First Doral, now Woods loses in own backyard

WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Two days, two different Tiger tamers.

On Monday, Woods' five-event winning streak in PGA Tour play came to a halt at the CA Championship at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami.

J.B. Holmes leads Isleworth C.C. with a 4-under 68. (Getty Images)

Tuesday, he got spanked in his own backyard.

Making up for his painful loss to Woods a month earlier in match play, long-hitting J.B. Holmes won the individual title at the upscale Tavistock Cup matches at Isleworth Country Club, where Woods lives.

Holmes, a Tavistock rookie who joined the club early last year, ended Woods' personal three-year winning streak in the Tuesday stroke-play portion of the Ryder Cup-style event, pocketing a cool $500,000 for shooting a 4-under 68 under breezy conditions on Tuesday.

"OK, I got him this time," Holmes said, laughing. "He got me last time. He's tough to beat."

They made for a good combination as their 10-player Isleworth roster convincingly whacked crosstown rival club Lake Nona, 19.5-to-11.5, to reclaim the title in the annual two-day event. Both clubs are owned by the Orlando-based Tavistock Group.

A day after he finished fifth at Doral to end a personal winning streak that dated to last September, Woods shot a 2-under 70 at Isleworth. Monday morning, his three-tournament winning streaks at Doral and in World Golf Championships competition also ended, too. Rough couple of days for the world No. 1's momentum, to the infinitesimal degree that he cares. He left without speaking to print reporters.

As for Holmes, his two days at Isleworth could not have gone much better. The two-time tour winner also won the long-drive competition on Monday afternoon, whacking a ball 329 yards to earn himself and his nine teammates $10,000 apiece, and also claimed the nearest-to-the pin prize, a 2009 Cadillac Escalade hybrid, which isn't yet available on the market.

"That's probably the best two days I have had -- ever," Holmes said. "I had a lot of fun this week. I was very fortunate to get in and hopefully they will invite me back."

An alternate at the Tavistock matches last year, Holmes was 3 up with five holes remaining against Woods in the first round of the Accenture Match Play Championship in February when Woods put on a trademark rally, winning four consecutive holes to eventually claim a 1-up win.

This time, the rally went in reverse, Woods was still in the mix for the Tavistock stroke-play crown at 2 under when he bashed two shots onto the front of the steeply sloped green on the par-5 13th hole. Roughly 90 feet from the cup, Woods putted the ball toward the flag, which was located on the top shelf. Then he waited.

One of the reasons tour pros like playing at Isleworth is because in the days before the Masters, the conditions are closely akin to those at Augusta National. Woods got an early taste of Augusta on his home-track greens that were running at about 14 on the Stimpmeter.