Woods makes his move

Tiger Woods charged up the leaderboard with a near-flawless third round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Woods, who started the day seven strokes off the pace, handled a testing breeze with ease to compile a four-under-par 66 at Bay Hill.

He posted a six-under 204 to be tied for the clubhouse lead with Sean O’Hair, who shot a brilliant 63 earlier in the day.

The on-course leader was Nick Watney at eight-under after 14 holes, one stroke ahead of Bart Bryant, who had also completed 14 holes.

“The greens were quicker today and I made a few putts,” said Woods, who received some pre-round advice from tournament host Palmer.

“He told me I need to get off my butt and play a good round today. Here I am, back in contention.”

Woods is seeking to extend his six-month winning streak, having won his past five official starts – four on the PGA Tour and one on the European Tour.

Halfway leader Vijay Singh fell apart on the front nine.

After a steady start, he dropped five strokes in an horrific four-hole stretch to complete the front nine in 40 strokes, plumetting four shots off the pace at the turn.

Worksop’s Lee Westwood also fell behind as a run of bogey-bogey-birdie left him five under through 11 holes.

Londoner Brian Davis improved his position with a 68 which lifted him to three under for the tournament.