<p>Tiger Woods held on to clinch his second Players Championship by two strokes on Sunday after long-time adversary Sergio Garcia spectacularly imploded on his last two holes. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Spaniard Garcia shared the lead on 13-under with Woods when he teed off at the short but treacherous 17th, but hit into the water twice to crash to a quadruple bogey, after the World No 1 had parred the famed island hole. <br /><br />The 2001 champion Woods parred the 18th to complete a two-under 70 for a 13-under total of 275, surviving a late challenge from Sweden’s David Lingmerth at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. <br /><br />The impressive rookie Lingmerth missed a monster putt to bogey the last hole for a 72, and finished tied for second with Americans Jeff Maggert (70) and Kevin Streelman (67). <br />Garcia, the 2008 champion, compounded his miserable finish by finding water on the 18th to sign off with a double-bogey and plunge well down the leaderboard. <br /><br />Woods had appeared in complete command, and led by two strokes before stumbling at the 14th after hooking his tee shot into the water on the left. <br /><br />“It was a tough battle. I felt like was in control of it after I birdied 12 and gave it right back at 14 with a double,” said Woods after claiming his 78th PGA victory in his 300th career start. <br /></p>
<p>Tiger Woods held on to clinch his second Players Championship by two strokes on Sunday after long-time adversary Sergio Garcia spectacularly imploded on his last two holes. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Spaniard Garcia shared the lead on 13-under with Woods when he teed off at the short but treacherous 17th, but hit into the water twice to crash to a quadruple bogey, after the World No 1 had parred the famed island hole. <br /><br />The 2001 champion Woods parred the 18th to complete a two-under 70 for a 13-under total of 275, surviving a late challenge from Sweden’s David Lingmerth at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. <br /><br />The impressive rookie Lingmerth missed a monster putt to bogey the last hole for a 72, and finished tied for second with Americans Jeff Maggert (70) and Kevin Streelman (67). <br />Garcia, the 2008 champion, compounded his miserable finish by finding water on the 18th to sign off with a double-bogey and plunge well down the leaderboard. <br /><br />Woods had appeared in complete command, and led by two strokes before stumbling at the 14th after hooking his tee shot into the water on the left. <br /><br />“It was a tough battle. I felt like was in control of it after I birdied 12 and gave it right back at 14 with a double,” said Woods after claiming his 78th PGA victory in his 300th career start. <br /></p>