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Sunday 22 March 2015PGA TourYear in Review
Every wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 March 2015 · Matt Every’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,300,000 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 00 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 62° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/20°C · wind 14 km/h E, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/19°C · wind 11 km/h SE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/19°C · wind 7 km/h NNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/20°C · wind 15 km/h W, gusts 28 · 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
- Henrik Stenson SWE · 27054-hole leader; after being put on the clock, three-putted the 15th (bogey from 45 feet) and the par-5 16th (par from 40 feet), then missed a 20-foot birdie putt on 18 that would have forced a playoff Matt Every wins again at Bay Hill (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-03-22)
120 started · cut -2, 69 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
Matt Every
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Matt Every interview, 2015-03-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 March 2015
Today, it was emotional but the first one, you worked your whole life forever. The second one, I worked like six months, you know.
Matt Every wins again at Bay Hill (Associated Press, via ESPN, 2015-03-22)
22 March 2015
You watch tournaments on TV and guys make a 20-footer on the last and everybody goes nuts. It's cool to close one out like that.
Henrik Stenson interview, 2015-03-22 (ASAP Sports)
22 March 2015
Bit disappointed with the rules official pushed up that late in the round for no obvious reason
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Every | 68 · 66 · 69 · 66 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Henrik Stenson | 68 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 270 | −18 |
| 3 | Matt Jones | 71 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −17 |
| 4 | Morgan Hoffmann | 66 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 273 | −15 |
| 5 | Ben Martin | 68 · 67 · 68 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T6 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 70 · 71 · 65 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Kevin Na | 67 · 70 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| T6 | Jason Kokrak | 67 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 275 | −13 |
| T9 | Zach Johnson | 71 · 71 · 68 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T9 | Louis Oosthuizen | 69 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −12 |
The golfer
born 1983-12-04, Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2006; age 31 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 96 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard' (week 12/2015), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet