( CNN ) -- Tiger Woods completed the victory formalities at the WGC-Bridgestone tournament Sunday and immediately turned his attentions to the final major of the season , which starts later this week . Woods has been marooned on 14 majors for five years , but his form in 2013 , this was his fifth win of the season and by a resounding seven shots , gives him hope that drought will end by next weekend . He will head for Oak Hill in New York as overwhelming favorite for the PGA Championship and with renewed confidence . `` I 'm really looking forward to it , '' he said after completing a final round of level-par 70 on the Firestone Course at Akron , Ohio . `` I feel like my game is pretty consistent and I 'm hitting it pretty good . '' Woods admitted to adopting a conservative approach to his play on the final day of a tournament he has now won a record eight times . The World No.1 was never threatened with playing partner Henrik Stenson concentrating on his battle for second place . The Swede made a testing two-putt on the final green to also close with a 70 and finish in a share of the runners-up spot with reigning champion Keegan Bradley on eight-under . Woods , who finished on 15-under 265 , will be paired with Bradley and Davis Love II for the first two rounds of the PGA Championship on Thursday and Friday . He will be hoping to repeat the sort of heroics which saw him card a joint career best nine-under 61 on Friday to open up a massive lead in the WGC event he has made his own on a course which he said `` fits my eye . '' Tapping in for par on the last , Woods was winning his 79th PGA Tour title and 18th WGC crown . Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez and Zach Johnson finished tied for fourth on six-under . Northern Ireland 's Rory McIlroy , who will be defending his PGA Championship title , was well off the pace again on two-over . Woods , whose last victory at a major came in the 2008 U.S. Open , has flattered to deceive in this season 's three to date , with indifferent play on the weekend wrecking his chances . He is chasing the all-time record of 18 by the great Jack Nicklaus .
Tiger Woods wins WGC-Bridgestone Invitational . Finishes seven shots clear of chasers . Eighth victory at the tournament in Ohio . PGA Championship starts Thursday at Oak Hill .