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Tiger Woods wins JBWere Masters

Sunday, 15 November 2009
Fergus Bisset
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Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods fired a closing round of 68 to win the JBWere Masters in Melbourne Australia by two shots from home player Greg Chalmers.

The World Number 1 began the final round tied for the lead with Chalmers and another Australian James Nitties. But, Woods put a disappointing third round of 72 behind him as he cruised round Kingston Heath in a four-under-par 68 to claim his first ever title in Australia.

"I said yesterday I was thankful I was still in the tournament, but I kept myself in it and it allowed me to go out today and go for the chance to win," he said. "It was going to be tough today. I had to make some birdies early and I was able to do that and was able to keep it."

It was Chalmers who pressed Woods closest but the 36-year-old failed to convert great birdie chances at the 14th and 16th and, ultimately, those were the two shots that separated him from Woods.

Nitties played a disappointing closing round of 73. It allowed Francois Delamontagne and Jason Dufner to overtake the Australian for a share of third.

JBWere Masters
Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia
Nov 12-15, purse $1,000,000, par 72

1   Tiger Woods (USA)   66   68   72   68   274   €173,118
2   Greg Chalmers (Aus)   68   69   69   70   276   €98,100
T3   Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 70 68   69   278   €55,541
T3   Jason Dufner (USA)   70   67   71   70   278   €55,541
5   James Nitties (Aus)   66   71   69   73   279   €38,470
T6   Cameron Percy (Aus)   67   72   69   72   280   €32,699
T6   Adam Scott (Aus)       71   71   69   69   280   €32,699
8   Stuart Appleby (Aus)   69   70   71   71   281   €27,891
T9   Alejandro Canizares (Esp) 73   72   69   68   282   €23,724
T9   Klas Eriksson (Swe)   71   73   66   72   282   €23,724
T9   Craig Scott (Aus)       71   72   70   69   282   €23,724

Note: Player scores in bold signifies Titleist ball usage only