Arnold Palmer Invitational 2013: Day 3 Leaderboard Analysis, Highlights and More

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Published: March 23, 2013

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Tiger Woods' dominance at Bay Hill was once again on display Saturday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The seven-time winner of this event shot a six-under 66 on Day 3 to snag the outright lead by two strokes over Justin Rose, Rickie Fowler and John Huh.

The former unquestioned No. 1 golfer on the planet has a chance to ascend to his familiar perch atop the official world rankings with a win this week. There isn't much to indicate that he won't get it done either.

Check out this stat provided by ESPN's Justin Ray, which highlights Woods' uncanny ability to close out tournaments as the front-runner after 54 holes.



Overall, Woods has converted 50 of 54 third-round situations into wins whenever he's had at least a share of the lead.

NBC commentator Johnny Miller proclaimed this round by Woods to be in the top 10 of his illustrious career. Woods drained 17 of 18 putts inside 20 feet, and AP golf writer Doug Ferguson pointed out just how outstanding Woods has been with the flat stick since his putting lesson from Steve Stricker:



Here is a look at the leaderboard, filled with big names. For complete scores, head over to PGA.com.

Position Player Rounds Total 1 Tiger Woods
69-70-66 -11 T2 Rickie Fowler
73-67-67
-9 T2 John Huh
67-69-71 -9 T2 Justin Rose
65-70-72 -9 T5 Thorbjorn Olesen
69-73-66
-8 T5 Ken Duke
70-68-70
-8 T5 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
69-71-68 -8 T5 Bill Haas
69-66-73
-8 T5 Jimmy Walker
69-69-70
-8 T10 Keegan Bradley 74-69-66 -7 T10 Mark Wilson 71-68-70 -7  

Woods made his third eagle of the week at the par-five No. 16 after a birdie at the previous hole and then closed out the day with a clutch par save at No. 18. It was a far cry from Friday's form down the stretch, when Woods logged three consecutive bogeys to finish.

After an outstanding start of four-...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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