Woods wins BMW Championship

Tiger Woods matched the course record at Cog Hill to win for the 60th time on the PGA Tour and moved to the top of the FedEx standings. On the European Tour Brett Rumford chipped in to win the European Masters.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: Tiger Woods of USA smiles at the crowd on the 18th green during the final round of The HSBC Champions tournament at The Sheshan International Golf Club on November 12, 2006 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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Tiger Woods continued to break records with a 63 that equalled the course best and delivered his 60th win on the PGA Tour.

The world number one shot a flawless round to win the BMW Championship by two shots from Australian Aaron Baddeley. In-form American, Steve Stricker, finished third, moving him into second place in the FedEx standings with only one event remaining.

Australian Brett Rumford chipped in for a birdie at the first extra hole to defeat England's Phillip Archer at the European Masters in Switzerland.

"It's been a pretty tough year," said Rumford. "This has proved very emotional and I had to have five minutes in a back room when it all hit me.?

Paul O'Hagan
Paul joined Golf Monthly in 2006 in a junior role and has since worked as senior staff writer and now as technical editor. He writes equipment and instruction content and tests the vast majority of golf clubs that are introduced every year.