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Sunday 20 March 2016PGA TourYear in Review
Day wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March 2016 · Jason Day’s win no. 8 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
11 h 58 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 61° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R128°/20°C · wind 18 km/h WNW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/18°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 24 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R326°/20°C · wind 16 km/h NNW, gusts 40 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/19°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 40 · 5 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 Chappell USA · 272tee shot buried in deep rough on the 72nd hole forced a lay-up and he bogeyed to lose by one Jason Day's wild ride ends with a victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational (AP, ESPN)
120 started, 76 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Jason Day
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Jason Day, March 20, 2016
20 March 2016
to be able to walk up there and in the past be able to watch people walk up there and have that special moment with the King, it's something that I've always wanted to do
ASAP Sports transcript: Jason Day, March 20, 2016
20 March 2016
I could not think of anything else other than trying to get that thing up and down.
ASAP Sports transcript: Kevin Chappell, March 20, 2016
20 March 2016
I'm exhausted, first of all. To be in contention that long and really have a chance was just icing on the cake
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Day | 66 · 65 · 70 · 70 | 271 | −17 |
| 2 | Kevin Chappell | 68 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Troy Merritt | 67 · 69 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| T3 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 66 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 5 | Zach Johnson | 70 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 70 · 69 · 73 · 65 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Hideki Matsuyama | 70 · 69 · 71 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Jamie Lovemark | 68 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 68 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Justin Rose | 68 · 66 · 71 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1987-11-12, Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia; AUS; turned pro 2006; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 1; world No. 3 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard' (week 12/2016), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet