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With world number 157 Mediate holding a one-stroke lead after signing for a
level-par final round 71 and watching on a monitor, Woods holed a 15-foot birdie
putt on the 18th to force an 18-hole play-off on Monday after the 13-time Major
winner recovered from shipping three shots in his first two holes to card a
fourth round 73.

"Unbelievable, I knew he would make it," Mediate said after Woods' putt rolled around half of the cup before dropping.

Get in there: Tiger Woods celebrates his last-hole birdie that forced a play-off

Mediate was two strokes better than Woods for the day and has only one over-par
round this week, a 72 on Saturday, after which he mentioned on Saturday hoping
to get a chance to play with Woods in the final group.

"Sometimes you got to be careful what you wish for," added Mediate. "I knew he would make that putt, that's what he does. I can't believe I'm even in this situation at all. It's great."

Woods entered the final round at three-under and with a one-stroke lead, but failed to find his rhythm and carded his worst round of the week.

"That's actually one of the worst parts of the green, it's so bumpy down there," Woods said of his putt on 18. "I told myself it was two and a half balls outside to the right, but make sure you stay committed to it. And I did. I hit it good. It took forever to break, but it finally snuck in there at the end."

Woods is 13-for-13 in Majors when entering the final round with at least a share of the lead and will have a chance to keep that streak in tact as he also looks to maintain his 100 per cent record in play-offs in Majors.

He beat Bob May at the PGA Championship at Valhalla in 2000 and Chris DiMarco at The Masters in 2005.

Mediate had a chance for a two-stroke lead but missed a birdie chance at 17 from 10-feet before he had another chance at the last from 35-feet.

"I was trying to beat him on my putt, my 35-footer," Mediate said. "I just didn't quite get it out there. But anyway, I made good putts on 16 and 17 just to be here. What can you do?"