GRAND BLANC, Michigan (Ticker) -- It wasn't pretty. But it didn't need to be.

Tiger Woods cruised to his fourth title of the season Sunday, preparing for the PGA Championship with a runaway victory at the Buick Open.

Woods improved to 25-2 on the PGA Tour when leading after 54 holes, shooting a 2-under-par 70 to finish the 72-hole event at 17-under 271 and leave an overmatched Esteban Toledo in a tie for second, four strokes back.

The win could have been even more decisive if Woods had not played sloppily down the stretch. He double-bogeyed the par-3 17th hole but still took a three-shot lead to the 18th.

Woods earned his 33rd PGA Tour win, moving within one of Tom Watson for 11th place on the all-time list. He also claimed the Bay Hill Invitational, Masters and U.S. Open this season.

Next week at Hazeltine in Chaska, Minnesota, Woods will have a chance to become the first player in history to win three majors in a season twice. His run at an unprecedented Grand Slam ended last month at the British Open.

Sunday's victory was Woods' first during the week before a major.

Toledo began the day just a stroke behind Woods and stayed there through 12 holes but remained winless in six years on the PGA Tour. He settled for his second career runner-up finish, ending up in a four-way tie at 13-under 275.

Mark O'Meara -- Woods' good friend -- tied Toledo, Brian Gay and Fred Funk for second.

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