Blog#220 Arnold Palmer Invitational Results March 10, 2025

Blog#220 Arnold Palmer Invitational Results March 10, 2025

ROUND 1 Wind 15-30 MPH, course playing tough, only 11of 72 players-Par.

Homa bogies 5 of 1st 7 holes(71+9), Schauffle(52+5), Potieter Drives #6 into water(65+6)

1 Will Clark-4 67 One bogie 6 birdies. His best RD this year. Finish 22 E

2 Keegan Bradley-3 69 Bogie free until 15, four birdies. Finish 5-7

2 Corry Conners-3 69 Despite 3 bogies has 6 birdies with 2 last 3 holes. Finish 3-9

2 Shane Lowry-3 69 One eagle 2 bogies 3 birdies. Finish 7-6

6 Max Greyserman-2 DB on 17 or tied for lead, seems to mess up 1 hole. Finish 22 E

6 Rory McIlroy-6 70 Another wild RD 3 bogies wild RD 4 bogies 6 birdies. Finish 15-3

6 Justin Rose-6 One DB 2 bogies 6 birdies, earning Sponsors Exemption. Finish 8-5

11 Scottie Scheffler-1 71 Two bogies 3 birdies. Finish 11-4

11Colin Morikawa-1 Bogies #9 with 3 putt to give up lead all pars on back 9. Finish 2-10

15 Russel Henley E Four bogies 4 birdies. Finish Wins

15 Ludvig Aberg E Three bogies 3 birdies including #18. Finish 22 E

15 Jackson Koivan E Amateur 3 birdies 3 bogies. Finish 48+6

62 Daniel Berger+6 78 One birdie 7 bogies Finish 15-3

ROUND 2 Only 18 of 51 remaining players under par. Lowry led for 3RDs last year,

but Scheffler shoots 66 in RD 4 to win. Clark finished 2nd, Lowry finished 3rd.

1 Shane Lowry -8 67 Bogie free until #16 birdies last hole, 6 birdies.

2 Wyndham Clark -6 71 Birdies 1st hole but DB on 17 & bogie on 17 to give up lead.

3 Colin Morikawa-5 68 Bogie free RD 3 birdies.

5 Russel Henley-4 68 One eagle 2 birdies.

5 Jayson Day-4 64 Lowest RD of the day 1 eagle 1 bogie 7 birdies.

5 Rory McIlroy-4 70 Another wild RD 3 bogies, total 7 in 2RDs.

*8 Justin Thomas-3 70 One DB 1 bogie 5 birdies.

*8 Max Greyserman-3 71 One eagle 3 birdies 4 bogies.

12 Ludvig Aberg-1 71 Four bogies 5 birdies.

12 Scottie Scheffler-1 72 One DB 2 bogies 4 birdies.

19 Jackson Koivan 72 Starts with birdie then bogie, earning his sponsor exemption.

33 Daniel Berger+3 69 Despite 3 more bogies (10 in 2 RDs) makes cut.

46 Patrick Rodgers(#25E) & Xander Schauffele (#41+4)+4 last to make the cut.

CUT Missed T Kim, M Homa, A Potieter, R Campos should have been in PR Open.

ROUND 3 Clark and Lowry 2 DB’s on back 9, Clark 5 bogies, shoot 76.

1 C Morikawa-10 67 On bogie 6 birdies including #18 for lead.

2 R Henley-9 67 Two bogies 7 birdies.

3 Conners-8 69Five birdies 2 bogies one on 18.

7 Shane Lowry-4 76 Not out of it but starts with 2 bogies then 2 DB’s.

10 R McIlroy-3 +1 73 Five bogies , 12 for 1st 3 RDs.

13 S Scheffler-2 71 Two bogies 3 birdies, another sub par RD for him.

41 A Aberg+5 76 Unlikely 5 bogies 1 3XB.

FINAL ROUND

1 Russell Henley-11 72 -3 on last 5 holes. $4.0M

2 Collin Morikawa-10 70 +1 on last 5 holes to lose. $2.2M

3 Cory Conners-9 71 No bogies but only 1 birdie. $1.4M

4 Michael Kim-8 69 Two bogies 5 birdies. $1.0M

5 Keegan Bradley-7 64 Lowest RD of day 1 eagle 1 bogie 7 birdies. $800K

COMMENTARY

Henley Chips in from the bunker on 16 for eagle, then 2 pars for his 5th PGA win. First since WW Technology in Nov of 2022. Morikawa missed a birdie putt on 16 to tie, led by 3 after 13 holes but gives up the lead again. Bradley after a 76 in RD 3 has the lowest RD for 5th place.