Woods holds on to win American Express event

THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Tiger Woods got a bigger fight than he expected Sunday, then a real surprise at the end -- his first and only bogey of an otherwise flawless victory in the American Express Championship.

"That last hole did get me," Woods said.

It was about the only thing that did during a week in which his worst round was a 67. Woods went 51 consecutive holes with nothing worse than a 4 on his scorecard, and he claimed his fifth World Golf Championship event to win the $1 million top prize.

But it wasn't easy.

Woods had a five-stroke lead going into the final round, closed with a 6-under 66 and still had to hit his best shot of the week -- a wedge from deep, gnarly rough -- for a birdie on the 17th hole to stave off a spectacular charge by Retief Goosen.

Woods finished at 25-under 263 for a one-stroke victory, matching his best score in relation to par in a 72-hole tournament.

Goosen played six holes at 6-under par, including a 6-foot eagle putt on the 17th hole to get within one shot, and he had a career-best 62 to finish second.

Vijay Singh had a 65 to finish third at 267, while David Toms and Jerry Kelly each had a 66 to finish another stroke behind.

Solheim Cup: The United States came from two matches down at the start of the day to defeat Europe 15 1/2-12 1/2 and capture the Solheim Cup in Edina, Minn., one of the most coveted prizes in women's golf.

When Frenchwoman Karine Icher missed a short putt on No. 15 in her match against Rosie Jones, the Americans got to the 14 1/2 points they needed to bring the cup back to their home turf.

Tampa Bay Classic: K.J. Choi shot a final-round 68 for a seven-shot victory in the Tampa Bay Classic, winning for the second time this season.

Choi finished at 17-under-par, winning $468,000.

Glen Day, who closed with a 69, finished seven shots back. Mark Brooks shot 67 to finish 9-under and eight back.

SAS Championship: Bruce Lietzke won the SAS Championship in Cary, N.C., for the second straight year, shooting a final-round 67 to beat Tom Watson, Sammy Rachels and Gil Morgan by four shots.

Lietzke finished at 14-under-par and earned $255,000.

-- From wire reports