Ogilvy still in front; Woods' streak in jeopardy
Tiger Woods' unbeaten streak lives another day. Barring a big comeback, it'll live for only one more day.
Geoff Ogilvy got to 17 under through nine holes and held a 2-shot lead over Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh at the soggy CA Championship, which won't finish until today because of a three-hour weather delay during the final round at Doral, Fla.
Furyk was 15 under through 10, while Singh played nine holes. Retief Goosen and Graeme Storm were 3 shots back, and Steve Stricker made a huge charge, shooting a final-round 63 to finish at 13 under, 4 shots behind Ogilvy and tied with Adam Scott.
Play was scheduled to resume Monday at 8:30 a.m., when most intrigue will be pointed toward Woods -- who was 5 back with seven holes remaining.
"In his own mind, he probably still thinks he has a chance and I'm sure we've seen him to do crazy things before," Ogilvy said. "But Jim and Vijay have won a fair few tournaments and Adam's won a fair few tournaments. … He doesn't have to only catch me."
World Golf Championship events are some of Woods' favorites, given his 15 wins in 26 previous WGCs entering this week. But somehow, at Doral, he's looked mortal. He hasn't lost to anyone in six months, yet when play was halted, he was tied for ninth.
Ogilvy's last win was the 2006 U.S. Open. Woods missed the cut that summer at Winged Foot and has been on an absolute tear ever since, winning 16 of his last 26 official PGA Tour events and carrying winning streaks of seven straight appearances worldwide and five tournaments on tour into at Doral, a track where he's prevailed each of the past three years.
Unless he pulls off a stirring comeback, all those streaks will end, meaning he'll be a winner in only nine of his past 11 events worldwide heading into the Masters.
For anyone else, that's a superhuman clip. For Woods, it's become practically expected.
Puerto Rico Open: Greg Kraft won the inaugural Puerto Rico Open for his first official PGA Tour victory, closing with a 2-under 70 for a 1-stroke victory over Bo Van Pelt and Jerry Kelly at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Kraft had a 14-under 274 total on the Trump International Golf Club course. Kelly, at No. 63 the highest-ranked player in the field, shot a 70, and Van Pelt had a 72.
Madeira Islands Open: Scotland's Alastair Forsyth overcame a 5-stroke deficit in regulation, then beat South Africa's Hennie Otto with birdie on the first hole of a playoff in the Madeira Islands Open at Santo da Serra, Madeira Islands. Forsyth birdied the 18th hole for a 5-under 67 to match Otto (72) at 18-under 273. Forsyth then birdied the par-4 18th again in the playoff for his first European Tour victory since the 2002 Malaysian Open.