Woods relieved to hold off challengers

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Woods collected his third victory of the year having won Arnold Palmer's event at Bay Hill in March and Jack Nicklaus's Memorial last month, by winning his own tournament by one stroke from Mahan with a final-round, three-under-par 67.

"It was a long week, but I got the win," Woods said. "I just felt that starting out with looking at the pin locations that I felt like if I shot something under par it would be good enough, but it wouldn't have been."

Mahan had earlier shot a 62 that matched Kim's course-record round from Thursday and took the American to 12 under but Woods moved in front with a birdie at the 16th and held onto his lead down the final stretch.

"What Hunter did was pretty impressive. I certainly didn't see that score out there. He went out there and put so much pressure on both AK and I," he added. "I think he was done when we were on 12, so six holes to go, and at the time I was tied for the lead. It was just like, you can go either way. You can win the tournament or you can lose the tournament from here.

"Just got to keep plodding along and hopefully maybe sneak one or two birdies coming in and get the title."

It was Woods' 68th PGA Tour win, moving him to within five of Nicklaus, and the champion said it had been different to his two previous victories this year.

"It was different because Hunter posted so early, and you're in a position where you can lose a golf tournament, sitting that far back with that many holes to go.

"Granted, you can also win it, but also, you have more of an opportunity to go both ways. That puts a lot more heat on you, and on a golf course like this where birdies are hard to come by, that really puts a lot of heat on you.

"To play well and to have made birdies at the right time at Arnold's tournament and then to play well and make birdies on the last couple holes at Jack's tournament and then make a big putt at 16, those really give you a lot of confidence because I could have easily lost those tournaments, like I did a couple other events this year."