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Sunday 27 March 2011PGA TourYear in Review
Laird wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 March 2011 · Martin Laird’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,000,000 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
12 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 64° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/18°C · wind 28 km/h W, gusts 53 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/15°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/15°C · wind 16 km/h W, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/17°C · wind 20 km/h WSW, gusts 40 · 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
- Steve Marino USA · 281Plugged his tee shot in a bunker on the par-3 17th and dropped a shot after an aggressive par putt; birdied 18 for a 72 to finish one behind ASAP Sports interview transcript: Steve Marino, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, 2011-03-27
120 started · cut +4, 73 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
Martin Laird
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2011
I wouldn't have taken it. No one is going to take a 75 going into the last round of a tournament. But I knew it was going to be this tough to win.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2011
I was taking nothing for granted. I'm not saying that at The Barclays last year I took it for granted, but I definitely had my concentration full as hard as I could there on 18.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
27 March 2011
I played so well all day, and just, you know, one hiccup on 17 cost me the tournament.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Laird | 70 · 65 · 70 · 75 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Steve Marino | 71 · 67 · 71 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | 72 · 72 · 70 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | Marc Leishman | 73 · 72 · 66 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T3 | David Toms | 74 · 67 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T6 | K.J. Choi | 72 · 64 · 76 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T6 | Spencer Levin | 66 · 70 · 71 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
| 8 | Sergio Garcia | 73 · 68 · 73 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T9 | Mark Wilson | 74 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Freddie Jacobson | 71 · 71 · 73 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T9 | Jim Furyk | 74 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
The golfer
born 1982-12-29, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2004; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; world No. 40 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet