International Sports Desk, May 13 (EFE).- Tiger Woods prevailed at The Players Championship tournament in Florida, the fourth victory in his last seven PGA Tour events. Woods, the world No. 1, was the favorite going into the tournament, which was his first outing since the Masters last month. Leading after the third round, Woods birdied five holes on Sunday to finish 13-under-par, two strokes better than fellow Americans Kevin Streelman and Jeff Maggert and Swede David Lingmerth.

Rickie Fowler, who cemented his status as a rising US PGA Tour star with a victory in the Wells Fargo Championship last year, returns to defend that title this week. Fowler claimed his first US PGA Tour title with a playoff victory over Rory McIlroy and DA Points. "I guess now that I'm a PGA Tour winner I guess there is a little more credibility, but other than that, I don't get treated any differently," Fowler said. "Maybe after I win 10, 15, 20 events, then they might look at me a little differently, but we'll work on the second one for now."

(Reuters) - Adam Scott has climbed to a joint career-high number three in the world rankings following his dramatic Masters victory on Sunday. Scott became the first Australian to win at Augusta after sinking a 15-foot birdie putt on the second extra hole to clinch a playoff victory over Angel Cabrera. He edged past the Argentine to claim the green jacket after the pair had finished locked together on nine-under-par 279 after four rounds.

For Tiger Woods, the long wait for a 15th major title continues. The 37-year-old American briefly threatened the leaders going down the back nine in the final round of the 77th Masters on Sunday, but he had left himself with too much to do and he eventually had to settle for a tie for fourth place. That means that by the time he tees off at Merion Golf Club in the US Open in June it will be five years since he last won one of the big four titles.