Tiger's Cinderella return nearly all good news for tour

LOS ANGELES: With his extraordinary gift for near-perfect timing, Tiger Woods announced his return to the winner's circle with a sensational victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando on Sunday.

In only his third tournament back since reconstructive knee surgery, the American world No 1 overhauled a five-stroke deficit to triumph by a shot, giving golf and sport in general a much-needed boost.

Woods's eight-month absence dealt golf a major blow, especially at a time when the global financial crisis had begun to take a firm hold.