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SAN DIEGO (AP) - A new decade for Tiger Woods looks a lot like the last one - making clutch putts, letting his opponents break down and hoisting the trophy at a golf course that feels as if it's home.
Woods made an 8-foot birdie on the 18th hole Sunday to get into a three-way playoff, then won the Buick Invitational with simple pars as Australian rookie Nathan Green and two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal made crucial mistakes.
Olazabal, playing a splendid bunker shot on the par-3 16th, missed a 4-foot par putt on the second extra hole to hand Woods a victory that was only easy at the end.
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The Roarin' Twenties
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Tiger Woods turned 30 on Friday, finishing off one of the most dominant decades in golf history. Woods' 20s included 46 PGA Tour victories, 10 major championships, seven PGA Tour Player of the Year awards and superstar status on and off the course. Which begs the question: Will his 30s be even better?
VICTORIES
Woods has 46 official PGA Tour wins, the most for any player between the ages of 20-29.
Jack Nicklaus had 30 wins before turning 30; Gene Sarazen, Horton Smith and Sam Snead each had 27. Snead went on to win 82 times -- the career standard. Nicklaus has 73 career wins, Ben Hogan 64, Arnold Palmer 62, Byron Nelson 52 and Billy Casper 51.
Woods also has the most wins after 100 starts, with 28. Nicklaus had 17, and Ken Venturi had 10.
MAJORS
Woods has won 10 professional major championships, the most for any player between the ages of 20-29. His victories consist of four Masters, two U.S. Opens, two British Opens and two PGAs. Woods is the only player to win the four professional majors in succession.
Nicklaus won eight majors before turning 30 and went on to win 10 more after 30. He is the career leader with 18 -- six Masters, four U.S. Opens, three British Opens and five PGAs. Walter Hagen is second on the career list with 11 majors-two U.S. Opens, four British Opens and five PGAs.
MONEY
No contest here. Woods, whose emergence changed the financial landscape of golf, has nearly $56 million in PGA Tour earnings, easily the most by any player between 20-29. Next on the career list is Vijay Singh, with more than $44 million.
To show you how things have changed, one must go all the way down the career list to No. 114 to find Nicklaus, who has made $5.7 million. Neal Lancaster has earned more.
AFTER 30
There is good reason to believe Woods will continue his dominance and wind up owning all of the career marks.
For instance, Nicklaus had his best run of golf shortly after his 31st birthday. From 1971 to 1973, he won 19 times, including four majors. Nicklaus won six majors after turning 35, and three after turning 40 - including the 1986 Masters at age 46.
Between the ages of 30-35, Arnold Palmer captured 31 of his 62 PGA Tour titles. Of his seven major championships, "The King" won six after blowing out 30 candles. And that's to say nothing of Singh, who has 20 wins and two majors since turning 37.
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Career Tour Victories
1996 Las Vegas Invitational
1996 Walt Disney World / Oldsmobile Classic
1997 Motorola Western Open
1997 GTE Byron Nelson Classic
1997 Masters Tournament *The one that started it all*
1997 Mercedes Championships
1998 BellSouth Classic
1999 WGC NEC Invitational
1999 WGC American Express Championship
1999 Buick Invitational
1999 National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World
1999 Memorial Tournament
1999 Motorola Western Open
1999 PGA Championship
1999 The Tour Championship Presented by Southern Company
2000 WGC NEC Invitational
2000 PGA Championship
2000 Bell Canadian Open
2000 Mercedes Championships
2000 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
2000 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires
2000 Memorial Tournament
2000 US Open
2000 British Open
2001 WGC NEC Invitational
2001 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
2001 Memorial Tournament
2001 The Players Championship
2001 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires
2001 Masters Tournament
2001 Williams World Challenge
2002 Masters Tournament
2002 US Open
2002 WGC American Express Championship
2002 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
2002 Buick Open
2002 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires
2003 Buick Invitational
2003 Bay Hill Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires
2003 100th Western Open
2003 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship
2003 WGC American Express Championship
2004 WGC Accenture Match Play Championship
2004 Target World Challenge presented by Williams
2005 Buick Invitational
2005 Ford Championship at Doral
2005 Masters Tournament
2005 British Open
2005 WGC NEC Invitational
2005 WGC American Express Championship
2005 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
2006 Buick Invitational