Monday 9 December 2013

Zach Johnson wins play-off to deny Tiger Woods sixth title of 2013

• World No1 loses with bogey at first extra hole
• Johnson holes from 65 yards to force play-off

The tournament host Tiger Woods was denied a sixth victory of the year when he lost the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge in a play-off with his fellow American Zach Johnson at Sherwood Country Club on Sunday.

Johnson, who had twice finished second to the world No1 at this event, sealed victory with a rock-solid par at the 18th, the first extra hole, where Woods lipped out with a five-footer to bogey.

The pair had finished the regulation 72 holes on 13-under-par 275, Woods with a 70 and Johnson, from four strokes behind, with four birdies in the last eight holes for a 68. At the 18th Johnson found water with his second, took a penalty drop but holed out from 65 yards for par. Woods, who had put his second into a greenside bunker, then had to get up and down to take the match into extra holes.


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