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Sunday 18 March 2007PGA TourYear in Review
Singh wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 March 2007 · Vijay Singh’s win no. 31 on the PGA Tour · purse $5,500,000 USD · MasterCard
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 53 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/17°C · wind 17 km/h SSE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/18°C · wind 25 km/h SW, gusts 50 · 8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/10°C · wind 23 km/h NW, gusts 40 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R421°/7°C · wind 16 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rocco Mediate USA · 274Closed with a 67 that included a chip-in at the 6th, but found the Sunday pins too hard to attack and blocked his tee shot at 18, the one fairway he missed, finishing two back ASAP Sports interview transcript: Rocco Mediate, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, 2007-03-18
, 78 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Vijay Singh
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 March 2007
I owe it to this tournament. I think that was my starting point on the U.S. Tour, so I always thought that this tournament meant a lot to me in the States, and I always played here.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 March 2007
I just want to win. I just want to do it. I don't want to go out there and just be part of the pack.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 March 2007
I have no idea. If they knew me, they definitely wouldn't like me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 68 · 67 · 67 | 272 | −8 |
| 2 | Rocco Mediate | 66 · 65 · 76 · 67 | 274 | −6 |
| 3 | Vaughn Taylor | 64 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 275 | −5 |
| 4 | Ben Curtis | 68 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 276 | −4 |
| T5 | Sergio Garcia | 66 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | John Rollins | 69 · 65 · 72 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T5 | Tom Lehman | 67 · 69 · 69 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| 8 | Luke Donald | 68 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −2 |
| T9 | Stephen Ames | 68 · 67 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −1 |
| T9 | Trevor Immelman | 66 · 70 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −1 |
| T9 | Jerry Kelly | 67 · 69 · 70 · 73 | 279 | −1 |
The golfer
born 1963-02-22, Lautoka, Fiji; FIJ; turned pro 1982; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 31; majors to date: 3; world No. 9 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet