MARANA, Ariz. — Even in another landslide victory, Tiger Woods conceded nothing.

He already was 8 up with nine holes to play and headed for the record books at the Accenture Match Play Championship when Stewart Cink finally got his moment in the high desert, holing a 36-foot eagle putt, pumping his fist in mock celebration.

Then he stood to the side of the green as Woods faced an eagle putt from the same line, about a foot closer.

"I told my caddie before he hit it that it was going in," Cink said. "He doesn't like to be upstaged in any way."

Alas, this putt spun around the lip and stayed out. Having raised his putter over his head, Woods cringed and let the club fall through his finger, and both players laughed and tapped fists.

It was that moment Sunday at Dove Mountain that illustrated where Woods is on the world stage of golf.

His expectations have never been higher.

His game has never been stronger.

Woods closed out Cink on the next hole with a wedge that climbed over a bunker and spun back to 2 feet, his 14th birdie in 29 holes in his 8-and-7 victory, the largest margin in the 10-year history of the tournament.

It was his 63rd career victory, moving him past Arnold Palmer into fourth place alone on the PGA Tour's career list.

He won for the 15th time in these World Golf Championships, earning more money in 26 starts than Tom Lehman has earned in 438 starts in his PGA Tour career.

"It says about the same thing that just about any other stat you can pull up of him says," Cink said. "It says he's the best that's ever played. I don't know what else to say about that."

Each victory moves him closer to the game's greatest players. Ben Hogan is next on the list with 64 victories.

Snead is safe. Woods plays no more than 17 times a year, so even if he runs the tables, he can't catch him this year. The thought of a perfect season is laughable, of course, except that Woods didn't smile when someone asked him if he could win them all.