Woods retains title as Clarke wins battle for third

TIGER WOODS last night retained his Accenture Match Play Championship title with victory over Davis Love in California.

Woods twice trailed his Ryder Cup team-mate by two holes but won three in a row in the afternoon round on his way to a 3&2 win in the 36-hole final here at La Costa.

The $1.2 million first prize took Woods' earnings from World Golf Championship (WGC) events to more than $10m. The world number one has now won nine of the 16 events he has entered since their inception in 1999.