Winner puts triple-bogey behind him to beat strong field for first PGA Tour victory
Kurt Kitayama overcame a triple bogey and beat a star-packed field to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday in Orlando, Florida.
The 30-year-old from California had won tournaments on the Asian and European tours, but his best showings on the PGA Tour were three runner-up finishes. He hit his tee shot far left and out of bounds, and after hitting a provisional tee, his fourth shot missed the green. He missed a 17-foot double bogey putt, settling for a triple-bogey 7. That knocked him down to 8-under for the tournament, behind new co-leaders Spieth and Hatton at 9-under.
“I didn’t have my ball-striking on the weekend that I’ve had my last few tournaments,” Spieth said. “It’s really hard to go around this place without it, but if you can, the way I did it today was how you do it, making putts and making chips and it was great.” He missed the fairway left on his tee shot at the par-4 18th and his approach from the rough to the green left him 47 feet. Needing a two-putt par from that distance to win outright, Kitayama’s first putt was on a perfect line and stopped right on the edge of the cup.
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