Tiger Woods is playing like he does when he wins major golf titles and, with the Masters only a month away, looks ready to close the major win-record gap on Jack Nicklaus for the first time since 2008.

With impressive putting and a masterful short game, Woods captured the World Golf Championships event at Doral on Sunday for his second US PGA title of the year after a January triumph at Torrey Pines.

"That's how I know I can play," Woods said. "That's the thing. To be able to bring it out a couple times so far this year, and then be able to close and get the Ws on top of that, that's nice."