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The '''Arnold Palmer Invitational''' is a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]]. It is played each March at the [[Bay Hill Club and Lodge]], a private golf resort owned since 1974 by [[Arnold Palmer]] in [[Bay Hill, Florida]], a suburb of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. The event was founded in 1979 as a successor to the '''Florida Citrus Open Invitational''', which was played at [[Rio Pinar Country Club]] east of Orlando. It has had a number of different names since then, most of them including "Bay Hill", but has played under the Palmer name since 2007. On March 21, 2012, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and MasterCard Worldwide announced an extension to [[MasterCard]]'s "Presented by" sponsorship until the 2016 tournament.<ref>{{cite pressrelease |url=http://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-extends-presenting-sponsorship-of-arnold-palmer-invitational/ |title=MasterCard Extends Presenting Sponsorship of Arnold Palmer Invitational |work=MasterCard.com |date=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arnoldpalmerinvitational.com/content/news/2012/03/mastercard_extends_sponsorship.aspx |title=MasterCard Extends Sponsorship |work=ArnoldPalmerInvitational.com |date=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref>
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The '''Arnold Palmer Invitational''' is a professional [[golf]] tournament on the [[PGA Tour]]. It is played each March at the [[Bay Hill Club and Lodge]], a private golf resort owned since 1974 by [[Arnold Palmer]] in [[Bay Hill, Florida]], a suburb southwest of [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. The event was founded in [[1979 PGA Tour|1979]] as a successor to the '''Florida Citrus Open Invitational''', which was played at [[Rio Pinar Country Club]], east of Orlando. It has had a number of different names since then, most of them including "Bay Hill," but has played under the Palmer name since [[2007 PGA Tour|2007]]. On March 21, 2012, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and MasterCard Worldwide announced an extension to [[MasterCard]]'s "Presented by" sponsorship until the 2016 tournament.<ref>{{cite pressrelease |url=http://newsroom.mastercard.com/press-releases/mastercard-extends-presenting-sponsorship-of-arnold-palmer-invitational/ |title=MasterCard Extends Presenting Sponsorship of Arnold Palmer Invitational |work=MasterCard.com |date=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arnoldpalmerinvitational.com/content/news/2012/03/mastercard_extends_sponsorship.aspx |title=MasterCard Extends Sponsorship |work=ArnoldPalmerInvitational.com |date=March 21, 2012 |accessdate=March 26, 2012}}</ref>


As a restricted field event on the [[PGA Tour]], only the first 70 players on the previous year's money-list are guaranteed invitations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2007/11/01/at_stake.html |title=What's at stake for 2008 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=November 1, 2007 |accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref>
As a restricted field event on the [[PGA Tour]], only the first 70 players on the previous year's money-list are guaranteed invitations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2007/11/01/at_stake.html |title=What's at stake for 2008 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=November 1, 2007 |accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref>
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The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the [[PGA Tour]], and consequently it has a reduced field of only 120 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the [[RBC Heritage]], the [[Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial]], the [[Memorial Tournament]], and the [[Quicken Loans National]]. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the [[PGA Tour]], and consequently it has a reduced field of only 120 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the [[RBC Heritage]], the [[Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial]], the [[Memorial Tournament]], and the [[Quicken Loans National]]. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).


In June 2014, the PGA Tour approved a resolution to grant the winner a three-year exemption, one more than other regular Tour events and on par with winners of the [[World Golf Championships]], [[The Tour Championship]] and the [[Memorial Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/11029277/bay-hill-memorial-winners-receive-3-year-exemptions |title=Boost to Arnie and Jack tourneys |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
In June 2014, the PGA Tour approved a resolution to grant the winner a three-year exemption, one more than other regular Tour events and on par with winners of the [[World Golf Championships]], [[The Tour Championship]], and the [[Memorial Tournament]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/11029277/bay-hill-memorial-winners-receive-3-year-exemptions |title=Boost to Arnie and Jack tourneys |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>


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Arnold Palmer Invitational
Tournament information
LocationBay Hill, Florida
Established1966
Course(s)Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Par72
Length7,381 yards (6,749 m)
Tour(s)PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund$6.2 million
Month playedMarch
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Payne Stewart (1987)
To par−23 Buddy Allin (1973)
Current champion
United States Matt Every

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The Arnold Palmer Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played each March at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge, a private golf resort owned since 1974 by Arnold Palmer in Bay Hill, Florida, a suburb southwest of Orlando. The event was founded in 1979 as a successor to the Florida Citrus Open Invitational, which was played at Rio Pinar Country Club, east of Orlando. It has had a number of different names since then, most of them including "Bay Hill," but has played under the Palmer name since 2007. On March 21, 2012, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and MasterCard Worldwide announced an extension to MasterCard's "Presented by" sponsorship until the 2016 tournament.[1][2]

As a restricted field event on the PGA Tour, only the first 70 players on the previous year's money-list are guaranteed invitations.[3]

Tiger Woods won what was then known as the Bay Hill Invitational four years in a row from 2000 to 2003. This is one of only four occasions that a golfer has won the same event four times in a row on the Tour. In 2004 he was one shot off the lead after opening with a 67, but followed up with back to back 74s on the Friday and Saturday, and ended the final round on Sunday in a tie for 46th place. Woods also won the 2008 and 2009 tournaments, both times with birdie putts on the final hole. He then won the tournament in 2012 by 5 shots, his first official PGA Tour win in 924 days and his seventh win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He repeated in 2013 for his eighth victory at the tournament. In 2014, two days before the tournament, defending champion Woods withdrew from the tournament, citing a bad back.

Invitational status

The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of only five tournaments given "invitational" status by the PGA Tour, and consequently it has a reduced field of only 120 players (as opposed to most full-field open tournaments with a field of 156 players). The other four tournaments with invitational status are the RBC Heritage, the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial, the Memorial Tournament, and the Quicken Loans National. Invitational tournaments have smaller fields (between 120 and 132 players), and have more freedom than full-field open tournaments in determining which players are eligible to participate in their event, as invitational tournaments are not required to fill their fields using the PGA Tour Priority Ranking System. Furthermore, unlike full-field open tournaments, invitational tournaments do not offer open qualifying (aka Monday qualifying).

In June 2014, the PGA Tour approved a resolution to grant the winner a three-year exemption, one more than other regular Tour events and on par with winners of the World Golf Championships, The Tour Championship, and the Memorial Tournament.[4]

Course layout

Main article: Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 461 231 434 561 390 555 199 460 474 3,765 400 438 574 370 215 429 511 221 458 3,616 7,381
Par 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 4 36 4 4 5 4 3 4 5 3 4 36 72

Source:[5]

Winners

Year Player Country Score To par Winner's
share ($)		 Purse ($)
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
2014 Matt Every  United States 275 −13 1,116,000 6,200,000
2013 Tiger Woods (8)  United States 275 −13 1,116,000 6,200,000
2012 Tiger Woods (7)  United States 275 −13 1,080,000 6,000,000
2011 Martin Laird  Scotland 280 −8 1,080,000 6,000,000
2010 Ernie Els (2)  South Africa 277 −11 1,080,000 6,000,000
2009 Tiger Woods (6)  United States 275 −5 1,080,000 6,000,000
2008 Tiger Woods (5)  United States 270 −10 1,044,000 5,800,000
2007 Vijay Singh  Fiji 272 −8 990,000 5,500,000
Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard
2006 Rod Pampling  Australia 274 −14 990,000 5,500,000
2005 Kenny Perry  United States 276 −12 900,000 5,000,000
2004 Chad Campbell  United States 270 −18 900,000 5,000,000
Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires
2003 Tiger Woods (4)  United States 269 −19 810,000 4,500,000
2002 Tiger Woods (3)  United States 275 −13 720,000 4,000,000
Bay Hill Invitational
2001 Tiger Woods (2)  United States 273 −15 630,000 3,500,000
2000 Tiger Woods  United States 270 −18 540,000 3,000,000
1999 Tim Herron  United States 274 −14 450,000 2,500,000
1998 Ernie Els  South Africa 274 −14 360,000 2,000,000
1997 Phil Mickelson  United States 272 −16 270,000 1,500,000
1996 Paul Goydos  United States 275 −13 216,000 1,200,000
Nestle Invitational
1995 Loren Roberts (2)  United States 272 −16 216,000 1,200,000
1994 Loren Roberts  United States 275 −13 216,000 1,200,000
1993 Ben Crenshaw  United States 280 −8 180,000 1,000,000
1992 Fred Couples  United States 269 −19 180,000 1,000,000
1991 Andrew Magee  United States 203* −13 180,000 1,000,000
1990 Robert Gamez  United States 274 −14 162,000 900,000
1989 Tom Kite (2)  United States 278 −6 144,000 800,000
Hertz Bay Hill Classic
1988 Paul Azinger  United States 271 −13 135,000 750,000
1987 Payne Stewart  United States 264 −20 108,000 600,000
1986 Dan Forsman  United States 202* −11 90,000 500,000
1985 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 275 −9 90,000 500,000
Bay Hill Classic
1984 Gary Koch (2)  United States 272 −12 72,000 400,000
1983 Mike Nicolette  United States 283 −1 63,000 350,000
1982 Tom Kite  United States 278 −6 54,000 300,000
1981 Andy Bean  United States 266 −18 54,000 300,000
1980 Dave Eichelberger  United States 279 −5 54,000 300,000
Bay Hill Citrus Classic
1979 Bob Byman  United States 278 −6 45,000 250,000
Florida Citrus Open
1978 Mac McLendon  United States 271 −17 40,000 200,000
1977 Gary Koch  United States 274 −14 40,000 200,000
1976 Hale Irwin  United States 270 −18 40,000 200,000
1975 Lee Trevino  United States 276 −12 40,000 200,000
1974 Jerry Heard (2)  United States 273 −15 30,000 150,000
1973 Buddy Allin  United States 265 −23 30,000 150,000
1972 Jerry Heard  United States 276 −12 30,000 150,000
Florida Citrus Invitational
1971 Arnold Palmer  United States 270 −18 30,000 150,000
1970 Bob Lunn  United States 271 −17 30,000 150,000
Florida Citrus Open Invitational
1969 Ken Still  United States 278 −10 23,000 115,000
1968 Dan Sikes  United States 274 −14 23,000 115,000
1967 Julius Boros  United States 274 −10 23,000 115,000
1966 Lionel Hebert  United States 279 −5 21,000 110,000

* rain-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[6][7]

Multiple winners

Six men have won this tournament more than once through 2014.

Tournament highlights

  • 1966: Lionel Hebert wins the inaugural version of the tournament. He wins by two shots over Jack Nicklaus, Charles Coody, and Dick Lytle.[8]
  • 1968: Dan Sikes breaks out of a 5-way logjam to win by one shot over Tom Weiskopf. At the end of 54 holes, Sikes had been tied for the lead with Jack Nicklaus, Bruce Devlin, Miller Barber, and Bob Charles. Officials said this was the first time there had ever been a five-way tie for the lead after 54 holes at a PGA event.[9]
  • 1971: Arnold Palmer wins the event eight years before he becomes its host. He beats Julius Boros by one shot.[10]
  • 1973: Vietnam War veteran Buddy Allin shoots a tournament record 23 under par to breeze to an eight shot victory over Charles Coody.[11]
  • 1974: Jerry Heard becomes the tournament's first two-time winner. He beats Homero Blancas and Jim Jamieson by two shots.[12]
  • 1976: Early on a Monday morning, Hale Irwin defeats Kermit Zarley on the sixth hole of a sudden death playoff after play was suspended due to darkness on Sunday.[13] While speaking to the press on Sunday evening, Irwin blamed NBC Sports for there not being enough time to finish the playoff.[14]
  • 1979: Bob Byman wins the first edition of the tournament to be played at Bay Hill. He defeats John Schroeder on the second hole of a sudden death playoff.[15]
  • 1980: Dave Eichelberger wins by three shots over Leonard Thompson.[16] The temperatures were so cold that Eichelberger wore panty hose during the final round.[17]
  • 1982: Tom Kite chips in for birdie on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to defeat Jack Nicklaus and Denis Watson.[18]
  • 1984: Gary Koch shoots a final round 63 before defeating George Burns on the second hole of a sudden death playoff. Koch is the only champion in the tournament's history to win both at Rio Pinar and Bay Hill.[19]
  • 1985: Coming off back surgery less than six months previously, Fuzzy Zoeller wins at Bay Hill. He finishes two shots ahead of Tom Watson.[20]
  • 1987: Payne Stewart, who owned a home just off Bay Hill's 12th tee, notches his third career PGA Tour title. He beats David Frost by three shots.[21]
  • 1989: Tom Kite wins for a second time at Bay Hill by defeating Davis Love III on the second hole of a sudden death playoff. Before the playoff took place, both Kite and Love made double bogey on the tournament's 72nd hole.[22]
  • 1990: Robert Gamez holes a 7-iron on the 72nd hole for an eagle two allowing him to win by one shot over Greg Norman.[23]
  • 1992: Fred Couples wins by nine shots over Gene Sauers. With his win, Couples becomes the #1 ranked player in the world.[24]
  • 1995: Loren Roberts becomes the first returning champion to successfully defend his title. He beats Brad Faxon by two shots.[25]
  • 1996: Paul Goydos wins for the first time on the PGA Tour. He beats Jeff Maggert by one shot and Tom Purtzer by two.[26] During the tournament's second round, Purtzer incurred a two-shot penalty by playing the wrong ball.
  • 1998: During the tournament's final round, John Daly hits six balls in the water on the sixth hole. He finishes the hole with a final score of 18.[27]
  • 2000: Tiger Woods wins at Bay Hill for the first time. He beats Davis Love III by four shots.[28]
  • 2003: Tiger Woods becomes the first golfer since Gene Sarazen at the 1930 Miami Open to win the same tournament in four consecutive years. He wins by 11 shots over Kirk Triplett, Stewart Cink, Kenny Perry, and Brad Faxon.[29]
  • 2005: Kenny Perry wins by two shots over Vijay Singh. The two players were tied for the lead till Singh made double bogey at the 72nd hole.[30]
  • 2008: Tiger Woods sinks a 25-foot birdie putt at the 72nd hole to defeat Bart Bryant by one shot.[31] It's Woods fifth Bay Hill triumph in addition to his winning the fifth consecutive tournament he had played in.
  • 2009: Tiger Woods wins at Bay Hill for the 2nd straight year and sixth time overall. He birdies the 72nd hole to defeat Sean O'Hair by one shot.[32]
  • 2012: Tiger Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the seventh time, ending a winless streak on the PGA Tour dating back 27 events to September 13, 2009.[33]
  • 2013: Tiger Woods wins for a record-tying eighth time at the Arnold Palmer Invitational while holing three eagles during the week, the first time a player has accomplished the feat since 2001; he ascends to the number 1 ranking for the first time since October 2010.[34]
  • 2014: With world number one Woods out of the tournament, the focus was on world number two Adam Scott. Scott led the first three rounds, but fell apart in the fourth round, finishing third behind Keegan Bradley and first-time PGA Tour winner Matt Every.

References

  1. ^ "MasterCard Extends Presenting Sponsorship of Arnold Palmer Invitational". MasterCard.com (Press release). March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "MasterCard Extends Sponsorship". ArnoldPalmerInvitational.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "What's at stake for 2008". PGA Tour. November 1, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Boost to Arnie and Jack tourneys". ESPN. Associated Press. June 3, 2014.
  5. ^ "Course: Bay Hill Club". PGA Tour. 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  6. ^ Arnold Palmer Invitational - Winners - at www.pgatour.com
  7. ^ Arnold Palmer Invitational - Winners - at www.golfobserver.com
  8. ^ Hebert Discards Remedy, Wins Florida Citrus Open
  9. ^ Dan Sikes wins Citrus Open
  10. ^ Palmer Cops Citrus Open
  11. ^ Allin Citrus Champ
  12. ^ Jerry Heard regains winning touch, takes Citrus Open on 273 total
  13. ^ Citrus Open playoff won by Hale Irwin
  14. ^ Irwin Raps TV For Late Start
  15. ^ Byman steps up in Citrus
  16. ^ Eichelberger wins chilly Bay Hill
  17. ^ Golfers required panty hose
  18. ^ Kite wins Bay Hill Golf in three-man playoff
  19. ^ Gary Koch wins Bay Hill playoff
  20. ^ Fuzzy Zoeller wins Bay Hill Classic
  21. ^ Stewart wins Bay Hill by 3
  22. ^ Kite catches Love and wins playoff
  23. ^ Spectacular eagle wins for Gamez
  24. ^ Sizzling Couples coasts by 9 shots in Nestle laugher
  25. ^ Roberts and Bay Hill Links Seem Made for Each Other
  26. ^ Goydos fires 67 to capture Bay Hill
  27. ^ Six In Lake Give Daly an 18
  28. ^ Woods Triumphs Again, Leaving Love in Awe
  29. ^ Ailing Woods wins 4th straight Bay Hill by 11 strokes
  30. ^ Perry Wins Bay Hill After Singh Suffers Rocky Finish
  31. ^ Tiger birdies 18 for title
  32. ^ Golf-Woods overhauls O'Hair for comeback win at Bay Hill
  33. ^ Donegan, Lawrence (March 26, 2012). "Tiger Woods ends PGA Tour drought with Arnold Palmer Invitational win". The Guardian. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  34. ^ Schmitz, Brian (March 26, 2013). "Tiger Woods is back at No. 1 after winning Arnold Palmer Invitational". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

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