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Monday 29 March 2010PGA TourYear in Review
Els wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 25 to Monday 29 March 2010 · Ernie Els’s win no. 18 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · MasterCard · rain: final round suspended Sunday March 28 with the course under water and completed Monday March 29
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 12 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a full moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 15 km/h SSE, gusts 34 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/15°C · wind 22 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/13°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/18°C · wind 23 km/h SE, gusts 44 · 20.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R523°/13°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 52 · 19 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
- Kevin Na USA · 279Birdied 16 to get within one, then drove into wet rough on the 72nd hole, had to lay up, and his putt stopped an inch short; tied second, two behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Kevin Na, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, 2010-03-29
- Edoardo Molinari ITA · 279Closed with a 69 to tie for second, two behind, in his third PGA Tour start as a professional ASAP Sports interview transcript: Edoardo Molinari, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, 2010-03-29
120 started · cut +1, 75 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Ernie Els
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 March 2010
I think if you're a betting man, you know, you would have got really good odds anywhere in the world that Ernie Els would win two tournaments in a row, you know.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 March 2010
So it was a hard struggle today, and you know, I really -- if I can say it, I really earned this one.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
29 March 2010
I'm going to break that door down one of these weeks. I've got metal, going to leave a mark, too.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ernie Els | 68 · 69 · 69 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Edoardo Molinari | 70 · 70 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Kevin Na | 68 · 70 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Retief Goosen | 71 · 67 · 73 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Chris Couch | 70 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 6 | Ben Curtis | 70 · 67 · 70 · 74 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Ryuji Imada | 73 · 70 · 69 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | J.P. Hayes | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | D.J. Trahan | 69 · 68 · 75 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Kevin Streelman | 68 · 75 · 68 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1969-10-17, Johannesburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 1989; age 40 that week; tour wins to date: 18; 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