Tiger wins by a stroke over Mahan at Congressional

By Steve Ginsburg

BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Tiger Woods overcame a course record-equalling performance by Hunter Mahan to win the AT&T National at Congressional Country Club Sunday.

Tournament host Woods fired a three-under-par 67 to finish at 13-under 267, one stroke better than Mahan, whose sizzling final round 62 had lifted him to the top of the leaderboard.

But Woods snapped a tie with Mahan by rolling in a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-five 16th before parring the final two holes at the pristine course outside Washington, D.C.

"It was into the left centre of the hole, and at the very end it started going left," Woods said of his birdie putt. "It was like, 'Oh, God, just don't lip out now.'

"It went in, and from there I said, 'Okay, now if I can just play the last two holes, fairways and greens, let's just get the win.'"

The final round was expected to be a duel between Woods and Anthony Kim, but Kim stumbled midway through the final round and finished in third place, four strokes off the pace.

Kim, who began the day tied with Woods for the lead, had two birdies, three bogeys and a slew of missed opportunities to defend his title.

"I'll be knocking at the door again, it's just a matter of time," said the 24-year-old. "I've gotten a lot better, stayed a lot more patient than I used to. It's only a matter of time.