, the 2008 champion, who had the old tournament mark and set the
course record of 62 on Thursday, began the final round tied with Woods, but
struggled on Sunday. He posted a one-over 71 and finished third at minus-
nine.
In what was hyped as a battle between the best and an heir apparent, Woods had
more to deal with from Mahan than Kim.
With Mahan in the clubhouse at 12-under par, Woods was tied for the lead with
time running out on the back nine.
At the par-five 16th, Woods drove into the left rough, then knocked his second
short and right of the putting surface. He didn't hit a great chip, but gave
himself 20 feet for birdie and the lead.
When he lined up his birdie effort, Woods walked off in disgust when a camera
clicked. He went through his routine all over again, then stroked home the 20-
footer for the lead.
With a one-shot lead, Woods found the fairway and made a routine par at 17. At
the last, Woods landed in the short grass and hit a beautiful approach 15 feet
from the cup.
Woods ran his birdie putt a little past the hole. He tapped in the short putt
for his third win this year, his 68th on the PGA Tour, but his first in his
own event.
Woods created this championship in 2007 and did so with the intent of raising
money for his charity, but also to honor the military, especially during
Fourth of July weekend.
For that, some of the credit goes to Woods' late father Earl, a man who did
two tours in Vietnam and instilled in his son the idea of giving something
back.
"This is a dream that he and I had of having an event where we could spread
the word of what we're trying to do for kids as well as honor the military,"
said Woods, who pocketed $1,116,000 for the win. "It's come together in three
years. Absolutely incredible."
This was Woods' third win of the year. He took home the trophy at the Arnold
Palmer Invitational, won Jack Nicklaus' tournament at the Memorial and now has
his own title. The win was also enough to move Woods into first on the FedEx
Cup points list.
For Mahan, this was the continuation of strong play. It was his third top-six
finish in a row, dating back to a tie for sixth at the U.S. Open.
"I knew I had to go low for a chance at the lead," said Mahan. "I was hopeful,
but I totally expect him to birdie a hole coming in. I expected him to get to
13 (under par), maybe 14."
Woods and Kim were knotted at 10-under par and Kim struck first. His approach
at one landed inches from the stick and he kicked it in for birdie and the
lead.
A bogey at five dropped Kim back, then Woods took over. Woods recorded back-
to-back birdies at six and seven and found himself two clear of the field.
After Mahan cut the gap with a birdie at 17, Woods rolled in a long birdie
putt at the 10th to reclaim a two-shot cushion. That was undone very quickly.
Mahan hammered a drive down the 18th and hit a wedge to 15 feet. He holed that
birdie putt, then Woods bogeyed the 11th when he drove into water and
suddenly, the two were tied.
"Hunter birdied 18 and I wasn't hitting it in great spots," admitted Woods.
Woods needed tough par saves at both 12 and 13. At the 14th, Woods had a
decent look at birdie from 10 feet, but missed.
He was able to get the birdie he needed and walked off as a champion.
"This one felt good. It was hard out there," said Woods. "I felt if I could
shoot under par today, it would've been good enough, but it wouldn't have.
Hunter played a great round of golf."
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U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover (70) and Brandt Snedeker (67) shared fifth at
seven-under 273.
Vijay Singh (66), Danny Lee (70), Jim Furyk (72) and Cameron Beckman (73) tied
for seventh at minus-six.
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NCAA Football Betting : USC's reward: Top spot in Top 25
NEW YORK (AP) -By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking.
No. 1 always seems to fit USC.
Southern California jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a BCS conference opponent.
Georgia and Ohio State, the preseason Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, started their seasons with glorified scrimmages at home against FCS (formerly I-AA) teams. USC, however, traveled across country to face Virginia and could not have been more impressive in a 52-7 victory.
Georgia fell to No. 2 and Ohio State to No 3.
"We realize that rankings so early in a season are certainly fluid. But rankings do help establish a pecking order for things later in the season," USC coach Pete Carroll said in a statement. "As for moving into the No. 1 spot, it's nice to know that people think highly of our team."
Since reaching No. 1 on Dec. 7, 2003, the final-regular season AP poll of that season, USC has been No. 1 in 39 polls, by far the most of any team during that time.
"Some have said the voters are taking our schedule into consideration," Carroll said. "Our philosophy has always been to schedule outstanding opponents. We need to play challenging games like we just did, traveling across the country to open the season at Virginia. Games like that bring out our best and make us stronger as a team."
The latest voting was close. USC received 21 first-place votes and 1,539 points from the 65-member media panel. Georgia had 20 first-place votes and 1,506 points. Ohio State got 15 first-place votes and 1,497 points.
"I'd say we've evolved as pollsters," said Stewart Mandel of SI.com, who moved USC up to No. 1. "In the past, voters just kind of automatically moved teams up and kept teams where they were if they won."
Georgia beat Georgia Southern 45-21 on Saturday and Ohio State opened with a 43-0 win over Youngstown State.
"There's a bit of a growing backlash for the amount of teams that open with I-AA cupcakes," said Mandel, whose book "Bowls, Polls and Tattered Souls" chronicles college football's controversies. "To see a team [USC] go on the road and play a New Year's Day bowl team from last season, and not only play them but destroy them, how could you not reward that team?"
USC also jumped past Georgia to No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which has the same top five as the AP poll.
"It's definitely a privilege to be No. 1. But it's not heartbreaking to me if we drop," Georgia offensive lineman Josh Davis said. "It doesn't matter right now what we're ranked. What matters is our next game and right now, that's Central Michigan. The only time the polls matter is in December. That's when the polls matter."
While the Bulldogs opened easy, their schedule ultimately should be as difficult as any team's. Georgia's big nonconference test is at No. 15 Arizona State on Sept. 20. The Bulldogs also face six Southeastern Conference rivals that've been ranked in the first two polls.
As for Ohio State, the Buckeyes play at USC on Sept. 13 before getting into the Big Ten schedule.
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The last team to drop from No. 1 after a victory was USC last season. LSU jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 when it beat Tulane 34-9, the same week the Trojans edged Washington 27-24 on the road.
The last preseason No. 1 team to lose the top spot after winning its opening game was Florida in 2001. The Gators beat Marshall 49-14, but preseason No. 2 Miami opened with a 33-7 victory over Penn State and the Hurricanes jumped to No. 1 with Florida slipping to second.
The next four teams in the new Top 25 stayed the same: No. 4 Oklahoma (two first-place votes), No. 5 Florida (five first-place votes), No. 6 Missouri (one first-place vote), No. 7 LSU (one first-place vote) and No. 8 West Virginia.
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Also falling out after losses were Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.
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South Florida was No. 17, ahead of Oregon, Penn State and Wake Forest at No. 20.
The final five were all the teams to move into the ranking, except for Illinois, which dropped four spots and tied South Carolina for No. 24.
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