Yet, the chase to surpass Nicklaus's record of 18 major championships pushes Woods, and he is driven to leave an indelible mark on the game.

Retief Goosen of South Africa pushed Woods to the 18th hole before the world's top-ranked player prevailed, 1 up.

But just as he looked set to push Woods for a win he found water off the tee on the fifth and was stung by a double bogey.

Rory McIlroy hit into the water on the last hole for bogey, which pushed Woods into a tie for 10th.

The win Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, however, pushed Woods' advantage back to about 1.5 points over Mickelson, who remains No. 2.

Other than Wetterich - a well-traveled golfer with one PGA Tour victory - no one else pushed Woods.

Last Sunday at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Harrington pushed Woods all the way until treble-bogeying the 16th.

The 32-year-old was the halfway leader, although a third-round 72 stunted his challenge and he was never in a position to push Woods after two bogeys in his first three holes.

I suppose you saw it for yourself in the statement, but when we pushed Wood on exactly how and when it happened, he said it was all a blur, he couldnt remember.

BEST QUESTIONS I’ve judged this by the quality of the answer and by how much the question pushed Woods off his pat responses.

Strongly influenced by 1950s EC comic book illustrator Wally Wood, Spain pushed Wood's sharp, crisp black shadows and hard-edged black outlines into a more simplified, stylized direction.

When Sutherland made birdie on the 18th hole, he pushed Woods out of the final group and into the penultimate group, a fact not lost on Snedeker, 26, and Buckle, 24, who is from Australia.

A great number of wooden churches are still intact in the Carpathian Mountains villages, but by far the most impressive are the Wooden Churches of Maramureş which push wood building technique to its limits.

Push Wood & Sit Down Servant from "Ska Bonanza: The Studio One Years" (Heartbeat) Later reissued as "Go Ska Go" (Heartbeat)

He pushed Woods at the Masters, contended at the United States Open and dueled Toms until the final hole at the P.G.A. By reaching No. 2 in the world ranking and finishing second on the money list, Mickelson enjoyed his most consistent year, despite the heartbreaking setbacks.