Davis Love III, at 51, records one for the ages in winning Wyndham Championship
But Tiger Woods fades out of contention to finish in a tie for 10th, his best finish of a disappointing 2015
Tiger Woods couldn't end his golf victory drought, but 51-year-old Davis Love III snapped his with a one-stroke win in the Wyndham Championship that made him the third-oldest winner in US PGA Tour history.
All eyes were on Woods at Sedgefield Country Club, where the 14-time major champion was in contention for a first US PGA Tour win since 2013.
Any victory is going to be really sweet when you're over 50
The former world number one, coming off a missed cut at the PGA Championship that marked his third straight early exit from a major, needed the victory to make the US PGA Tour's FedEx Cup play-offs.
Woods' chances effectively ended with a triple-bogey seven at the par-four 11th hole. That was followed by a bogey at the 12th, and even a storming finish that included four birdies in his last six holes wasn't enough.
Woods closed with an even-par 70 for 13-under 267, his tie for 10th his best finish of a disappointing 2015 campaign.
While Woods' US season is over, Love is headed to the play-offs after grabbing his first US PGA Tour victory since 2008.
"Incredible" was Love's verdict on the win, achieved with a six-under par final round of 64 that included eagles at both of Sedgefield's two par-fives.