Ranking the 15 best wins in career of Tiger Woods
By Tim Letcher
6. 2019 Zozo Championship
Woods had long ago stated that the goal for his career was to break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championships. And while he still has not reached that mark, and may not, he has reached one record that’s perhaps more impressive.
As Woods rolled through probably the most impressive 10-year stretch in the history of the PGA Tour, he kept racking up victories. So many, in fact, that he found himself within striking distance of Sam Snead’s tour record of 82 wins.
The ironic thing about Woods’ 82nd career win is that it happened in the middle of the night in the United States. Woods was putting together another impressive performance, but this one was in the Zozo Championship in Chiba, Japan.
Woods got out of the gate quickly with a 6-under par 64 and followed that with a matching 64 in the second round. He led Gary Woodland by two shots and crowd favorite Hideki Matsuyama by four after 36 holes.
In the third round, Woods was steady, shooting a 4-under par 66 to take a three-shot lead into the final round. And we all know what happens when Woods leads after 54 holes – he wins.
That he did, shooting a 67 to top Matsuyama by three shots and to win for the 82nd time on the PGA Tour.