Arnold Palmer Invitational 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize-Money Payouts

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Published: March 20, 2016

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Jason Day entered the final round of the 2016 Arnold Palmer Invitational with a two-stroke advantage over three others but was in for a challenge over the last 18 holes at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida.

Sunday's final round was a roller-coaster affair for Day as others climbed the leaderboard, but he managed to hang on thanks to a two-under score of 70 to win by one stroke over Kevin Chappell.  

Here is a look at the top performers from Bay Hill and the sizable paychecks they collected for their work:



Day had three bogeys against two birdies in his first six holes, as Sunday's round got off to a turbulent start.

Everything steadied to a degree for the defending PGA champion when he hit a marvelous approach to the par-four ninth from the rough, leading to a momentous birdie:



Speaking of wild rounds, Troy Merritt played in the final pairing alongside Day and suffered two double bogeys on the opening nine. Then he followed with five straight birdies after the turn, capped by a chip-in from the sand at No. 14:



Merritt also chipped in for par on the 17th hole but unfortunately flared his approach to the 18th into the water, which led to a third double bogey in a round of 71.



Another birdie at the par-five 12th helped Day recover from an early slide, and he parred every other hole until No. 17. A piped 5-iron off the tee preceded a clutch center-cut birdie putt to go up by one stroke entering the last hole.

But as was evident in Merritt's case, Bay Hill's closing par four is a most challenging hole, especially with the far-right pin location. Although Day blocked his tee shot into the right rough, he had a good enough lie to slug a long iron into one of the greenside bunkers.

A magnificent, longer bunker play got Day relatively close to the hole for a par save, and he drained it to take the troph...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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