In the interview area at Bay Hill, Rory McIlroy stood hunched over a small TV that sat on the ground inside a black plastic tub, watching just like so many others along with him, the moment that Kurt Kitayama finally proved himself to the golf world. McIlroy had finished his 72 holes at the Arnold Read more…
Kurt Kitayama had suffered one-shot defeats in the past year to stars such as Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy, so it was fitting that Kitayama flipped the script for his first PGA Tour win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to hold off a star-studded leaderboard to win a wild one at Bay Hill.
With one hole remaining in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, there were as many as five players who had a chance to claim the title – and the $US3.6 million prizemoney payout – in the PGA Tour’s latest “designated” event.
As far as front nines go for a 54-hole leader, Kurt Kitayama’s was as smooth as they come on Sunday at Bay Hill. Well, at least it was for the front eight.
DeChambeau says he does not believe he has fully recovered from a pair of injuries to his left hand and his left hip that forced him to withdraw from the Saudi International in early February.
This week was also more evidence that the harder the course, the more brutal the conditions and the longer the rough, the better for Bryson DeChambeau.
Thanks to some more egging on from the vocal crowd in Orlando, DeChambeau let the big dog eat once more, nuking one 377 yards (345 metres) into the fairway bunker just 90 yards (82m) from the green.
Australian Golf Digest
