Round 4: Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard

March 25 2012

10:06 pm

With this victory: Tiger Woods

With his win Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, Tiger Woods:

● Earns his 72nd career PGA TOUR victory at the age of 36 years, 2 months and 25 days in his 279th (265th professional) career start on TOUR. The 72 victories are third all-time on the PGA TOUR behind Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73).

● Wins for the first time on the PGA TOUR since the BMW Championship on Sept. 13, 2009.

● Earns 500 FedExCup points to move from No. 31 to No. 7 in the FedExCup standings with 846 points.

● First player to win seven Arnold Palmer Invitational titles. The only other players with multiple victories at the event are Tom Kite (1982, 1989), Loren Roberts (1994-95) and Ernie Els (1998, 2010).

● Wins for the seventh time in his 15th professional start at the tournament, with eight top-10 finishes.

● Tiger Woods’ tournaments with six or more victories (professional starts only)

Tournament Starts Cuts Top-10s Wins Years won
WGC-Bridgestone 12 12 10 7 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Arnold Palmer Invitational 15 15 8 7 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012
WGC-Cadillac Champ. 12 12 11 6 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Farmers Insurance Open 12 12 11 6 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

● Six of seven wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational have come when he held the 54-hole lead/co-lead.

● Records four under-par rounds in a PGA TOUR event for the first time since the 2010 Masters.

13 Florida PGA TOUR wins — (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard—6-2000-03, 2008, 2009, 2012; FUNAI Children’s Miracle Network Classic–2-1996, 1999, Ford Championship at Doral–2-2005-06, THE PLAYERS Championship–1-2001, WGC-CA Championship–1-2007).

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9:23 pm

Els’ putter won’t cooperate again

By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

ORLANDO — For the second Sunday in a row, Ernie Els’ putter let him down, this time at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.

The affable South African was bidding to slide into the top 50 in the world and earn an invitation to the Masters. Els needed to finish solo third or better to have a chance, although solo second would have been a lock.

Els put himself in position through 54 holes, too, as he started the final round at Bay Hill, where he picked up his last TOUR victory in 2010, tied for third with Ian Poulter.  But Els never could get untracked, three-putting  twice for bogey and missing a 9-footer to save at the 15th hole, on the way to a 75 that left him tied for fourth.

So when the Official World Golf Ranking was released shortly after Tiger Woods won the tournament for the seventh time, turns out Els had only moved from 62nd to 58th.

"I still hit the ball well," Els said. "I didn’t have my putting touch today, that was the difference. I was a little tentative again and the wind didn’t help too much on the greens either. I’m pleased with my ball striking but again on the greens, I was awful."

Els, who has not missed a Masters since 1994, has one more chance to play his way to Augusta National. He’ll have to win the Shell Houston Open next Sunday, though, to get the final invitation.

A week ago, Els had a chance to win the Transitions Championship but bogeyed the last two holes, missing a 4-footer on the 72nd that would have put him in a playoff for his first title in two years. He tied for fifth there and fourth at Bay Hill, though, so Els is secure in the knowledge he’s playing well.

"Obviously, you go into a week, a fourth place, you’d probably take it," Els said. "But it was a bit of bittersweet there again. I had a lot of chances today, and you know, kind of blew it a little bit. …

“I wasn’t good on the greens, and that’s the disappointing thing. I really hit the ball well and probably could have shot 5-under par if I putted anything like I did the first couple of days, and that was the disappointing thing."

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9:01 pm

Notes from inside the ropes

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Graeme McDowell made double bogey on the first hole Sunday, making his pursuit of Tiger Woods that much harder.

By Fred Albers, PGATOUR.COM Correspondent

Golfers are always trying to balance aggression with patience and it’s a very thin line. Graeme McDowell got into contention by hitting greens. He hit a sparkling 45 of 54 greens in the first three days of the tournament, giving himself lots of birdie opportunities. What happened to that strategy to start the final round? On the very first hole, McDowell tried to squeeze an iron at a tight flagstick on the right-hand side and made double bogey.

Bermuda: The greens at Bay Hill are overseeded but the hot weather in Orlando this week caused the Bermuda to pop with a growth spurt. The grainy grass became more and more prevalent as the tournament progressed and the greens became increasingly harder to read. Players usually get better at reading greens as the tournament progresses, that was not this case this week.

Big Easy: You have to admire Ernie Els’ mental toughness. He putted away a title last week at the Transitions Championship and you would have thought Els would be fragile this week on Bay Hill’s crusty, firm, fast greens. Well, Ernie went 62 holes without a three-putt this week. Still, his T4 finish means he must win the Shell Houston Open or receive a special invitation in order to play the Masters.

Stats: Tiger Woods went from the tournament’s 54th hole on Saturday to the 65th hole on Sunday without missing a green. His Driving? Woods did not miss a fairway until the ninth hole on Sunday and entered the tournament ranked No. 1 on TOUR in total driving. He dominated the par-5s, making 12 birdies in 16 chances this week. Woods’ win ended a run of 924 days without a PGA TOUR title. It was the first time since the 2010 Masters that Woods has put together four rounds under par.

Alignment: Woods has maintained all season that his putting stroke was fine. During a practice session, Woods discovered his alignment was bad. He was setting up to his putts with his shoulders slightly open. It took a few rounds for him to feel comfortable with a square address position, but his putting has improved.

Quiet please: Woods was obviously distracted by photographers and gallery at the 18th hole and backed off twice, however he never said a word. A simple nod to Joe LaCava was the signal his caddie needed to quiet the fans. PGA TOUR players always rely on the caddie to administer the justice.

Fred Albers is a course reporter for SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio. For more information on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio, click here.

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8:50 pm

McDowell disappointed but excited

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By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

ORLANDO — A double bogey on the first hole wasn’t exactly the way Graeme McDowell had envisioned starting Sunday’s final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.

After all, a one-shot overnight deficit to Tiger Woods, who had already won six times at Bay Hill, was daunting enough. When McDowell played shots from two different greenside bunkers on the way to the disappointing 6 at No. 1, though, the Northern Irishman had carved out a deficit that would prove to be too large to overcome.

Yes, he made a 45-footer for birdie at the third hole. And there was that spectacular 51-foot eagle putt at No. 6 to delight the crowd in his adopted hometown. But McDowell simply spotted the hard-charging Woods too many shots early on a day when a firm, fast Bay Hill layout was playing like a major, more than two strokes above par.

Woods ended up winning by five shots — the largest margin of victory on the PGA TOUR since McDowell’s good friend and stablemate, Rory McIlroy blitzed the field at Congressional and won the 2011 U.S. Open by eight. Woods closed with a solid 70 as he ended a victory drought of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days.

"I think he really just kind of nailed home his comeback," McDowell said. "Great to have a front row seat watching maybe the greatest of all time doing what he does best, winning golf tournaments.
   
"Of course, I believed I had a chance today, but I just never really got close enough to the guy. He played well today and deserves his win, and you know, great to have him back winning tournaments. I think he’s great for the world of golf, and great for the excitement levels and the atmosphere and TV and fans, and great for this game."

McDowell didn’t play poorly on Sunday, and the 74 he shot was actually .027 under par on the windswept afternoon. He just didn’t capitalize on the chances he had, and McDowell made too many mistakes on a day when he termed his play "average" to Woods who was playing extremely well.

"It was such a hard day today," McDowell said. "Pins were tucked again, tough breeze, very major like. I just didn’t control my ball flight well enough.  Made a few too many mistakes but was the kind of golf course today, it was hard enough to make mistakes on.
   
"It was kind of fun there for a time making a few bombs. He was just going to be hard to get close to today. He controlled his ball well and in the end, (I) had to shoot 4 under to win, 3 under for a playoff, and it’s a tough ask on this golf course. Tricky greens that were crusty and tough to putt on this afternoon."

McDowell felt the 12th hole was the turning point. woods pulled his drive but recovered well, hitting his second shot on the par 5 to 56 yards with a clear shot at the flagstick on the way to a two-putt par. McDowell, meanwhile, had driven safely onto the fairway but put his second shot in a bunker about 50 yards short of the green, blasted out to the fringe and then three-putted for the bogey – and suddenly Woods’ lead was four.

"I tried to hit the aggressive lay up, tugged it in the bunker left myself 90 yards out of a trap into the wind, which is not what you want and got a little too aggressive with a putt," McDowell recalled. "That was a big key. If I make birdie there, make I can put a squeeze on him. I just never really got close enough to him today."

That said, McDowell is extremely pleased with the way he’s playing overall. He tied for ninth at The Honda Classic and shared 13th at the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship two weeks ago. He will ride the momentum of this runner-up finish to Houston and the Masters the following week.

"I’m very excited with my game," McDowell said. "Second-place finish at a big event really sets up my spring season into the summer. I felt my game bubbling under the surface nicely and I’m very happy with a lot of the golf shots I’ve hit this week.

“I’ve putted well, and every facet of my game is in decent shape and I’m excited about Houston next week and on to Augusta."

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7:03 pm

Tiger wins Bay Hill, breaks drought

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Tiger Woods won the 72nd title of his PGA TOUR career on Sunday at Bay Hill.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The drought is over for Tiger Woods. And he did it in familiar fashion — locking down the win while wearing his Sunday red at a course that’s been very, very good to him.

Thirty months — specifically 924 days — after his last PGA TOUR win, Woods returned to the winner’s circle on Sunday at Bay Hill, winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard by five strokes over playing partner Graeme McDowell.

“It does feel good; it feels really good,” Woods told NBC after his win. “The conditions were tough. These pins — Arnie took it to us today.”

Woods shot a 2-under 70 to finish at 13 under, with McDowell his closest pursuer at 8 under. The five-shot victory was the largest on TOUR since Rory McIlroy won the U.S. Open last year by eight strokes.

The five-shot win is the 16th time in Woods’ PGA TOUR career that he has won by five or more shots.

“Watch out, boys on the PGA TOUR,” NBC analyst Johnny Miller said. “Tiger is back.”

Woods’ last TOUR win was the BMW Championship on Sept. 13, 2009. It should be no surprise he ended his drought at Bay Hill, a place he’s now won at seven times. Sunday’s win was the 72nd of his TOUR career.

It was a relatively stress-free Sunday for Woods. He started the day with a one-stroke lead over McDowell, then shot 3 under on the front side to extend his lead. McDowell, meanwhile, opened with a double bogey. He fought back but missed some key putts down the stretch that might have put pressure on Woods, eventually finishing with a 2-over 74.

“I just never really got close enough to him today,” McDowell told PGA TOUR Radio. “Not going to be disappointed in any way. I got beaten by the better man today.”

As he walked up the 18th fairway, victory securely in hand, Woods wore a huge smile as the large gallery walked up behind him.

Woods – a two-time winner of the FedExCup — now moves to seventh in the FedExCup standings, with Johnson Wagner taking over the No. 1 spot. He also moves to sixth in the Official World Golf Ranking after starting the week in the 18th spot.

Woods went to the final hole with a five-shot lead but said he never relaxed until his ball found the green in regulation on the 72nd hole.  Referencing all the late leads that have been lost by 54-hole leaders in 2012, Woods said. “We’ve had some interesting finishes on TOUR this year.”

With tough greens and even tougher pin placements, Woods called it “a day of survival and attrition.” But his game was solid all week – he finished tied for first in the field in greens in regulation, fourth in Strokes Gained-Putting and 11th in driving distance.

Sunday’s finish was in drastic contrast to his last final round two weeks ago when he had to pull out of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship with a strained left Achilles tendon. But his play this season seemed to indicate that he was on the verge of winning – he was runner-up at the Honda Classic three weeks ago when he closed with a 62, and he was in the second-to-last group on the final day of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Asked about his emotions after winning Sunday, Woods replied: “Pure joy.”

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7:00 pm

Palmer taken to hospital for observation

By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

ORLANDO — Arnold Palmer wasn’t at the 18th green at Bay Hill on Sunday, as is his custom, to congratulate Tiger Woods on his seventh victory at tournament that bears the legend’s name.

Instead, the 82-year-old Palmer was at the nearby Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and will remain there overnight. He has been taking a new medicine and having some issues with his blood pressure, so doctors were monitoring it throughout the day.

About 15 minutes before the competition ended, Palmer had undergone another routine test. During that test, though, the doctors decided he should head to the hospital.

"It wasn’t anything to do with any ailments or any discomfort he felt," Alastair Johnston, the COO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises said. "The blood pressure was at a level where the doctor involved suggested that he go immediately to get more intensive evaluation at the hospital."

Johnston met with the media after Tiger Woods’ press conference. He said he had just talked with Palmer’s daughter, Amy, and the outlook was positive.

"I think the blood pressure situation is starting to ameliorate and improving," Johnston said. "And nobody is overly concerned about the prognosis, although he is going to remain in the hospital overnight for observation."

Graeme McDowell, who finished second to Woods and was playing with him in the final group on Sunday, said he was looking for Palmer when the two walked up to the 18th green.

“I was surprised to see him not around, and when we just heard the news on the side that he had been taken to the hospital, of course we were very upset and certainly praying that everything is going to be okay,” McDowell said. “That really puts a little bit of a dampener of the spirits on 18th green when Tiger is going to pick up his trophy.

“There’s going to be a lot of thoughts going out to Mr. Palmer.  …   He is what is special about this tournament, himself, being the great host and MasterCard being great sponsors.  Between them they put a fantastic events on and I love it and say I say, our prayers are with Mr. Palmer right now.”

Palmer’s grandson, Sam Saunders, thanked his Twitter followers for the positive thoughts they sent the family’s way. “For all concerned my granddad is doing fine and will be good to go tomorrow. Thank you for all of your nice comments and concern,” Saunders tweeted at 8:20 p.m. ET>

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6:32 pm

Congratulate Woods on his win

Tiger Woods is back in the winner’s circle on the PGA TOUR, taking the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the seventh time. It’s his 72nd TOUR win overall.

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6:30 pm

Live updates: News, notes and more

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By Helen Ross, PGATOUR.COM

ORLANDO — Tiger Woods has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard for the seventh time. Here’s how it unfolded. Let us know what you think.  

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6:30 p.m. – Tiger Woods couldn’t quite convert the 34-footer for birdie at the 18th hole – but it didn’t matter. He won by five strokes, the largest margin on the PGA TOUR since Rory McIroy won the U.S. Open last year by eight. The win ended a 30-month PGA TOUR victory drought.

“It feels really good,” Woods told NBC’s Roger Maltbie. “It’s been a lot of hard work. I am so thankful for a lot of people helping me out along the way."

6:27 p.m. – Graeme McDowell cleans up his 2-footer for a final par to get out of Tiger Woods’ way. McDowell’s runner-up finish is his second at Bay Hill.

6:21 p.m. – Johnson Wagner hit his second shot from a divot at the 18th hole to 8 feet – the closest shot of the day there. He missed the putt but the Sony Open in Hawaii champ still managed to take over No. 1 in the FedExCup.

6:16 p.m. – Tiger took his largest lead of the tournament when he two-putted for par from 53 feet at the par-3 17th hole. McDowell missed the green, 73 feet from then pin, and couldn’t convert from 12 feet for par.

6:04 p.m. – Graeme McDowell is running out of holes – and chances. He misread a 7-footer for birdie at the par-5 15th with a chance to pick up a shot after Woods had missed his own birdie from 8 feet. McDowell was in the collection area over the green in two and putted from 93 feet to set up the birdie attempt. Woods was on the back fringe in two and sent his 60-footer past the hole.

5:46 p.m. – Ernie Els briefly held sole possession of third place as he made birdie at the 15th hole from just over the green in two. His playing partner, Ian Poulter, matched him, though, getting up and down from the greenside bunker for another. So the two are tied but Jim Furyk’s current tie for 11th could keep him out of the top 50 anyway.

5:42 p.m. – The 15th was another somewhat shaky hole for Tiger but he still managed to save par. He hit his drive into the fairway bunker and came up short with his second. He left himself a 13-footer to save par and it was center cut after Graeme McDowell just missed a 27-footer for birdie.

5:25 p.m. – Tiger came up well short in the collection area below the 14th green while Graeme McDowell’s tee shot at the par 3 trickled into the left greenside bunker. McDowell’s bunker shot then skidded across the green and stopped on the fringe, 35 feet from the hole, while Woods came up 8 feet short. When both players two-putted for bogeys the lead remained at four.

5:16 p.m. – PGA TOUR rookie Bud Cauley has broken out of the third-place tie as he two-putted for birdie from 48 feet at the par-5 15th hole. It was his second straight birdie and and he’s 2 under for the day.

5:14 p.m. – Another golden opportunity has passed Graeme McDowell by at the 13th hole as he hit a great approach to 6 feet but missed the birdie putt. Woods stayed 14 under when he tapped in for par after putting from 46 feet on his first.

5:10 p.m. – Ernie Els pitched in from 36 feet off the green to birdie the 14th hole. He’s in a three-way tie for sixth now with Ian Poulter and Bud Cauley at 6 under.

5:03 p.m. – A scrambling par at the 12th hole enabled Tiger to extend his lead to four shots. Woods pulled his tee shot at the par 5 but managed to hit his second just short of the green with a clear shot to the pin. Graeme McDowell’s drive had found the fairway but he didn’t take advantage, hitting his second into a bunker short and left of the green, then blasting out to 51 feet and three-putting for bogey.

4:50 p.m. – We nearly had a two-shot swing at the 11th hole. McDowell made a 23-footer for birdie to move to 11 under while Woods had to make an 8-footer to save par after hitting his approach into the fans behind the green. He’s still 14 under and leading now by three strokes.

4:42 p.m. – Johnson Wagner is 1 over for the day but he’s now tied for third at 6 under with Tim Herron and Ian Poulter, who just bogeyed the par-5 12th. Wagner could take over No. 1 in the FedExCup if he finishes sixth or better.

4:37 p.m – Ernie Els missed a 3-footer to save par at the 11th hole. He’s now 3 over for the day and has fallen back to 5 under for the tournament. His third-place target? Well, that’s playing partner Ian Poulter, who is alone at 7 under.

4:31 p.m. – Graeme McDowell had a chance to get a shot back at the 10th hole when he hit his approach to 9 feet after a 318-yard drive. That’s because Tiger had driven into the right fairway bunker and hit his second shot 65 feet past the hole. Woods ended up making a 4-footer to retain his four-stroke lead.

4:15 p.m. – Ernie Els’ 21-footer for birdie to join Ian Poulter at 7 under — and most importantly, regain a share of third — stopped on the lip and stubbornly refused to fall.

4:11 p.m. – Tiger’s 24-footer for birdie just curled under the hole and he tapped in to stay 14 under. Meanwhile, Graeme McDowell had chipped from the fringe to 3 feet, 11 inches – but putting into his shadow, he couldn’t convert the saving putt. Woods is now 14 under and four shots clear of the field.

3:57 p.m. – Tiger regained a three-shot edge when he made a birdie putt of 2 feet, 11 inches at the eighth hole. Graeme McDowell two-putted from 25 feet, tapping in from 7 inches. Woods is now 14 under and seven strokes ahead of anyone other than the Northern Irishman.

3:46 p.m. – Ernie Els continues to head in the wrong direction. The affable South African, who needs to finish solo third or better to have a shot at making his way back into the top 50 in the world and earn a Masters invite, three-putted from 23 feet at the eighth hole to fall back to 6 under.

3:41 p.m. – Graeme McDowell hit the left side of the green at the par-3 seventh. Unfortunately for the Northern Irishman, the pin was on the right so he left himself a 55-footer. Tiger, meanwhile, was 28 feet past the hole. Both made par although McDowell was tested with a 4-footer coming back.

3:35 p.m. – Graeme McDowell flirted with disaster but his drive ended up clearing the lake at the par-5 sixth by about 4 yards. He and Woods both hit the green with two majestic shots but Tiger’s 17-footer for eagle certainly looked the more likely. That is, until McDowell drained that improbable 51-footer to move to 11 under. Tiger two-putted for birdie and is now up by two at 13 under.

3:20 p.m. – Tiger and Graeme McDowell both two-putt for pars at the fifth hole from 22 and 25 feet, respectively. The second par 5 on the front nine is on the horizon – and Woods has played those holes in 11 under this week.

3:05 p.m. – Ian Poulter made a 6-footer for birdie at the fifth hole to move into sole possession of third place at 8 under. That’s bad news for his playing partner, Ernie Els, who needs to finish solo third or better to have a shot at cracking the top 50 in the world and earning a spot in the Masters. Els is tied with Charlie Wi at 7 under.

3:01 p.m. – Tiger regains a three-stroke lead when he makes a 14-footer for birdie at the fourth hole. He went for the green in two and ended up left and long but chipped on and made the putt. McDowell laid up and ended up two-putting for par.

2:40 p.m. – Just when it looked like Tiger would regain his three-shot advantage, Graeme McDowell drained a 45-footer from the fringe to get to 9 under. Tiger answered with his 3-footer for birdie and is now 11 under.

2:28 p.m. – Tiger and Graeme McDowell both have birdie putts of about 40 feet – on nearly the same line – at No. 2. McDowell cozies his to 20 inches and makes par. Tiger’s ball runs about 6 feet by and left of the hole. He misses, though, so now his lead on the Northern Irishman is two.

2:22 p.m. – Ernie Els and Ian Poulter are having their troubles early, too. Els bogeyed the first hole while Poulter did the same at No. 2. They’re now 7 under a four behind Woods.

2:18 p.m. – Graeme McDowell’s third shot skids across the green and into another bunker. He blasts out with his fourth, which stops on the fringe. Woods misses his birdie putt but McDowell two-putts for double bogey and the lead is now three.

2:10 p.m. – Graeme McDowell has hit 45 fairways and leads in that category this week. Not on the first hole, though – his ball plugs in the bunker. Woods finds the green and has a 20-footer for birdie.

2:05 p.m – The crowd was about eight-deep around the first tee as Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell hit their opening drives. Both found the left side of the fairway about 20 yards apart from each other.

1:58 p.m. – About an hour before he teed off, Ernie Els told Brian Katrek of the PGA TOUR Network that the wind is coming from a different direction today. It’s out of the west instead of the east-south-east that’s been the prevailing wind the first three days.

1:45 p.m. – Here’s Graeme McDowell’s tweet prior to heading out to prep for what could be his first PGA TOUR win since the 2010 U.S. Open. “Looking forward to a great shootout today at Bay Hill. Tiger, myself, Ernie, Poults and others. Course is tough so that’s main focus. #golow #fb

1:25 p.m. – John Rollins has moved into the top 10 on the leaderboard with three birdies in his first eight holes. He made a 10-footer at the par-5 fourth hole and two-putted the sixth from 81 feet, then dropped a 15-footer at No. 7. He’s 5 under for the tournament.

12:58 p.m. – Tiger Woods, wearing his Sunday red and black trousers, has just made an appearance at the putting green. He gets to work while Graeme McDowell, Ian Poulter and Ernie Els stop to chat with the Golf Channel and Brian Katrek of PGA TOUR Network on Sirius/XM.

12:20 p.m. – J.B. Holmes is bucking the scoring trend. He just made a 10-footer for eagle at the 15th hole and is 4 under for the day.

Noon – Judging from the early action with 50 players having teed off, Bay Hill isn’t being very generous on Sunday. William McGirt and Scott Stallings have posted 71s and three players are under par for the day on the back nine.

11:45 a.m. – Mother Nature must know what a big day this is because the forecast is perfect. Drier, less humid air has arrived and temperatures will be in the low- to mid-80s. Winds will be in the 15-20 mph-range as the leaders tee off.


4:15 pm

Watch: Woods birdies No. 8

Woods birdies No. 8 in Round 4

Tiger Woods hits his 182-yard approach shot to 4 feet on the par-4 8th hole and sinks the putt for birdie.

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3:30 pm

Watch: McDowell’s big save

Round 4 video

Graeme McDowell hung tough with Tiger Woods on Sunday by holding putts from all corners of the greens, including this birdie on No. 3.

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