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Tiger Woods is leading the Valspar Championship and social media nearly lost it

By T.J. Auclair

Published on Friday, March 9, 2018

This particular Tiger Woods comeback is showing a lot more promise than any of the others before it.

The excitement around the latest comeback hit a fever pitch Friday morning in Tampa when -- in the second round of the Valspar Championship -- Woods moved to 5 under to grab his first outright lead since the Sunday of the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, his last win.

There's still a long way to go, but this was a great sign.

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Understandably, the enthusiasm for Tiger exploded on Twitter.

Here's a sampling...

Tiger Woods.

Solo leader. pic.twitter.com/mUmjzXJsPP
— Skratch (@Skratch) March 9, 2018

Tiger Woods is the solo leader.

This is not a drill. pic.twitter.com/Qi5egoXVS9
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 9, 2018

TIGER WOODS ON TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD...You may officially start freaking out NOW!
— Michael Collins (@ESPNCaddie) March 9, 2018

"So I'm back up in the game
Running things to keep my swing
Letting all the people know
That I'm back to run the show"

'Return of the Mack' by MÌ¶aÌ¶rÌ¶kÌ¶ Ì¶MÌ¶oÌ¶rÌ¶rÌ¶iÌ¶sÌ¶oÌ¶nÌ¶ LEADER, Tiger Woods pic.twitter.com/DwAAC8M9bp
— Tim Reilly (@LifeOfaReilly) March 9, 2018

We have a developing situation...Tiger Woods, solo leader. pic.twitter.com/RPMRQMJbC8
— Jay Coffin (@JayCoffinGC) March 9, 2018

Tiger Woods with the lead at the Valspar Championship got me like.. pic.twitter.com/IHuCInc132
— Cody Sherlin (@CodySherlin) March 9, 2018

Tiger, Tiger Woods y’all pic.twitter.com/2fDCeF2OpI
— Michael Edwards (@EdwardsMichaelG) March 9, 2018

Is tiger woods back?! pic.twitter.com/1AnW2RVZF0
— WonTonington ™ (@TyBoogieeeee) March 9, 2018

Me when I see Tiger Woods updates pic.twitter.com/FgJOF1f8tO
— Long Nguyen (@itsLongNguyen) March 9, 2018

Tiger tiger Woods y’all! #dontcallitacomeback pic.twitter.com/Q7e6Zmhsft
— John Swedlund (@JohnSwedlund) March 9, 2018

Phil Mickelson last week. Tiger Woods this week? Isn't 2008 great?
— Tim Bisel (@timbisel) March 9, 2018

Tiger Woods leads a golf tournament 300 days after having his back FUSED together! #PGATour pic.twitter.com/sACVvJp1iP
— Nathan O Connor (@NathanOC18) March 9, 2018

Tiger woods potentially winning a @PGATOUR tournament pic.twitter.com/CiVL2vEdij
— Eric Botts (@Ebotts12) March 9, 2018

THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

TIGER WOODS IS DOING TIGER TIGER WOODS THINGS YALL. pic.twitter.com/7rU7FFylBW
— RYAN (@DRyanRamos) March 9, 2018

Thank god for the doctor that saved Tiger Woods back and brought the goat back to all of us
— Brendan O'Reilly (@Brendog59) March 9, 2018

Every other player in the field seeing Tiger Woods atop the leaderboard pic.twitter.com/X3ms7gUvDV
— Sports = Life (@SportzzTweetzz) March 9, 2018

Tiger Woods leading a pga tourny pic.twitter.com/Ujz5k1papL
— Eric Botts (@Ebotts12) March 9, 2018

Tiger Woods: pic.twitter.com/SnA2rwEjuJ
— Joe Cunsolo (@jccunsolo) March 9, 2018

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