Graeme McDowell putts to playoff win

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    Tiger Woods delivered a vintage moment, dropping an 8-iron from the sky on the final hole Sunday inside 3 feet for what looked to be a sure victory.

    Just not this year.

    The clutch shots and happy endings belonged to U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell.

    McDowell capped off his greatest season with the biggest comeback ever against Woods. He rallied from a four-shot deficit in the Chevron World Challenge, then upstaged Woods at his own tournament.

    McDowell holed a 20-foot birdie putt to force a playoff, then beat Woods on the first extra hole with another birdie from a little bit longer.

    "They're the kind of putts that you make them, and you can't really believe it afterwards," McDowell said. "They were the stuff of dreams -- 2010 has been the stuff of dreams. It's been that kind of year."

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