We really are running out of adjectives to describe Tiger Woods.
So we're not going to try.
What follows is a synopsis of each of Tiger's seven victories that led to his capture of the inaugural FedExCup.
Win 1: Buick Invitiational, Torrey Pines, Jan. 25-28
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Woods got his seventh PGA TOUR victory in a row by winning his third consecutive Buick Invitational at Torrey Pines. Meanwhile, second-place finisher Charles Howell III took the FedExCup lead through four events. Woods caught up to the pack with an eagle, buried the hopes of his final challenger with a birdie and closed with a 6-under 66.
Charles Howell III provide the final challenge with three birdies in a four-hole stretch, but Woods answered with an approach to 2 feet on the 17th hole for birdie that allowed him to play it safe on the par-5 closing hole.
Woods finished at 15-under 273 for his 55th career victory, the fifth time he has started a new season with a trophy.
Win 2: World Golf Championships-CA Championship, Doral, March 22-25
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Tiger Woods would likely say that Sunday at Doral was not his best day. Still, it was enough for him to win a third consecutive World Golf Championships-CA Championship. Woods also became the first player to three-peat in five different events.
Despite his troubles, Woods made sure the outcome was never in doubt, making enough key putts to keep everyone at a distance and playing it safe at the end for a 1-over 73 to win by two shots over Brett Wetterich in his final tournament before the Masters.
"Very pleased," Woods said about his game.
Win 3: Wachovia Championship, Quail Hollow, May 3-6
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A final round with wild swings in momentum finally settled into a familiar outcome. Backed by a two-shot lead going to the most daunting hole at Quail Hollow, Woods was able to play it safe on the 18th and made an 8-foot par to close with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Steve Stricker, his third PGA TOUR victory of the year and his ninth in his last 12 TOUR starts.
Woods finished at 13-under 275, the lowest score in the five-year history of this event. He earned $1.134 million, and went atop the FedEx Cup standings for the first time this year, despite playing only six times.
"Over the course of my career, I've won a few tournaments here and there, and it's been nice," Woods said. "This one, considering the field and the golf course and the conditions, ecstatic to have won here."
Win 4: World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, Firestone CC, Aug. 2-6
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As if anyone wondered about his whereabouts, the dominant Tiger Woods we've all gotten used to seeing returned in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. His eight-shot win couldn't have come at a better time.
You know the one. The man with the steely eyes, synchronized swing and silky putting stroke who can seize control of a golf tournament and make the rest of the field feel like they're back-up singers trying to drown out the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
And Woods did just that in the final round at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, overcoming a one-stroke deficit by the time he finished the fourth hole and going on to win the tournament by a tidy eight strokes.
Win 5: PGA Championship, Southern Hills CC, Aug. 9-12
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Challenged only briefly along the back nine of steamy Southern Hills, Tiger Woods captured the PGA Championship on Sunday to win a major for the third straight season and run his career total to 13 as he moves closer to the standard set by Jack Nicklaus.
Woods closed with a 1-under 69 for a two-shot victory over Woody Austin, a gritty journeyman whose consolation prize was earning a spot on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup.
Ernie Els also made a brief run at Woods, but the ending was all too familiar.
The only thing different about this title was how it ended. Woods became the first major champion in seven attempts to make a par on the 72nd hole at Southern Hills. And it was his first major as a father, walking into the scoring room with wife Elin holding their 2-month-old daughter, Sam Alexis.
Win 6: BMW Championship, Cog Hill Golf and CC, Sept. 6-9
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The champion at Cog Hill, the front-runner for the FedExCup. Indeed, Tiger Woods was where most everyone figured he would be
With a 50-foot birdie putt that got him back on track Sunday, Woods matched the lowest final round of his career with an 8-under 63 that shattered the scoring record at Cog Hill and gave him a two-shot victory in the BMW Championship.
Woods took the lead for good with a 12-foot birdie on the 13th hole and kept his distance from Aaron Baddeley and Steve Stricker with a swing so solid that he missed only two fairways all weekend. Woods finished at 22-under 262, breaking by five shots the record he set four years ago at Cog Hill.
It also gave him a commanding lead with one week remaining in the FedExCup.
Win 7: THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola, East Lake GC, Sept. 13-16
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Maybe Zach Johnson had the best description. "The man is a freak of nature," the reigning Masters champion said. "I mean, he's a normal person but he's sooo not normal."
Tiger Woods did it again on Sunday, too. He made something out of the ordinary seem completely natural as he won THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola -- and with that, the inaugural FedExCup and its $10 million bonus.
Woods was nothing short of magnificent on Sunday, closing with a 66 to finish at 23 under and beat Johnson and Mark Calcavecchia by a whopping eight strokes. He earned $1.26 million, bringing his total for the year to $10,867,052 and marking the second time in three years that he's hit eight figures.
The victory was clearly his goal, though, and Woods is accumulating PGA TOUR titles at an alarming rate. He's now got 61, one shy of Arnold Palmer all-time, and has won seven in a single season for the second consecutive year.
