Tiger is Back on the Prowl

Tiger Woods has been through some pretty dark and dreary days. Woods went through an ugly public scandal, 26 tour events, and 923 days since winning a PGA Tour event. All of that is now history. Today, Woods finished the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill with a 2-under 70 final round. He won easily by five shots of Graeme McDowell. Woods could hardly contain his excitement during his tap in for par on the 18th. After it rolled in, he yelled, "Yeah!" and did the famous fist pump.

Woods would be the first to tell you this just a simple tour win. He said afterwards, "It's not like winning a major championship or anything, but it certainly feels really good." He also described the win as "pure joy." Woods is correct that it is just a tour event win, but it was a dominant win. A win reminiscent of the vintage Tiger we all loved. The question becomes whether or not the new Tiger can regain the some of the convincing success of the old.

The win returns Woods to the top 10 of the PGA rankings at #6. Golfers at Bay Hill were well aware of Woods' outstanding performance. Ian Poulter stated afterwards about Woods that, "He is going to be a force at Augusta." We will just have to see if that is the case. Woods stated his case for it in this tour event. The win not only ended the drought, but reminded viewers of the olden days. Tiger Woods appears to be back. And folks, that is a story worth following.