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Sunday 18 March 2018PGA TourYear in Review
McIlroy wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 March 2018 · Rory McIlroy’s win no. 14 on the PGA Tour · purse $8,900,000 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 waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/4°C · wind 12 km/h NW, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/4°C · wind 10 km/h WNW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/11°C · wind 12 km/h W, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R428°/13°C · wind 14 km/h WNW, gusts 36 · 0.1 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
- Bryson DeChambeau USA · 273closed within one with an eagle at the 16th, but McIlroy answered with a 25-foot birdie at the 18th and DeChambeau bogeyed the last from a bunker for a 68, solo second Rory McIlroy birdies five of last six to win Arnold Palmer Invitational (ESPN News Services with AP, 2018-03-18)
120 started · cut +1, 77 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
Rory McIlroy
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports transcript: Rory McIlroy, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, March 18, 2018 (champion's press conference)
18 March 2018
I wish he would have been at the top of the hill to shake my hand when I came off the 18th green there, but hopefully he's proud of me with the way I played that back nine
ASAP Sports transcript: Rory McIlroy, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, March 18, 2018 (champion's press conference)
18 March 2018
I know that I've got a gift for this game and I know that if I put the time in I can make a lot of it.
ASAP Sports transcript: Bryson DeChambeau, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, March 18, 2018
18 March 2018
For him to shoot 64 on the final round, that's just, hat's off to him, literally. I can't do anything about that.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 69 · 70 · 67 · 64 | 270 | −18 |
| 2 | Bryson DeChambeau | 67 · 66 · 72 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| 3 | Justin Rose | 69 · 71 · 67 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Henrik Stenson | 64 · 69 · 71 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T5 | Tiger Woods | 68 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T5 | Ryan Moore | 71 · 67 · 69 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Marc Leishman | 70 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Kevin Chappell | 70 · 70 · 73 · 67 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Sean O'Hair | 72 · 71 · 69 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Luke List | 71 · 67 · 74 · 68 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Patrick Rodgers | 72 · 71 · 68 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Patrick Reed | 68 · 70 · 71 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1989-05-04, Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland; NIR; turned pro 2007; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 14; majors to date: 4; world No. 13 that week (OWGR rankBefore for 'Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard' (week 11/2018), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
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