SportsNovember 24, 2006
POIPU BEACH, Hawaii -- Eight times Tiger Woods has traveled to Poipu for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. In his first trip, he finished second. Since then, he's been flawless. His seventh title in this event came Wednesday with a two-stroke victory over Jim Furyk. The tournament concludes a year for Woods in which he won eight times, including the British Open and PGA Championship...
The Associated Press

~ Rallying from three strokes back, Woods won the 36-hole event for the seventh time.

POIPU BEACH, Hawaii -- Eight times Tiger Woods has traveled to Poipu for the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. In his first trip, he finished second. Since then, he's been flawless.

His seventh title in this event came Wednesday with a two-stroke victory over Jim Furyk. The tournament concludes a year for Woods in which he won eight times, including the British Open and PGA Championship.

Woods started the day three shots behind Furyk, finished the 36-hole tournament with an 8-under 136 total to earn $500,000, giving him more than $3 million in career winnings from the event.

Woods has owned Poipu, also winning in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005. He finished second to Ernie Els in 1997 in his only other appearance in the event.

Furyk, the world's No. 2 golfer behind Woods, closed with a 71 to take home $300,000. Geoff Ogilvy (74) was six strokes back and earned $250,000. Mike Weir (74) was last at 1 over and made $200,000.

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Last year, Woods closed with a 64 to win by seven strokes over Phil Mickelson, despite losing 6 pounds because of a stomach virus.

The only other multiple Grand Slam winners are Greg Norman (1986, 1993, 1994) and Andy North (1979, 1990).

Furyk opened with a 67 for a one-stroke lead over Ogilvy and a three-stroke lead over Woods. But he missed several fairways and couldn't get his birdies going.

Woods used a strong short game to make up for his earlier struggles off the tee during Tuesday's opening round. The 12-time major winner chipped away at the lead until he holed a 25-foot chip on No. 9 to tie Furyk for the lead at 6 under.

Woods took sole possession of the lead on the next hole when Furyk, the 2003 winner, skated his 5-footer for par to the left for his first bogey.

Weir and Furyk were selected as alternates based on their performances in the four majors. Two spots were open because Woods won two majors and Mickelson, the Masters winner, declined to play.

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