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Tiger's Tour de Force | |||||
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The numbers are staggering, but so is Tiger Woods these days. The world's hottest player added to his impressive run of golf, winning the Tour Championship by four strokes over Davis Love III. The victory was Woods' seventh of the year on tour -- the most since Tom Watson's seven wins in 1980. It was also his seventh win in his last 10 events around the world and the 10th straight time Woods has won after entering the final round with the lead.
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Estes pays tribute to Stewart with 15-foot drive Bob Estes' first drive at the Tour Championship was hit with a putter in memory of his friend's historic U.S. Open putt.  Harig: An uncomfortable situationThe Tour Championship will go on this week, but it will be an awkward situation at best. ESPN Golf Online's Bob Harig says players are having a hard time coping with the death of Payne Stewart. North: Trying to focus on golf The Tour Championship is one of the best events in golf, but the death of Payne Stewart casts an entirely different feeling to this year's event. ESPN's Andy North says whoever can concentrate the best during the week will probably emerge as the champion. Had tragedy not happened, it would have been easy to focus solely on Tiger Woods. Love knows pain all too well Of all the players grieving the loss of Payne Stewart, nobody knows the agony like Davis Love III, who lost his father in a 1988 plane crash. PGA Tour to take Friday off for Stewart memorial Play at both the Tour Championship and Southern Farm Bureau Classic will not be held Friday so players can attend a memorial for Payne Stewart. Players try to cope with Stewart's death One day after the death of Payne Stewart, golfers at The Tour Championship are having a difficult time focusing on golf and dealing with the reality of the situation. |
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TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP LEADERBOARD
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| 1. | Kirk Triplett | -12 | F |
| 2. | Jesper Parnevik | -11 | F |
| 3. | Robin Freeman | -10 | F |
| 4. | Russ Cochran | -9 | F |
| 5. | Tommy Armour III | -8 | F |
| 5. | Stewart Cink | -8 | F |
| 5. | Bradley Hughes | -8 | F |
| 5. | Steve Flesch | -8 | F |
| 5. | Fred Couples | -8 | F |
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PURSE: $3.1 million SITE: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California PAR: 35-36--71 YARDS: 6,950 | |||