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Sunday 9 March 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Henley wins Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida · Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 March 2025 · Russell Henley’s win no. 5 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 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R120°/11°C · wind 30 km/h WNW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/6°C · wind 11 km/h W, gusts 18 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/9°C · wind 10 km/h WSW, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/16°C · wind 11 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 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
- Collin Morikawa USA · 278led by three with five to play; bogeyed the 14th as Henley birdied, then watched Henley chip in for eagle at the 16th and closed with a 72 Russell Henley with a late charge and a big eagle wins Bay Hill for biggest career win (AP via WCJB)
72 started · cut +4, 51 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
Russell Henley
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 March 2025
I would say just my attitude when I bogeyed both par-5s on the front, just really momentum killers.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
9 March 2025
I think 17 and 18. Yeah, I was very nervous. That was as nervous as I can remember ever being.
AP via WCJB
10 March 2025
I'm not trying to hit a high and soft cut 5-iron very often. I'm just trying to hit it straight to a little draw.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Henley | 72 · 68 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Collin Morikawa | 71 · 68 · 67 · 72 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Corey Conners | 69 · 70 · 69 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| 4 | Michael Kim | 75 · 69 · 67 · 69 | 280 | −8 |
| T5 | Keegan Bradley | 69 · 72 · 76 · 64 | 281 | −7 |
| T5 | Sepp Straka | 77 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| 7 | Shane Lowry | 69 · 67 · 76 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T8 | Byeong Hun An | 76 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Justin Rose | 70 · 73 · 71 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T8 | Jason Day | 76 · 64 · 69 · 74 | 283 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1989-04-12, Macon, Georgia; USA; turned pro 2011; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 5; majors to date: 0; world No. 14 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by OWGR player profile (https://www.owgr.com/playerprofile/russell-henley-14578)).
What’s in the bag
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