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Lucky No. 17 Gets Tiger Into Match Play Final

Posted Feb 23, 08 6:15 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Tiger Woods lucky number has been 17 all week. It paid off again today when he sank a crucial birdie on No. 17 to beat defending champion Henrik Stenson 2-up in the World Golf Championship's Match Play Championship. Woods moved on to tomorrow's final against Stewart Cink, who beat Justin Leonard in the other semifinal.

Woods won in the first round when he sank a 35-foot eagle putt on No. 17. Aaron Baddeley just missed a clinching eagle putt on No. 17 that would have eliminated Woods Friday. Woods never trailed against against Stenson, but the match was tied after 16 before the birdie putt. This is the sixth time in 10 years two Americans play in the 36-hole final.

Source Associated Press

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Henrick Stenson, of Sweden, chips on the 7th hole during his match against Tiger Woods, in their match in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf Club...   (Associated Press)
Tiger Woods pumps his fist following his putt on the 17th green during his match against Henrik Stenson in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf Club...   (Associated Press)
Justin Leonard hits out of the sand during his match against Stewart Cink in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, in Marana,...   (Associated Press)
Stewart Cink, left, and Justin Leonard, right, shake hands after Cink defeated Leonard 4 and 2 in their match in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery...   (Associated Press)
Henrik Stenson, right, of Sweden, tosses Tiger Woods' golf ball, after Woods missed a putt on the fifth green during their match in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament...   (Associated Press)
Tiger Woods hits out of the bunker onto the tenth green during his match against Henrik Stenson in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf Club at Dove...   (Associated Press)
Stewart Cink watches his tee shot from the second tee box during his match against Justin Leonard, in the fifth round of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf Club...   (Associated Press)
Tiger Woods slams his club following his shot on the ninth fairway during his match against Henrik Stenson in the semifinals of the Accenture Match Play Championship golf tournament at The Gallery Golf...   (Associated Press)
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