Not even a ferocious storm that pushed the Arnold Palmer Invitational to a Monday finish could stop Tiger Woods from winning an eighth Bay Hill title and reclaiming the World No 1 ranking.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
With two wins in his last four starts Tiger Woods appears to have found his groove, found a new girlfriend and by the end of the week could find himself back at the top of the world golf rankings.
Tiger Woods's thrilling victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational generated the highest overnight television rating for a golf event since his triumph at last year's U.S. Open, according to Nielsen Media Research.
He made 27 birdies on his way to a two-stroke win in the WGC-Cadillac Championship on Sunday and needed just 100 putts in 72 holes as he clinched his second victory of the young year.
Tiger Woods came from five strokes behind to overhaul fellow American Sean O'Hair and win his 66th PGA Tour title in spectacular style at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando Sunday. Playing only his third tournament since returning from reconstructive knee surgery, Woods completed a record sixth victory in fading sunlight at the Bay Hill Club by sinking a 16-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by a shot.
Tiger Woods is in danger of surrendering his position as world number one to Phil Mickelson in two weeks' time.
Tiger Woods ended his two and a half year drought on the PGA Tour when he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational by five strokes on Sunday, sending a warning signal to his rivals ahead of next month's Masters.
Vijay Singh ended 15 years of heartache at the Bay Hill Club with a two-shot victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.
Tiger Woods birdied two of his last three holes for a six-under-par 64 and a share of the lead in the Arnold Palmer Invitational first round on Thursday.
Leading the Asian challenge after the first day was Korea's Byeong Hun An, who celebrated his return to the Tournament with a battling two-under 70 to share the ninth place.
Stuck at his parents place in Hyderabad without his golf clubs, India's Anirban Lahiri heaved a sigh of relief after getting the good news that his playing status on the elite PGA Tour has been guaranteed for not only the remainder of the year but also for the 2020-21 season.
France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League despite a lacklustre goalless draw against Israel on Thursday.
Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy are the three clear favourites for the year's first major championship.
Five players to watch at the Masters, which starts on Thursday at Augusta National.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Monday
'All is forgiven dear Tiger, wear your red shirt on day four and come back home to the Winner's Circle now.'
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
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