Tiger Woods is No. 1 in the world again, after winning his eighth title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida.
The last time Woods was No. 1 was in October 2010, according to ESPN.com.
Woods, 37, took the victory Monday with a 2-under par 70 in the final round. Justin Rose finished in second. Mark Wilson, Keegan Bradley, Gonzalo Fidez-Constano, and Rickie Fowler tied for third place.
According to ESPN, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational gives him three straight wins. This marks the shortest amount of time to reach such a win streak, since 2008. Woods is now five wins away from 82 wins, the record set by late Sam Snead. Woods is currently tied with Snead for the winning an event the most times.
According to CBS Sports, Woods has spent 4,362 of his 6,054 days as a professional golfer in the No. 1 spot. That puts him at 72 percent of his professional career.
“It's a by-product of hard work, patience, and getting back to winning golf tournaments,” Woods told the Golf Channel when asked about his rise back to number one. “I've won some golf tournaments the last couple of years and consequently I've moved up.”
According to Justin Ray, senior researcher for ESPN, Woods was a unconscious with putts from 10 to 25 feet away.
“Tiger’s a ridiculous 13 for 19,” he said in a tweet.
“The start to this year is the best Tiger has ever putted in his career, he's clearly unstoppable when he is #1 in putting,” tweeted Hank Haney, a golf professional who has coached Woods in the past.
According to ESPN, Woods has had three wins prior to the Masters three separate times. However, he has never won the Masters when he has accomplished that feat.
Woods next event will be the Masters, at Augusta National, which begins on April 11.
