After a second-round 61 in which he flirted with 59, Woods ended up at a 15-under 265 to easily beat defending champ Keegan Bradley and Henrik Stenson.
Woods’ mastery at Firestone Country Club allowed him to again match Sam Snead‘s PGA Tour record for wins in an event. Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open eight times. Earlier this year, Woods won at Bay Hill for the eighth time.
As if he weren’t already the favorite next week in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill, the lopsided victory reinforced it.
No one ever got within six shots all day of the world’s No. 1.