Magic on the 18th Hole - He is Back!

by harringtola | March 29, 2009 at 07:18 pm

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What more is there to say, He is Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard by one shot, extending his PGA TOUR winning streak to five and keeping intact a perfect season in golf.

Not since Bay Hill in 2001 has Woods won a PGA TOUR event with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by a shot.

The fans stood four deep to be a part of the final round of this year's Arnold Palmer Invitational. They were not disappointed.

Next up is the World Golf Championships-CA Championship at Doral, which he has won six times. No wonder some are starting to question whether he will lose again.

Woods closed with a 6-under 66 and won Bay Hill for the fifth time in his career, becoming the first player in PGA TOUR history to win four tournaments at least five times.

The last time he played, he surpassed Palmer on the career list. This one allowed him to join Hogan, who won 64 times over 21 years, the last victory coming at the 1959 Colonial National Invitational.

Next up is Jack Nicklaus at 73, with Sam Snead's record of 82 victories looking closer each time Woods plays.

At the end of the 18th there was a personal moment between Arnold and Tiger, where Mr. Palmer, grinning from ear to ear, commented on something he had told Tiger last year.