Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: It wasn't long ago that Tiger Woods was golf's greatest player and a global sports icon. His dramatic downfall is well-known as a sex scandal and injuries knocked him off his pedestal, many thought for good. But now Woods is in the midst of perhaps an equally dramatic comeback. From Orlando, Fla., NPR's Tom Goldman reports. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Tiger Woods has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando eight times. But yesterday's first round of the 2018 tournament may have been one of his most significant because it felt like a final round. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Unintelligible), Tiger. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Tiger - all day. GOLDMAN: The Tiger calls started with Woods' opening tee shot on a cold Orlando morning. The cheers built as the temperature and Woods heated up. (CHEERING) GOLDMAN: His second birdie in as many holes put Woods at the top of the leaderboard for a while
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