Tiger Wins BMW Championship
Tiger Woods once again proved today why he is the best golfer in the world, winning the BMW Championship by two strokes over Aaron Baddeley. Tiger put himself in a position to win yesterday after shooting a 6-under par 65, putting him one stroke behind Aaron Baddeley and Steve Stricker. Both Stricker and Baddeley played good enough to win today, but not good enough to beat Tiger.
Tiger finished today with an 8-under par 63 and a 22-under par 262. Tiger’s score demonlished last year’s 13-under by Trevor Immelman. With Tiger’s 22-under par 262, he destroyed the course record of Cog Hill, which had been set by him four years ago. Behind Tiger was Aaron Baddeley who shot a 5-under 66 to finish two strokes behind Tiger. Steve Stricker shot a 3-under 68 to finish four strokes back.
Steve Stricker has been the feel good story of the year, coming back from a slump, and having several top ten finishes, including winning The Barclays. Yet Tiger was too much for him today.
With this win, Tiger now moves into first place of the Fedex Cup Rankings with only one tournament remaining to produce a winner. Tiger was the subject of debate a couple weeks ago when he skipped the opening tournament of the Fedex Cup Playoffs. Some said that he wouldn’t have a chance to win the Fedex Cup after skipping The Barclays, but obviously Tiger has proved otherwise.
The inaugural Fedex Cup Playoffs will conclude next weekend with the Tour Championship.
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