Vijay Singh seals World Challenge trophy
December 25, 2008 00:00:00
Fiji's Vijay Singh took advantage of stumbling finishes by Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim to win the Chevron World Challenge by one shot.
Singh was two strokes off the lead going into the final day but he birdied four of the last eight holes for a closing 68 which put him on 11 under, reports BBC.
Overnight leader Kim carded a 73 for third while Furyk dropped four shots in the last three holes to finish fifth.
Steve Stricker claimed second in California with a closing 68.
England's Luke Donald fired the lowest round of the week at Thousand Oaks, a final-round 66 lifting him into eighth place on level par.
Kim and Furyk battled it out at the top of the leaderboard during the opening nine holes before Singh and Stricker played themselves into contention from the turn.
Furyk edged one ahead after sinking a six-foot birdie putt at the 10th before being briefly overhauled by Singh's three-birdie run from the 11th.
The American drew level at 10 under with a birdie at 13 but his title challenge unravelled with bogeys on 14, 16 and 17, as well as a double bogey at the last, while Kim fell even further behind after double bogeying 14 and 15.