Golf: McDowell cuts Woods down to size

Tiger WOODS' hopes of ending his title drought finished in a play-off as Graeme McDowell stormed back to win the Chevron World Challenge.

Woods, who had been on top at Thousand Oaks in California all weekend, began the day with a four-shot lead, but suffered his first bad round of the tournament, highlighted by a double-bogey on the 13th, to sign for a 73. That gave McDowell his chance as he overcame two bogeys with five birdies, the last on the 18th, to force a play-off. And he won that with another birdie putt on the 18th, leaving Woods without a title since he won the Australian Masters a year ago.

Paul Casey also went round in 69 to hold on to third, ahead of Rory McIlroy, who made four straight birdies for a 68 that gave him a share of fourth place with Hunter Mahan.