Woods makes it four in a row

Tiger Woods won his fourth straight PGA Grand Slam of Golf yesterday, finishing on a record 12-under total of 132 for a three…

Tiger Woods won his fourth straight PGA Grand Slam of Golf yesterday, finishing on a record 12-under total of 132 for a three-stroke win over David Toms.

Woods, the Masters champion, matched the tournament record with a seven-under 65 in the final round on the Poipu Bay course. Toms, the PGA champion, shot a 67.

Woods earned $400,000 from the $1 million purse in the two-day event for the winners of the four major championships.

Toms received $250,000. US Open champion Retief Goosen closed with a 71 to finish third at 137 and earn $200,000.British Open champion David Duval was fourth at four-over (148) after a 72. He received $150,000.

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Woods broke the tournament record of 11-under set by Ernie Els in 1997 and also broke a tie with Greg Norman for the tournament victory record.

He jumped out early in the closing round, holing birdies on five of the first seven holes, making the turn at four-under 32.

Woods started the day a stroke behind Goosen, but took the lead for good with a five-foot birdie putt on the 573-yard sixth hole after hitting a 320-yard drive and a 252-yard approach with a six-iron.

Woods also made 30-foot birdie putts on the second and fourth holes.

Goosen and Toms bogeyed the 16th, giving him a three-stroke advantage with two holes to play. Woods birdied the final two holes.

Goosen shot a 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Woods after the first round. But four bogeys on the back nine in the final round hurt his chances of winning.

An out-of-sorts Duval shot himself out of the tournament with a first-round 76.

Woods' prizemoney in the Grand Slam won't count toward his official winnings.

The world's top-ranked player earned $5,687,777 to top the money list for the third straight year.