Woods Grabs Daily Double

He walks away with Tour Championship and Fedex Cup

By Lev Weinstein, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2007 6:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Tiger Woods bolstered his case yesterday as the best golfer ever—not once, but twice. Woods ran away from the field at the Tour Championship, winning for the second straight year, and setting tour records along the way. That victory also secured Woods the Fedex... Read full story »

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