Tiger Woods said he felt comfortable on the way to a first tournament win in over two years at the Chevron World Challenge on Sunday.
The 14-time major winner and former world number one recorded his first victory since November 2009 with a one-shot win over American countryman Zach Johnson in California.
Woods, who hosted the 18-man event for his foundation, said he was relaxed late in the round despite being winless since the Australian Masters almost 25 months ago.
"I know it has been a while, but also for some reason it feels like it hasn't, because when I was coming down the stretch there, I felt so comfortable," he said.
"Was I nervous? Absolutely. (I'm) always nervous in that position, but it's a comfortable feeling and I enjoy being in that position. For some reason, it is kind of a comfort to be in there with a chance to win."
Woods, 35, dominated world golf before revelations of several sex scandals in late 2009 brought a halt to his winning run.
His victory, clinched with a six-foot birdie putt at Thousand Oaks, will see him move from world number 52 to 21, and Woods credited a change in his swing for helping turn around his game.
"Last year I was very one-dimensional how I played," Woods said.
"I played only right to left. I did not have the swing of position where I could get a left-to-right ball at all."
Woods, who is yet to confirm his entire schedule next year, will take a break before returning for the European Tour's Abu Dhabi Golf Championship beginning on January 26.
"I have taken very, very few days off and I've pushed pretty hard," he said.
"My mind and body are wanting a little bit of a break, so I want to shut it down for a couple of weeks and give it a chance to just kind of unwind and then start gearing back up for next year."