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The 43-year-old completed his final round in 67 to claim victory ahead of home favourite Hideki Matsuyama at Narashino Country Club.

Woods held onto his three-shot lead over the final seven holes as the tournament was completed on Monday morning following Friday’s washout.

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He bogeyed the 12th before recovering with a birdie on the 14th, but a missed birdie putt on the 15th gave Matsuyama an opening.

Matsuyama birdied the 16th to move within two shots but missed a birdie on the 17th. That gave Woods some breathing space and he responded with a birdie four on the last before claiming the title.

Woods said: “This is big. Hideki made it tight. It was a lot closer than people maybe thought. It is just crazy. It is a lot.

“I have been able to be consistent most of my career and have put myself up there with a chance to win on a number of occasions.

It’s an honor to be tied with Sam Snead for most wins in @PGATOUR history. Thanks Mom and Pop and everyone who helped make this possible. Hideki put up an amazing fight on his home soil, but to do this in Japan is something I’ll never forget. It’s been an awesome year. pic.twitter.com/m9ICuVyJmX

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) October 28, 2019

“There was plenty of times I didn’t but today was one of those days where I was able to pull it out.

“It was definitely stressful.”