Arnold Palmer Invitational pin flag signed by Zach Johnson Bay Hill Club pga

Description

The
Arnold Palmer Invitational
is a professional
golf
tournament in
Florida
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
, 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, through
1978
. Arnold Palmer won the Florida Citrus Open in 1971.
Since 1979, the tournament title has had a number of different names, 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]
In June 2014, the PGA Tour approved a resolution to grant the winner a three-year exemption, one more than regular Tour events and on par with winners of the
World Golf Championships
,
The Tour Championship
, and the
Memorial Tournament
.
[3]
Beginning with the 2017 tournament, the winner receives a red cardigan sweater in memory of Arnold Palmer.
[4]
In 2019, the event was added to the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into
The Open Championship
.
Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard
2018
Rory McIlroy
Northern Ireland
270
−18
3 strokes
Bryson DeChambeau
1,602,000
8,900,000
2017
Marc Leishman
Australia
277
−11
1 stroke
Charley Hoffman
Kevin Kisner
1,566,000
8,700,000
2016
Jason Day
Australia
271
−17
1 stroke
Kevin Chappell
1,134,000
6,300,000
2015
Matt Every
(2)
United States
269
−19
1 stroke
Henrik Stenson
1,134,000
6,300,000
2014
Matt Every
United States
275
−13
1 stroke
Keegan Bradley
1,116,000
6,200,000
2013
Tiger Woods
(8)
United States
275
−13
2 strokes
Justin Rose
1,116,000
6,200,000
2012
Tiger Woods
(7)
United States
275
−13
5 strokes
Graeme McDowell
1,080,000
6,000,000
2011
Martin Laird
Scotland
280
−8
1 stroke
Steve Marino
1,080,000
6,000,000
2010
Ernie Els
(2)
South Africa
277
−11
2 strokes
Edoardo Molinari
Kevin Na
1,080,000
6,000,000
2009
Tiger Woods
(6)
United States
275
−5
1 stroke
Sean O'Hair
1,080,000
6,000,000
2008
Tiger Woods
(5)
United States
270
−10
1 stroke
Bart Bryant
1,044,000
5,800,000
2007
Vijay Singh
Fiji
272
−8
2 strokes
Rocco Mediate
990,000
5,500,000