Arnold Palmer Invitational

Arnold Palmer Invitational
Tournament information
Location Bay Hill, Florida
Established 1966, 50 years ago
Course(s) Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Par 72
Length 7,381 yards (6,749 m)
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $6.3 million
Month played March
Tournament record score
Aggregate 264 Payne Stewart (1987)
To par −23 Buddy Allin (1973)
Current champion
Australia Jason Day
Bay Hill
Location in the United States
Bay
Hill
Location in Florida

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 debuted in 1966 and 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. Two days before the 2014 event, defending champion Woods withdrew from the tournament, citing a bad back, and underwent surgery shortly after.

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]

Field

The field consists of 120 players invited using the following criteria:[5]

  1. Arnold Palmer Invitational winners prior to 2000 and in the last five years
  2. The Players Championship and major championship winners in the last five years
  3. The Tour Championship, World Golf Championships, and Memorial Tournament winners in the past three years
  4. Tournament winners in the past year
  5. Playing member of last named U.S. Ryder Cup team; current PGA Tour members who were playing members on last named European Ryder Cup team, U.S. Presidents Cup team, and International Presidents Cup team
  6. Prior year U.S. Amateur winner (if still an amateur)
  7. Top 50 Official World Golf Ranking (as of Friday prior)
  8. PGA Tour life members
  9. 18 sponsors exemptions– 2 from Web.com Tour finals, 8 members not otherwise exempt, and 8 unrestricted
  10. Top 70 from prior year's FedEx Cup points list
  11. Members in top 125 non-member category whose prior year non-WGC points equal or exceed the 70th position on the prior year FedEx Cup points list
  12. Top 70 from current year's FedEx Cup points list
  13. PGA Section champion/player of the year
  14. Remaining positions filled from current year's FedEx Cup points list

Arnold Palmer has a lifetime invitation.

Course layout

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4612314345613905551994604743,7654004385743702154295112214583,6167,381
Par434545344364454345343672

Source:[6]

Winners

YearPlayerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)
Purse ($)
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
2016 Jason Day  Australia 271 −17 1 stroke United States Kevin Chappell 1,134,000 6,300,000
2015 Matt Every (2)  United States 269 −19 1 stroke Sweden Henrik Stenson 1,134,000 6,300,000
2014 Matt Every  United States 275 −13 1 stroke United States Keegan Bradley 1,116,000 6,200,000
2013 Tiger Woods (8)  United States 275 −13 2 strokes England Justin Rose 1,116,000 6,200,000
2012 Tiger Woods (7)  United States 275 −13 5 strokes Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell 1,080,000 6,000,000
2011 Martin Laird  Scotland 280 −8 1 stroke United States Steve Marino 1,080,000 6,000,000
2010 Ernie Els (2)  South Africa 277 −11 2 strokes Italy Edoardo Molinari
United States Kevin Na
1,080,000 6,000,000
2009 Tiger Woods (6)  United States 275 −5 1 stroke United States Sean O'Hair 1,080,000 6,000,000
2008 Tiger Woods (5)  United States 270 −10 1 stroke United States Bart Bryant 1,044,000 5,800,000
2007 Vijay Singh  Fiji 272 −8 2 strokes United States Rocco Mediate 990,000 5,500,000
Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard
2006 Rod Pampling  Australia 274 −14 1 stroke England Greg Owen 990,000 5,500,000
2005 Kenny Perry  United States 276 −12 2 strokes Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
Fiji Vijay Singh
900,000 5,000,000
2004 Chad Campbell  United States 270 −18 6 strokes Australia Stuart Appleby 900,000 5,000,000
Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires
2003 Tiger Woods (4)  United States 269 −19 11 strokes United States Stewart Cink
United States Brad Faxon
United States Kenny Perry
United States Kirk Triplett
810,000 4,500,000
2002 Tiger Woods (3)  United States 275 −13 4 strokes New Zealand Michael Campbell 720,000 4,000,000
2001 Tiger Woods (2)  United States 273 −15 1 stroke United States Phil Mickelson 630,000 3,500,000
2000 Tiger Woods  United States 270 −18 4 strokes United States Davis Love III 540,000 3,000,000
1999 Tim Herron  United States 274 −14 Playoff United States Tom Lehman 450,000 2,500,000
Bay Hill Invitational presented by Office Depot
1998 Ernie Els  South Africa 274 −14 4 strokes United States Bob Estes
United States Jeff Maggert
360,000 2,000,000
1997 Phil Mickelson  United States 272 −16 3 strokes Australia Stuart Appleby 270,000 1,500,000
1996 Paul Goydos  United States 275 −13 1 stroke United States Jeff Maggert 216,000 1,200,000
Nestle Invitational
1995 Loren Roberts (2)  United States 272 −16 2 strokes United States Brad Faxon 216,000 1,200,000
1994 Loren Roberts  United States 275 −13 1 stroke Zimbabwe Nick Price
Fiji Vijay Singh
United States Fuzzy Zoeller
216,000 1,200,000
1993 Ben Crenshaw  United States 280 −8 2 strokes United States Davis Love III
United States Rocco Mediate
Fiji Vijay Singh
180,000 1,000,000
1992 Fred Couples  United States 269 −19 9 strokes United States Gene Sauers 180,000 1,000,000
1991 Andrew Magee  United States 203* −13 2 strokes United States Tom Sieckmann 180,000 1,000,000
1990 Robert Gamez  United States 274 −14 1 stroke Australia Greg Norman 162,000 900,000
1989 Tom Kite (2)  United States 278 −6 Playoff United States Davis Love III 144,000 800,000
Hertz Bay Hill Classic
1988 Paul Azinger  United States 271 −13 5 strokes United States Tom Kite 135,000 750,000
1987 Payne Stewart  United States 264 −20 3 strokes South Africa David Frost 108,000 600,000
1986 Dan Forsman  United States 202* −11 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd
United States Mike Hulbert
90,000 500,000
1985 Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 275 −9 2 strokes United States Tom Watson 90,000 500,000
Bay Hill Classic
1984 Gary Koch (2)  United States 272 −12 Playoff United States George Burns 72,000 400,000
1983 Mike Nicolette  United States 283 −1 Playoff Australia Greg Norman 63,000 350,000
1982 Tom Kite  United States 278 −6 Playoff United States Jack Nicklaus
Zimbabwe Denis Watson
54,000 300,000
1981 Andy Bean  United States 266 −18 7 strokes United States Tom Watson 54,000 300,000
1980 Dave Eichelberger  United States 279 −5 3 strokes United States Leonard Thompson 54,000 300,000
Bay Hill Citrus Classic
1979 Bob Byman  United States 278 −6 Playoff United States John Schroeder 45,000 250,000
Florida Citrus Open
1978 Mac McLendon  United States 271 −17 2 strokes Australia David Graham 40,000 200,000
1977 Gary Koch  United States 274 −14 2 strokes South Africa Dale Hayes
United States Joe Inman
40,000 200,000
1976 Hale Irwin  United States 270 −18 Playoff United States Kermit Zarley 40,000 200,000
1975 Lee Trevino  United States 276 −12 1 stroke United States Hale Irwin 40,000 200,000
1974 Jerry Heard (2)  United States 273 −15 3 strokes United States Homero Blancas
United States Jim Jamieson
30,000 150,000
1973 Buddy Allin  United States 265 −23 8 strokes United States Charles Coody 30,000 150,000
1972 Jerry Heard  United States 276 −12 2 strokes United States Bobby Mitchell 30,000 150,000
Florida Citrus Invitational
1971 Arnold Palmer  United States 270 −18 1 stroke United States Julius Boros 30,000 150,000
1970 Bob Lunn  United States 271 −17 1 stroke United States Arnold Palmer
Australia Bob Stanton
30,000 150,000
Florida Citrus Open Invitational
1969 Ken Still  United States 278 −10 1 stroke United States Miller Barber 23,000 115,000
1968 Dan Sikes  United States 274 −14 1 stroke United States Tom Weiskopf 23,000 115,000
1967 Julius Boros  United States 274 −10 1 stroke Canada George Knudson
United States Arnold Palmer
23,000 115,000
1966 Lionel Hebert  United States 279 −5 2 strokes United States Charles Coody
United States Dick Lytle
United States Jack Nicklaus
21,000 110,000

* rain-shortened to 54 holes
Note: Green highlight indicates scoring records.
Sources[7][8]

Multiple winners

Seven men have won this tournament more than once through 2015.

Tournament highlights

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. "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015.
  6. "Course: Bay Hill Club". PGA Tour. 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  7. Arnold Palmer Invitational - Winners - at www.pgatour.com
  8. Arnold Palmer Invitational - Winners - at www.golfobserver.com
  9. Hebert Discards Remedy, Wins Florida Citrus Open
  10. Dan Sikes wins Citrus Open
  11. Palmer Cops Citrus Open
  12. Allin Citrus Champ
  13. Jerry Heard regains winning touch, takes Citrus Open on 273 total
  14. Citrus Open playoff won by Hale Irwin
  15. Irwin Raps TV For Late Start
  16. Byman steps up in Citrus
  17. Eichelberger wins chilly Bay Hill
  18. Golfers required panty hose
  19. Kite wins Bay Hill Golf in three-man playoff
  20. Gary Koch wins Bay Hill playoff
  21. Fuzzy Zoeller wins Bay Hill Classic
  22. Stewart wins Bay Hill by 3
  23. Kite catches Love and wins playoff
  24. Spectacular eagle wins for Gamez
  25. Sizzling Couples coasts by 9 shots in Nestle laugher
  26. Roberts and Bay Hill Links Seem Made for Each Other
  27. Goydos fires 67 to capture Bay Hill
  28. Six In Lake Give Daly an 18
  29. Woods Triumphs Again, Leaving Love in Awe
  30. Ailing Woods wins 4th straight Bay Hill by 11 strokes
  31. Perry Wins Bay Hill After Singh Suffers Rocky Finish
  32. Tiger birdies 18 for title
  33. Golf-Woods overhauls O'Hair for comeback win at Bay Hill
  34. Donegan, Lawrence (March 26, 2012). "Tiger Woods ends PGA Tour drought with Arnold Palmer Invitational win". The Guardian. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  35. Schmitz, Brian (March 26, 2013). "Tiger Woods is back at No. 1 after winning Arnold Palmer Invitational". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  36. "Matt Every wins again at Bay Hill". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
  37. "Daniel Berger makes 2 on par 5". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

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Coordinates: 28°27′29″N 81°30′40″W / 28.458°N 81.511°W / 28.458; -81.511

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