Defending champion Tiger Woods is in line for another win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the eight time, making his third eagle of the the tournament and shooting 6-under 66 on Saturday to gain a two-shot lead. With a win at Bay Hill Sunday, Woods will regain the No. 1 ranking in the world for the first time since Oct. 31, 2010.
"Just because I've won here doesn't ensure that I'm going to win the tournament," Woods told ESPN. "The conditions are different. The game might be different, but the objective is still to put myself in position to win the golf tournament and somehow get it done on Sunday. Over the course of my career I've done a pretty decent job of that."
Woods was at 11-under 205, two shots ahead of Ricky Fowler (67), John Huh (71) and 36-hole co-leader Justin Rose, who was six shots ahead of Woods at one point. Rose has a 39 on the back nine and ended the day with a 72.
Woods surged past Rose with an eagle at the par-5 16th. That gave him three eagles for the week, one less than he had all of last year.
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