Tiger Woods rolled back the years as he shot a five-under-par 67 to win the Memorial in Ohio and in the process draw level with Jack Nicklaus' career tally of 73 PGA Tour wins.
Having shot a disappointing round of 73 on Saturday, Woods was full of energy and aggression on the final day which was marked by an audacious and game-changing chip-in on the 16th.
The former world number one needed to make up ground on then leader Rory Sabbatini, but having found the rough over the green at the par three, Woods produced a great flop-and-run chip to not just save par but steal a birdie. The fist-pumping celebration that followed completed a passage of play that would have warmed the heart of many a golf fan.
Woods added a further birdie on the final hole to end on nine-under, and with Sabbatini faltering on the 16th, the American sealed a two-shot win to secure his second victory of the year, his fifth at the Memorial and his 73rd on the PGA Tour.
"I knew if I hit it short it would have been down and left, if I hit it long it was in the water," Woods told Sky Sports 1 of his chip on the 16th.
"The lie wasn't all that great, I had to take a cut at it and it came out just perfect.
"Boy, I hit it good today," he added of his round as a whole.
"I never really missed a shot, I had the pace of the greens really nice and made a few putts.''
Sabbatini's challenge fell foul to a mixed bag of scoring - he shot a level-par 72 that included three bogeys and three birdies - which was only enough for joint second with Andres Romero
Fifty-four hole leader Spencer Levin stumbled to a disappointing three-over 75 to finish the tournament on five-under, four shots off the pace.
World number one Luke Donald shot his first sub-70 round of the tournament - a four-under 68 - which was enough to secure 12th spot on one-under-par.
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