Tiger Woods left it late before snatching the Arnold Palmer Invitational title at Bay Hill for his sixth consecutive victory.
World No.1 rattles off sixth successive title
Tiger Woods left it late before snatching the Arnold Palmer Invitational title at Bay Hill.
The world No.1 - who has now won six tournaments on the bounce following four PGA Tour titles and the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic - had reached the 18th in a share of the lead with Bart Bryant.
However he holed a 24ft birdie on the the final hole to secure a dramatic victory - and deny Bryant his first title since 2005.
"It's just like when I beat Phil (Mickelson) here a few years ago, only this time it was a bit deeper in the green," Woods said of his winning putt.
"I had to at least make par to get in a play-off and lo and behold I made birdie. That's pretty good."
Bryant had fought all the way, having started the final round in a share of the lead with Woods, Vijay Singh and Sean O'Hair.
Pressure
While Singh and O'Hair failed to keep up the pressure, Bryant kept plugging away - and even when Woods reached the turn one-shot clear, he refused to give up.
And having finished the day on three-under for a nine-under total of 271, he looked quietly confident.
However, Woods timed his finish to perfection - finishing on four-under for the day and on 270.
"I played the way I felt I had to down the stretch, getting pars to keep the pressure on Tiger," said Bryant.
"But that is why he is Tiger - he has done it before and he will do it again."
Singh and O'Hair finished in a share of third with Cliff Kresge - three shots off the pace - while Hunter Mahan and Ken Duke were a shot further back.
Lee Westwood had a day to forget, with the Ryder Cup star seeing his outside chances of lifting the title disappear with a double bogey at the third.
Westwood picked up two further bogeys - with two birdies doing little to ease his mood as he finished on two under for the tournament.
