(CNN) -- A collapse on the penultimate tee of the Players Championship by Sergio Garcia allowed Tiger Woods to win the $1.7 million tournament for the second time in his career. Spain's Garcia looked to be heading into a playoff with world No. 1 Woods before hitting two tee shots into the water at the 17th hole to throw away any chance he had of winning the title he picked up in 2008. A war of words between the two players broke out on Saturday when Garcia blamed Woods for crowd noise which he claimed distracted him during his swing.
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Tiger Woods wins the Players Championship after collapse from Sergio Garcia
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Garcia hit two tee shots into the water at the 17th hole, ending his challenge
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World No. 1 Woods wins the event for the first time since 2001
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The American is now just four wins off Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA Tour victories
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"That hole has been good to me for the most part," @placeholder said of the 17th after carding a final round of 76.