( CNN ) -- Zach Johnson denied Tiger Woods a sixth tournament victory in 2013 in a dramatic climax to the World Golf Challenge at the Sherwood Country Club in California on Sunday . The 2007 Masters champion secured the $ 1 million first prize at the first extra playoff hole , but it was his heroics moments earlier on the final regulation hole that left the crowds gasping . He and Woods were tied for the lead on 13-under par as they headed down the 72nd hole , but when Johnson dumped his approach into the water his hopes looked to have sunk with his ball . But incredibly the Georgia native holed his fourth shot from the drop zone 65 yards out to claim an unlikely par and complete a four-under round of 68 . Woods , who had earlier led by four shots with eight to play , also made a meal of par at the 18th putting his second shot into greenside bunker before getting up and down to finish with a round of 70 . When the players returned to the play the 18th again in the playoff , it was Woods who blinked first , finding sand again with his approach while Johnson found the left side of the green . Johnson two-putted for par but Woods , who played out to five feet saw his putt lip out , handing Johnson his second title of the year . America 's Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar finished tied for third on nine under with Graeme McDowell the highest placed European player . The Northern Irishman finished in sixth place on five-under par while his compatriot Rory McIlroy , who won his first tournament of the year at the Australian Open last weekend , ended up down in 11th in the 18-man field . Brilliant Bjorn wins in Sun City . Thomas Bjorn produced a stunning final round of 65 to claim a two-shot win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City on Sunday . The Dane 's victory was sealed when he produced two eagles on the back nine at the Gary Player Country Club to finish on 20-under par , two shots ahead of overnight leader Jamie Donaldson from Wales and Spain 's Sergio Garcia . `` This is right up there with the best days of my career , '' Bjorn said , EuropeanTour.com reported . `` You never forget your first victory , and then my win against Tiger in Dubai when I went toe-to-toe with him for four days and came out top was special , but winning here in the way that I did against a field of this quality is up there . `` I knew I had to shoot something low and then see what Jamie was doing . It turned out that it was Sergio and every time I saw a leaderboard he was making birdies . I am very proud of the way I played today - it 's a very special day in my career . ''
Zach Johnson wins at first extra hole to deny Woods a sixth win in 2013 . Johnson holes out from 65 yards at 72nd hole for par to force playoff . Thomas Bjorn wins the Nedbank Challenge in South Africa by two strokes .