Tiger poised to pounce with renewed 'feeling'

MIAMI: Tiger Woods signalled an ominous warning to his rivals on Wednesday, saying he had finally shaken off the rust after eight months on the sidelines and was once again ready to play golf instinctively.

The American world No 1 defends his title at this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, only his third appearance on the PGA Tour this year after coming back from reconstructive knee surgery.

Woods made his hotly anticipated return at last month's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona, where he was eliminated in the second round, and then tied for ninth in last week's WGC-CA Championship at Doral.