Woods Turns Firestone Into 'Tigerstone'

Go ahead and rename the Firestone County Club in Akron, Ohio.

Rename it for the real owner.

Call it "Tigerstone."

Tigerstone Country Club, Akron, Ohio.

Tigerstone, site of Tiger Woods' historic 70th career victory.

Tigerstone, site of a heavyweight shootout Sunday that added yet another incredible golf shot to the Tiger Woods legend.

Another incredible golf shot in the heat of battle, not with unknown players with triple-digit world rankings, but in the heat of battle with another world-class golfer, a three-time major champion—Paddy Harrington.

It was Woods "stoning" an incredible 8-iron shot from 181 yards at the world-renown "monster" 16th hole at Tigerstone, a 667-yard par five that is truly man-size.

There was Woods, standing on the tee at 16, deadlocked with Harrington in one heck-of-a Sunday duel in the muggy Ohio sun. Woods found himself a shot behind Harrington, the defending PGA Champion.

Both misfired on their drives and sputtered again on their second shots.

What Tiger's two miscues did was set the table for yet another super-human golf shot from the best player in the world.

From 181 out with an 8-iron in hand, Woods hoisted the shot high and right at the hole, tucked right, close to the menacing pond. 

It landed and turned into an instant golf classic. Not just close, stone close, less than a foot, a kick-in. What it did was raise the heat on Harrington to an intolerable level.

The Irishman hit his third long and left himself with a heart-attack of a pitch back to the hole, staring right at the water.

Harrington caught it thin and it bounced once and sunk into the water. 

The good ship Paddy Harrington had run aground. He was relegated to second place with Robert Allenby at 272.

A triple-bogey eight later and Woods headed to 17 in cruise control mode, comfortably at 11-under while Harrington crashed back to eight-under.

Par at 17, then a 310-yard three-wood and wedge to six feet set Woods up for the tour-de-force final birdie and his 268 total.

Harrington said on Saturday he expected Woods to shoot 65 the final round.

Paddy the prophet, was right on the number.

Harrington said he couldn't shoot 70 and expect to win. He shot 72 and didn't.

"It was a great battle," Tiger told CBS' David Feherty as he walked off 18 green. "Paddy was consistent, and was grinding it out."

Harrington did grind it out until Tiger flattened him with that highlight-reel 8-iron at 16.

Another shot for the ages.

"I'm happy with seven here," Woods said. "And happy with 70."

Seventy wins at age 33.

Only Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus won that many or more.

Woods has both clearly in his sights.

Seven wins at "Tigerstone." Seven wins in the same event.

Another PGA Tour first, another notch in the Tiger Woods resume of excellence in golf.