Arnold Palmer Invitational 2012: Tiger Woods Primed To End Tournament Drought

Tiger Woods is set to end his tournament drought this weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida, where he has won six times in the past, the last victory coming at Bay Hill in 2009 though.

Woods leads by one stroke after three rounds, and has yet to truly play a bad round, by spectators' standards at least.

Woods has been under par in every round, bogeying or double bogeying only four times through three days in the Magic Kingdom, and capping off the second round with an impressive seven-under 65.

The bad news for Woods is that he has one more round of golf to play in the spotlight of the lead.

The good news for the 14-time major winner, though: He is 48 of 52 at PGA Tour events when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead. Woods has only lost twice in his career after holding the outright lead through three rounds, but won the other 37 times.

Despite how shaky Woods may be perceived by the field and even fans in 2012, the red shirt and black pants are still regarded as a symbol of inevitability and clutch-time winning.

There does not look to be a single player near the top of the leaderboard who can catch Tiger either.

Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell looks to be the man best equipped if anyone is going to make a run in the final round on Sunday as he sits in second place, but outside of an unlikely nine-under 63 on Friday, McDowell has flirted with par all tournament.

Ernie Els and Ian Poulter are both just three shots out of the lead, but that may be too much to make up in 18 holes against a competitor like Woods.

Not since The Honda Classic earlier in March has Woods—who finished second at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida thanks to a final-round 62—looked so capable of taking home a PGA Tour event.

The stars are aligning for the 36-year-old this weekend in Orlando, and Woods will soon end his tournament drought at the 2012 Arnold Palmer Invitational.