1.   His chemotherapy was three years ago, his back spasms were seven days ago and his last birdie was a minute ago.

2.   Little did he know it would be his last birdie and as close as he would get.

3.   Woods punctuated his last birdie by pointing at the ball as he walked toward the hole to retrieve it.

4.   But that was his last birdie of the tournament.

5.   His last hole birdie edged him ahead of Linhart, whose eagle on the ninth followed a lightning start of three successive birdies.