Woods wins 134th British Open for 10th career major

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) – American Tiger Woods won
the 134th British Open on Sunday by five shots with a
14-under-par 274 total.

It was 29-year-old Woods’s 10th career major tournament
victory and his second Open success. He also won at St Andrews
five years ago.

Woods had led from the first round and although his lead
was briefly cut to one stroke by Briton Colin Montgomerie and
Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal, he was never headed on the final
day in a closing 70. He pockets just under $1.25 million.

The world number one won the U.S. Masters in April and was
second in the U.S. Open in June. He now lies third in the
all-time list of major winners behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and
Walter Hagen (11).