Tiger Woods nailed a 12-foot birdie foot Sunday to win at Bay Hill. Woods closed with a 3-under-par 67 to defeat Sean O’Hair by a stroke. It was the third time Woods won at Bay Hill with a birdie on the final hole … “It feels good to be back in contention, to feel the rush,” Woods told reporters. “It’s been awhile, but God, it felt good.” Meanwhile, Karrie Webb ended a two-year winless streak Sunday at the J Golf LPGA International. The Australian finished with a 5-under 67 to win the event by two strokes. It was her 36th career LPGA ...

Retief Goosen carded a 1-under-par 70 yesterday to win the Transitions Championship. It was his first PGA Tour victory in almost four years … “It was great to see that putt go in,” Goosen told reporters. “The greens got scary. Down those last few holes, they were definitely getting like Shinnecock was. You just cannot hit them soft enough. It was really tough.” Pat Hurst won the Mastercard Classic Sunday. She closed with a 4-under 68 to defeat Lorena Ochoa and Yani Tsengy by a stroke. It is her first victory since the Safeway Classic in 2006 … Want to play where the ...

Jim Furyk shot a 6-under-par 65 on the Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla., to take the first round lead at the Transitions Championship. It is the first time Furyk has held a lead since his last PGA Tour victory nearly two years ago. Stephen Ames is in second place … Meanwhile, Tiger Woods will play in the Australian Masters, Victoria state premier John Brumby confirmed this week. It will be Woods’ first tournament appearance in Australia since 1998 … At LasVegasGolf.com, Mike Bailey writes about the Playboy Golf Scramble.

Phil Mickelson won his first World Golf Championship this weekend. Suffering from a stomach bug, Mickelson nevertheless closed with a 3-under 69 at Doral’s Blue Monster to defeat Nick Watney by a stroke … “It took a lot out of me,” Mickelson told reporters. “I haven’t eaten much in three days. I fought hard. I’ve been playing some of my best golf, and I’m very excited to have finished it off.” Meanwhile, Tiger Woods tied for ninth with an 11-under 277. Woods has won at Doral three times and has never finished outside the top 10. He told journalists he was happy ...

Robert Allenby shot a 4-under-par 64 Thursday for a one-shot lead at the Honda Classic. Erik Compton, who underwent his second heart transplant last year, had a surprisingly strong day and finished at 1 under … Meanwhile, Paula Creamer had a big day at the HSBC Women’s Champions yesterday, shooting a 5-under 67 to lead the event. Creamer was playing with flu-like symptoms … “For some reason I putt better when I’m sick,” Creamer told reporters. “At the beginning, I was very sick, very nauseous. It must have been something I ate.” In the TravelGolf.com This Week podcast, host Dave Berner talks to ...

Geoff Ogilvy defeated Paul Casey 4 and 3 Sunday to win the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. Ogilvy didn’t card a single bogey through his last 57 holes … “When Geoff plays the way he did today, you have to put him in the category with the top players,” Casey told reporters. “He’s a phenomenal golfer. How many other guys have won three WGC events? Only one. Geoff was exceptional today. I just came up against a guy who was too good.” Meanwhile, Lorena Ochoa shot a 6-under-par 66 Sunday to win the Honda LPGA Thailand. She defeated Paula Creamer by three strokes ...