Tiger roars to victory in Orlando

Tiger Woods holed a dramatic 24-foot birdie to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando.

The unlikely shot was the only putt Woods holed from outside 20 feet all week, but it was enough to seal a one-stroke victory over Bart Bryant.

It extends Woods' six-month winning streak to six official tournaments - five on the PGA Tour, plus the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic.

Asked about the putt, Woods said: "I kept telling myself, 'I've done this before and I can do it again'.

"I was just trying to make sure I got the speed right. I felt good over the putt. I hit the putt down there and it took forever to start breaking, but once it started, it went straight right and in the hole."

It was Woods' 64th career victory on the PGA Tour, equal third on the all-time list with Ben Hogan, behind Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73).

Woods, who collected £515,099 for his fifth title at Bay Hill, added: "It was great to make the putt, but I was so excited with the five-iron I hit in there to give myself a putt at it.

"You have to understand I had not hit the ball well the last three days, and then to have that shot with everything on the line, and to hit a shot and give myself a putt at it, I was so fired up."

Bryant, who watched Woods' winning putt after finishing in the previous pairing, was obviously disappointed.

"What are you going to do?" he said. "I was pretty hopeless sitting there in the trailer, but I did what I thought I was supposed to do, which was put the pressure back on Tiger to make the play. He has a habit of making it when he needs to."

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