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Tiger showing signs of recovery

THOUSAND OAKS - Tiger Woods got a major boost for 2012 by ending a two-year victory drought at the Chevron World Challenge on Sunday.

Woods birdied the last two holes at Sherwood Country Club to snatch a one-shot win from fellow American Zach Johnson, having failed to triumph in his previous 26 tournaments worldwide.

"It feels good," former world number one Woods said after winning the elite 18-man event he hosts for a fifth time. "I've been in contention twice this year, which is not very often. I had the lead at the Masters on the back nine, and had a chance there at the Aussie Open. So that's my third time with a chance to win it and I pulled it off this time."

Ever since Woods's world was seismically shifted by lurid details of his marital infidelities at the end of 2009, he has struggled on and off the course. His marriage disintegrated, he battled injuries to his left knee ligaments and Achilles tendon earlier this year and has been working through the fourth swing change of his career.

A combination of injuries and poor form curtailed his 2011 PGA Tour campaign and Woods ended up a lowly 128th in the money list. But he steadily began to improve as he regained full fitness and had a noticeable glint in his eye this week after an encouraging fortnight of competition in Australia.

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