Woods Shoots an 80, Still Wins Title; Arizona State Claims Team Honors

Tiger Woods faltered Saturday, shooting an eight-over-par 80, but the Stanford sophomore won the NCAA golf championship by four strokes.

Woods’ 80 followed impeccable rounds of 69-67-69 on the 7,039-yard, par-72 Honors Course near Chattanooga. The three-under total of 285 was the only subpar finish in the field and good enough for a four-shot victory over Rory Sabbatini of Arizona, who shot 75.

Arizona State held off Nevada Las Vegas by three shots to win the team championship.

Woods’ day began to fall apart at the par-four ninth, where he tried to flop his third shot onto the green but knocked it into the water on the other side. He took a triple bogey, then bogeyed the next four holes to lose seven shots to par in only five holes.