ORLANDO, FL - The Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando Florida, Palmer's winter home and host course for the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, made the 2010 Golf Magazine Top 100 You Can Play list coming in at number 51, up from 2008's rank of 54.
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Golf fans have seen over the years the challenge Bay Hill presents when the PGA Tour's best arrive each spring for the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Nor does the blueprint change much when the state's top amateurs come calling.
To win the 93rd Florida State Amateur crown this weekend, golfers will have to negotiate a layout that - except for seasonal differences - will have a similar look and feel as what Ernie Els won on in March.
Ernie Els became eligible this year for induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame and has been added to the ballot for 2011.
The South African golfer won the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard for his second win at Bay Hill.
ORLANDO, FL - Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge has been selected as a finalist in the $1.6 Million - $4 Million project category for the 2009 Golf Inc. Magazine's Renovation of the Year Competition.
The Bay Hill renovation was conducted under the experienced eye of Palmer himself and the Arnold Palmer Design Company.
By PGA TOUR Staff and Wire Reports
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ernie Els survived a few nervous moments by making two clutch par putts to win the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational in a Monday finish for his second PGA Tour victory in a row after a two-year drought.
Ernie Els is the 2010 winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
Final leaderboard results of the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard
En route to his victory, Ernie Els chips in for birdie at the par-4 9th hole during the final round of the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
Ernie Els leads by two strokes at the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard as players prepare for a Monday finish. Casey Black previews the top of the leaderboard and what to expect Monday.
Ernie Els holds a two-shot lead at 11-under par before play was suspended until Monday due to inclement weather at the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard.
Tournament play has been postponed, will resume Monday at 12 p.m. - any ticket or badge will provide GROUNDS ONLY access and you may park on-site at Bay Hill.
Final round play will be aired on The Golf Channel at 12 p.m. EST.
Ernie Els said he hopes to play “major championship-type golf” today when he takes a one-stroke lead into the final round of the 32nd Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
With the roll he’s on, the Big Easy seems capable of pulling it off. With the fellows in pursuit, he might need it, too.
Seeking to win back-to-back starts for the first time since 2003, Els continued his recent resurgence with a solid 3-under-par 69 at the breezy Bay Hill Club & Lodge and leads former British Open champion Ben Curtis by a shot at 10-under 206. It’s the 17th time the big South African has held at least a share of the 54-hole lead, and it’s the fifth time in his last seven rounds that he been at the top.
Pre-round adjustments are essential for professional golfers, but Joe Ogilvie took it to a new level Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. His reward was a 10-shot improvement. Ogilvie shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 on Bay Hill’s Championship Course.
Just 25 minutes before his second-round tee time of 12:43 pm, Ogilvie retreated to the clubhouse and had his R9 irons bent 1-degree upright by assistant pro Josh Jackson. "It's not recommended doing something like that, but I needed to turn it around, and it worked," said Ogilvie, who carded the low round of the day and moved up 81 spots into a tie for 23rd at 2-under 142 after 36 holes.
“I wouldn’t mind winning again,” Jim Furyk said Saturday morning after he finished his third round in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
The notion of winning might have sounded absurd since Furyk had already signed his scorecard more than two hours before the leaders were to tee off, but the former U.S. Open champion had just polished off a 6-under-par 66 on Bay Hill’s Championship Course. That enabled him to leapfrog dozens of fellow competitors and get within hailing distance of the top spot with today’s final round remaining.
Riding a wave of confidence from his victory two weeks ago, Ernie Els had just enough luck to get out of an unlucky situation Friday and stormed into a share of the lead in the 32nd Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
The Big Easy converted hard pars at the sixth and seventh holes at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge and went on to card a 3-under 69, good for the 36-hole lead at 7-under 137 with Ben Curtis, D.J. Trahan and first-round co-leader Davis Love III.
The up, down and merry-go-round game that Phil Mickelson put on display Friday at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge might have been stressful for most golfers, but not for the talented left-hander, who not only is used to walking a high wire without a net, but also enjoys the challenges associated with it.
Sam Saunders can play the Championship Course almost whenever he wants. The grandson of Arnold Palmer practically grew up at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, and twice he has won the club championship.
But Saunders desperately wanted to earn some weekend tee times here, and he accomplished that when he fired a 2-under-par 70 Friday and made the cut with room to spare in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
Golf legend Arnold Palmer reveals who he would like to tee it up with the most.
Watch the video at GolfChannel.comBy Dave Shedloski
Any golfer knows he seldom is able to put together all of the pieces of his game, but good things inevitably happen when he does.
Just ask J.B. Holmes, whose game, as his initials might suggest, was Just Brilliant Thursday in the opening round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard. The long-hitting Kentuckian combined power with precision and putting to post a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 and grab a share of the lead with Davis Love III.
By Dave Shedloski
Paul Goydos knows how quickly a golf game can come and go.
Winner of the 1996 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, Goydos nearly aced the arduous par-3 17th hole Thursday in the opening round. A 3-iron from 220 yards stopped just two feet short of the cup, and he tapped in a for a birdie.
By Dave Shedloski
Henrik Stenson hasn’t been sleeping much the last three weeks, but he enjoyed a dream-like start to the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard Thursday morning when he tied his lowest round of the season with a 5-under-par 67 on the Championship Course at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
The golf course is always one of the stars of any top-flight tournament, but at this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, the Championship Course at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge might deserve further attention and scrutiny than in any previous year.
When the 120-player field takes to the Championship Course starting at 7:50 a.m. today, they’ll be facing an examination that is both familiar and new. And from all indications, they are eager to get going.
Andrew Magee doesn’t compete often on the PGA TOUR these days, but the four-time winner seldom misses out on a visit to the Bay Hill Club & Lodge for the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
Magee, 47, is making his season debut this week at Bay Hill and his 20th start in the tournament he won in 1991. Other than for health reasons, he’s never missed Palmer’s tournament since he won the rain-shortened 1991 title by two strokes over Tom Sieckmann with a 13-under 203 total.
Jim Furyk won his 14th PGA TOUR title last week at the Transitions Championship with a gutsy one-stroke victory over K.J. Choi at down the road at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. Now the No. 6 player in the world has a new goal as he prepares for the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
Arnold Palmer, the host of the 2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, addressed the assembled media prior to the tournament start.
In September of last year, Arnold Palmer was at Bay Hill to help re-open the club that has been part of his life for four-plus decades after its significant summer renovation. The greens have been re-graded and now feature new Emerald Bermudagrass, and the bunkering around the nearly 7,400-yard layout has been redone and altered dramatically. Mainly, whereas the old Bay Hill was known for lots of subtle, hidden bunkering, the renovation brings the new bunkering front and center before the golfer. It’s sure to get the pros’ attention.
The Masters lurks only two weeks away, and Bay Hill, the final stop on the exciting four-event Florida Swing, provides players an excellent exam in measuring the quality of their games. Here's a look at the Florida Swing leading into the API, along with 12 'insider' nuggets the true golf fan should know about this year's field.
For each card purchased, The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard will make a donation to the Arnold Palmer Medical Center
Orlando, Fla., and Purchase, NY, March 18, 2010 – The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard (March 22-28, 2010) and MasterCard Worldwide today announced the availability of The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard Prepaid MasterCard® Business Gift cards, created exclusively for the tournament. The cards, created in partnership with Springbok Services, feature two unique designs and include the widely-recognized Arnold Palmer signature and umbrella logo. A more convenient and secure option than vouchers or cash, the cards can be provided to tournament guests to make purchases anywhere on the tournament grounds.
Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard Hosts CocaCola Youth Clinic & Youth Day on March 22
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 16, 2010) — The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard is known for its support of the community via the Arnold Palmer Medical Center, but the Tournament also gives back through its work with The First Tee, a proven youth development program.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard will kick off a week of world-class golf on March 22 with the 2010 CocaCola Youth Clinic in conjunction with The First Tee and the Tournament’s Youth Day.
STATEMENT FROM ARNOLD PALMER IN RESPONSE TO TIGER WOODS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WILL RETURN TO COMPETITION AT THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT IN APRIL
“We are all disappointed that Tiger isn’t going to play our tournament at Bay Hill, but, all things considered, we certainly understand.“
“I talked to Tiger on the phone this morning and he expressed his regrets that he won’t be playing here. He said that he really didn’t feel his game was sharp enough to begin competition this early.“
“As for Tiger’s decision to play at the Masters without playing a tournament beforehand, that’s something only the player himself knows how to handle. Certainly he knows what he wants to do with his life and the way he is going to deal with it. We’re going to give him that respect.“
“We’re going to miss Tiger and we’re sorry he’s not going to be here, but we have a fantastic field – the No. 2 and 3 players in the world (Steve Stricker and Phil Mickelson) and Ernie Els, who just had that fine victory at Doral. We will have a great tournament, I’m sure.”
Montgomerie, Janzen, Saunders, Lee and Main head list for Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard
European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen, and young sensations Sam Saunders, Danny Lee and Gregor Main are among 19 players who have received exemptions into the 120- player field of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, the tournament announced today.
European Ryder Cup captain returns to U.S. to compete in Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard
Making just his second visit to the United States since being named captain of the 2010 European Ryder Cup team last year, Colin Montgomerie has accepted an exemption to compete in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, to be held March 22-28 at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida.
Prospective entrants, past champions eager to play in Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard
“Bay Hill is always one of those places you look forward to getting back to,” says Davis Love III, “but I think there’s even a little bit more of a buzz about it this year.”
There is, indeed, more of a buzz about the upcoming Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard, and it could mean one of the most exciting editions yet in the tournament hosted for the 32nd year by arguably the game’s most iconic and popular figure.
The No. 2 player in the world commits to play in Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard
One of the first places Steve Stricker visited after he qualified for the PGA TOUR in 1994 was the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, to sit down with Arnold Palmer.
With his prized course upgraded, Arnold Palmer eager for the latest edition of tournament that bears his name
Arnold Palmer reached age 80 in September, but as much as he enjoyed the celebrations marking the occasion, golf’s legendary King admits that the rebirth of his prized layout, the Championship Course at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge, was a much more enjoyable experience last autumn.
You and a friend could experience first hand the amazing course redesign only a few feet from the pros with an Inside the Ropes Experience during the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard.
The 1998 winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard hopes to find magic again
Ernie Els hasn’t competed in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard since 2007, but he has penciled in a return this year and should be teeing it up next month at the Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, looking to build on a solid start to his 2010 season.
Former FedExCup champion is not slowing down, looks to return to winning ways at Bay Hill Club
Vijay Singh doesn’t believe in aging gracefully. More to the point, the way he continues to work at his golf game and to keep himself fit, it appears that he doesn’t believe in aging at all. Or, at least, he isn’t about to submit to the idea of aging or slowing down, not even as he nears his 50th birthday.
Hungry and healthy, Davis Love III eyes breakthrough at Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard
Davis Love III has been a fan of Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club for many years. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find an active player on the PGA Tour who has more of an affinity for the famed and challenging layout in central Florida.
ORLANDO‚ Fla. (January 19‚ 2010) — The Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard is Orlando’s signature sporting event being held March 22-28 at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Now in its 32nd year‚ the tournament is pleased to announce value airline JetBlue Airways‚ as a sponsor.
Arnold Palmer visited the ESPN offices in Bristol Connecticut in August 2009 making an appearance on SportsCenter and while there filmed one of the renowned 'This is SportsCenter' commercials.
Primary charity of the Arnold Palmer Invitational celebrating 20 years of world-class medical care
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL — The PGA TOUR announced today that the Arnold Palmer Medical Center, the primary charity of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard, has been named the 2009 PGA TOUR Charity of the Year.
ORLANDO, FL — Arnold Palmer took time this week to talk to members of the Orlando Economic Development Committee’s Board and Investor Councils about what is most important to him. On the list: golf, family, helping children and economic development.
By ERIK PETERSON
Travel Editor, GolfChannel.com
Posted: September 30, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. — If Bay Hill Club & Lodge was a thrilling novel, then Tiger Woods' 15-footer to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational last March was a fitting end to Volume 1. And just days after closing the book, Arnold Palmer put pen back to paper, leading a renovation of one of golf's most revered venues.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today at 1:30pm, Arnold Palmer will stop at the White House where President Barack Obama will sign into law The Congressional Gold Medal honoring the golf legend.
By DOUG FERGUSON (AP)
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the proud owner at Bay Hill, Arnold Palmer doesn't want to see PGA Tour players light up the scoreboard. As one of the game's great entertainers, Palmer also appreciates that the fans like to see birdies.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer will forever be intimately linked to the Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
And that, perhaps, is the best indicator of how special this private southwest Orlando golf course really is. Marketing executives couldn't dream up a better pair of icons to be associated with their course.
Bill Awards Congressional Gold Medal to Golfing Legend, Awaits President’s Signature into Law
Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Senate passed legislation introduced by Congressman Joe Baca (D-Rialto) that awards the Congressional Gold Medal to world famous golf professional Arnold Palmer. The Arnold Palmer Gold Medal Act, H.R. 1243, officially recognizes Palmer for his service to the nation in promoting excellence and good sportsmanship in golf. The legislation first passed the House of Representatives this past April, and was unanimously passed by the Senate earlier today.
The United States Golf Association is inviting the public to participate in a very special project to celebrate a true sporting legend and a great American.
Arnold Palmer will be celebrating his 80th birthday on September 10, 2009. To honor the occasion, the USGA Museum has launched an online Arnold Palmer Memory Book. The purpose of the Web site is to collect personal stories and memories of Arnold, and allow the public to view other fans’ appreciation of him. Fans can submit their reflections about Arnold in the form of words, images or video.
