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Sunday 5 March 2023PGA TourYear in Review
Kitayama wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 2023 · Kurt Kitayama’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 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
11 h 31 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 55° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R130°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/18°C · wind 32 km/h SSW, gusts 56 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R331°/22°C · wind 22 km/h SW, gusts 47 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/20°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 23 · 0.6 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
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 280Tied for second, one stroke behind Wikipedia winners table
- Harris English USA · 280Tied for second, one stroke behind Wikipedia winners table
120 started · cut +2, 72 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
Kurt Kitayama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2023
Yeah, I mean, I was putting for triple, and I just told him, I just wanted to let him know how I felt. I still felt comfortable. I didn't feel out of place. It was just one bad swing.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2023
I think just a little bit of luck finally went my way. When it's that close at the top, that's what you need. Anyone probably could have won it. Luckily it just happened to be me.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
5 March 2023
It was really hard. I'm going to sleep really well tonight.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Kitayama | 67 · 68 · 72 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 73 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T2 | Harris English | 69 · 72 · 69 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Patrick Cantlay | 68 · 71 · 74 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Jordan Spieth | 68 · 69 · 74 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 72 · 66 · 72 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Scottie Scheffler | 68 · 72 · 68 · 73 | 281 | −7 |
| T8 | Davis Riley | 70 · 69 · 77 · 66 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Trey Mullinax | 69 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Keegan Bradley | 68 · 77 · 71 · 67 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Jason Day | 71 · 73 · 69 · 70 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Cameron Young | 67 · 73 · 72 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Viktor Hovland | 71 · 71 · 66 · 75 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1993-01-14, Chico, California, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2015; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 1; world No. 46 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Arnold Palmer Invitational week, OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet