Arnold Palmer Invitational 2016: Thursday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

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Published: March 17, 2016

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The opening round of Thursday's Arnold Palmer Invitational featured a jam-packed leaderboard at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Florida, but a true superstar finished alone at the top.  

Jason Day carded eight birdies and an eagle during a six-under 66 to take the lead by one stroke over five other players. Notables among the pack at five under are Adam Scott and Henrik Stenson.



Day picked up steam on the front nine with four birdies in his first eight holes to offset a dropped shot at the par-three second. But adversity struck when, on an otherwise magnificent driving display, he yanked his tee shot at the par-four ninth out of bounds, leading to a double bogey.

Despite the sour taste as he made the turn, the one bad swing didn't discourage Day, who proceeded to light up the back nine with a five-under 31, highlighted by an eagle at the 16th.

But Day's most impressive sequence may have been before the eagle at the 15th, where he punched a 5-iron onto the green pin high and drained the putt for a most unconventional birdie:



That putt to finish the birdie off was one of only 22 Day needed on the round. His most difficult one may have been at the last, when he stared down a slick downhill putt and drained it to keep his back-nine card clean.

As mentioned before, Scott is in the group at five under as he continues an absolutely dominant stretch of golf. After tying for second at the Northern Trust Open, Day's Australian compatriot has won his past two starts on tough courses.

Golf Channel supplied context behind Scott's latest quest for the hardware when he matched the clubhouse lead:



Scott also made eagle on No. 16, a short par five, and scored extremely well considering he hit only 10 of 18 greens in regulation. If someone of Scott's ball-striking caliber has his short game functioning that well, there are few others than Day...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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