Miami -- There was only one question Sunday, and it was everywhere.
It was around the first tee for Daniel Chopra. It was along the final hole for David Toms. It was on the television after Camilo Villegas sank a birdie putt and shook a fist in the air.
"Can this young man do it?" the announcer asked.
Everyone wanted someone, anyone, to step up and challenge Tiger Woods in the final round of the Ford Championship at Doral. Not necessarily beat him. But push him. Test him. Pull even with Woods at the stoplight, rev the engine and see what might happen.
Woods wouldn't allow it, though. It was something to watch, his golfing greatness at work this way. In fact, it was the only thing to watch, so effectively did he drain the day of drama.
You know one of the constant questions around Woods is how an entire generation of golfers has wilted in his presence? Well, that wasn't the story Sunday.
The story was of Villegas, who shot a 67, pulling within one shot early on. And Woods responding with a birdie.
It was of Toms, who also shot a 67, pulling within a shot. And Woods then making birdies on his next two holes.
Woods was so good this tournament, for such long stretches, that he ended up coasting to victory despite bogeying his final two holes -- matching his over-par total for the first 70.
"Look, when he has a lead and is playing like that, well, you've got to be almost perfect," said Toms, who finished a stroke behind.
Twenty times now Woods has entered a final round with at least a two-stroke lead. Twenty times he has won. Think about that. Think about what it means to how he reacts to pressure, doesn't relax with leads and simply refuses to lose.
Here's what kind of Sunday this was: Woods was on the 14th tee. He hit a shot he didn't like. "Completely whiffed," he'd say later, though his immediate reaction said more: He simply dropped his club in the ultimate what-did-I-just-do? reaction.
"Aw-w-w," he groaned.
And the ball landed on the green. A bit left of where he wanted, perhaps, but it was on the green. He made an easy par. He completely whiffed by his standards, and he still had the same three-shot lead at that point.
"One bad hole," Woods would say of his final round.
That was No. 17. He hit over the green, chipped past the hole and missed a 6-foot putt. That put Toms a shot back. And, well, then you could make a case for Toms flinching. He three-putted the 18th. Woods then took a bogey to guarantee a safe win.
