TIGER CLAIMS GOLF JACKET ...
BUT WILL HE DEFEND?By Brendan James
Live @ The Australian Masters
Tiger Woods has won the Australian Masters, becoming just the third American to don the Gold Jacket in the tournament's 30-year history.
The World No.1 fired a final round four-under-par 68 to finish at 14 under, two strokes clear of former Australian Open champion Greg Chalmers. Successive birdies at the 5th and 6th holes created a buffer from the field that was never closed, despite a cheap bogey at the short par-4 13th.
Woods follows Gene Littler (1980) and Mark O'Meara (1986) in winning the title. Now will he follow in their footsteps and not defend his Masters title?
Victorian Premier John Brumby would not be drawn on whether an offer was on the table to have Woods return to the event in 2010 when it is played at Victoria Golf Club.
And the 14-time major winner would only say, "I'd love to come back".
"I'll sit down with Stevie (Steve Williams, his caddy) after my tournament and we'll look at the schedule for next year," Woods said. "I'd love to come back."
That is short of saying he will be back but you can be assured the event owners and Tiger's management, IMG, will be keen to do business with the Victorian Government again.
Watch this space!
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