Jason Day’s hopes of a second profession victory on the Arnold Palmer Invitational bought caught within the mud as a surprising chip-in for eagle lifted Russell Henley to a exceptional victory at Bay Hill.
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In a single day chief Collin Morikawa seemed to be the participant to beat for a lot of the ultimate spherical, however fellow American Henley jumped to the highest along with his sensational eagle on the par 5 sixteenth.
Henley overshot the inexperienced along with his second shot, leaving himself a frightening downhill chip to a entrance pin from the greenside tough, however he performed it to perfection and it proved to be the decisive shot in claiming the astonishing US$4 million winner’s prize cheque.
The 35-year-old completed -11 for the event, with a two-under par ultimate spherical sufficient to assert his sixth PGA Tour win, and his first since 2022.
Day was two pictures again from then chief Morikawa with three holes to play, and would have understandably been stuffed with confidence after making birdie on the trio of closing holes to complete off his third spherical, however his possibilities unravelled with a crushing double bogey on the similar gap Henley eagled.
The Australian copped the unfortunate break of a mud ball, after crunching his drive within the fairway, which he pulled left into the pond wanting the inexperienced, dropping his membership in disgust as he watched the ball sail into the water.
After taking a drop, Day then deposited his wedge shot into the thick tough on the inexperienced’s edge, one other chip and two putts later resulted in a seven on the cardboard, and he tumbled down the leaderboard.
The 37-year-old completed five-under for the event, together with a beautiful second spherical 64, however he was finally left to rue a poor opening spherical of 76 that left him with an excessive amount of work to do.
Day additionally let the possibility to safe his place at this 12 months’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush early slip by his fingers.
The world quantity 34 could have loads of different possibilities because the world prime 50 after the US PGA Championship are assured entry, however the Arnold Palmer Invitational is a part of the Open Qualifying Sequence and a prime 5 end as a not already exempt participant would have booked his ticket to Northern Eire.
Fellow Australian Adam Scott completed tied for thirty sixth at three-over for the event after a ultimate spherical 74.
The spherical of the day belonged to US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley as he matched Day’s earlier effort with a sensational eight-under par 64 to climb right into a tie for fifth.