Tiger Woods in five-way tie for lead
in Arnold Palmer Invitational

FROM THE AOL SPORTS NEWS SERVICE
Tiger Woods hoped to be within striking distance after the third round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational but not in his wildest dreams did he expect to be leading.
Woods began the day seven strokes behind halfway leader Vijay Singh and would have been happy to cut the margin to three or four.
Instead, he found himself the man to beat going into the final round, part of a tournament record five-way tie for the lead, as he tries to extend his six-month winning streak that has included four PGA Tour events, one European Tour start, as well as his own unofficial tournament.
Woods posted a six-under 204 total which was matched by Sean O'Hair (63), Bart Bryant (68), Bubba Watson (68) and Singh (73).
The world number one, who did not look at a leaderboard until the 18th, was the beneficiary of an error-strewn series of disasters by his fellow competitors, many of whom struggled in the gusty winds.
Most notably Nick Watney, who got to nine under after 12 holes, only to suffer a quadruple bogey at the par-four 16th.
He drove out of bounds and compounded his problems by dumping his approach into the pond protecting the green, to limp home two strokes behind the leaders.
Woods' performance overshadowed the 63 registered by O'Hair, who is seeking back-to-back victories after winning the Pods Championship last week.
Worksop's Lee Westwood managed to hold his round together as he twice carded back-to-back bogeys but one birdie on the front nine and another coming home reduced the damage.
He signed for a 72 to drop to four under but remain in the top 10 while Londoner Brian Davis improved his position with a 68 which lifted him to three under for the tournament.
Ian Poulter was the only other British player to survive the halfway cut.