Tiger Woods with the trophy after winning the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament yesterday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. - AP

AKRON, Ohio (AP):

Tiger Woods looked as unbeatable as ever yesterday at Firestone. Woods erased a one-shot deficit in two holes, then buried Rory Sabbatini and the rest of the field to win the Bridgestone Invitational for the third straight year and send him to the PGA Championship with his game in good shape.

Woods made a 12-foot par putt on the final hole that kept him bogey-free on a rainy afternoon at Firestone. He closed with a 5-under 65 for an eight-shot victory over Sabbatini and Justin Rose, tying a PGA Tour record for most victories at one golf course.

It was the second time Woods has strung together three straight victories at this World Golf Championship, and he continued his dominance in these WGC events by winning for the 14th time in 25 tries.

Sabbatini shot 74 and was left in his wake again. The fiery South African also lost a one-shot lead to Woods in the Wachovia Championship, then caused a brief stir by claiming later that Woods looked "beatable as ever".