Woods among three tied for lead at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Another streak ended for Tiger Woods on Thursday, this one worth celebrating.

He finally broke 70 at Bay Hill.

Ending a peculiar drought at a tournament he won four straight times, Woods shot 6-under 64 in the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his first sub-70 round in three years to share the lead with Vaughn Taylor and Paul Casey.

Woods played his best golf in nearly six months, giving himself a birdie opportunity on all but one hole. He opened with four birdies in the first six holes, missing putts of 10 and 12 feet on the other two.

"It's definitely the best round of the year," Woods said, pausing for effect. "I haven't played that many rounds."

Even so, he could not remember the last time he hit 17 greens in regulation, especially on a Bay Hill course with ankle-deep rough framing the tight fairways.

And while Palmer changed the scorecard to a par 70, it didn't stop Woods or anyone else.

Sergio Garcia was in the group at 66, while Tampa winner Mark Calcavecchia, Scott Verplank and K.J. Choi were among those at 67.