Major Big Deal For Sergio

But he sure came up big in the final round, rolling in a collection of par putts that kept him in the hunt, birdie putts that challenged Goydos and a par on the 18th hole that made this victory possible.

Playing for the first time in his career with a 54-hole lead, Goydos battled to keep it. He led by three shots with five holes to play until a two-shot swing on the 14th hole turned the final hour into a nail-biter.

Garcia, playing in the group ahead of Goydos, made a 45-foot birdie on the 14th. Goydos then hit an approach that was inches away from hitting the flag, but bounded over the green. He missed a 10-foot par putt, then missed a par putt from 7 feet on the next hole.

Goydos regained the lead on the par-5 16th with a two-putt birdie from 60 feet on the fringe.

His drive on the 18th found the right rough, easy to do with the wind blasting across the fairway in that direction. He hacked out to 50 yards short of the green, about the same distance Garcia faced, but pitched short to 15 feet and missed the putt.

The wind was relentless, stronger than it had been all week, turning the Stadium Course into a terror.

It might have been worse except that tour officials did not cut the greens and applied a double dose of water. That didn't keep Jesper Parnevik from posting an 85, the highest score at TPC Sawgrass in five years. It was one of nine rounds in the 80s, but not the most damaging. Kenny Perry, who started the final round one shot behind, shot 81.

Defending champion Phil Mickelson knew what he was up against early. Walking from the putting green to the first tee, a gust blew his cap off his head and sent it tumbling into the pond. Lefty hooked his opening tee shot into a mound and three-putted for double bogey, and his hopes of being the first repeat winner ended with a 3-foot birdie he missed on No. 11 and a tee shot into a palmetto bush on the 12th.

He closed with a 78.

Goydos overcame five bogeys with two unlikely birdies, a 50-footer on No. 4 and chipping in from 100 feet on No. 10. Garcia wouldn't go away, however, coming up with key putts for a chance, and one shot that only had to hit land.