Charlotte, May 7:

Tiger Woods added the Wachovia Championship to his growing collection of trophies on Sunday with a 60-foot eagle putt to take the lead, a double bogey that kept it interesting, and by avoiding the kind of calamity that doomed his challengers down the stretch.

Backed by a two-shot lead on the toughest hole on the course, Woods played it safe and made par from eight feet to close with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Steve Stricker. It was Woods’ third victory this year, and his ninth on the US tour in his last 12 starts dating to his missed cut in the US Open.

He finished at 13-under 275, the lowest score to win the tournament, and earned $1.134 million for the 57th victory of his career. He also went atop the FedEx Cup standings for the first time this season.

Stricker had his best chance to win for the first time since 2001, one shot behind with three holes to play. He hit into the trees and the sand on the 16th on his way to double bogey, recovered with a 30-foot birdie on the 17th, then lost all hope when he went for the flag on the 18th and hit into the creek. He shot 69.

Rory Sabbatini didn’t make a par until the 10th hole and closed with a 74 to tie for third with Phil Mickelson, who closed with a 70.