PGA Tour Brunch | Arnold Palmer Recap
Wrap-Up of the '25 Arnold Palmer Invitational | + Puerto Rico Open
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
ORLANDO - Russell Henley won his fifth career PGA TOUR title at the age of 35 years, 10 months, 25 days. He now holds five PGA TOUR wins.
Here are the others:
2013 Sony Open in Hawaii
2014 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
2017 Texas Children’s Houston Open
2022 World Wide Technology Championship
Henley’s final-round (70) included a chip-in for eagle at the 16th hole to close with a back-nine (33) which made the difference. He’s the second winner of the Arnold Palmer Invitational since 1983 to eagle the 16th hole during the final round and first since Marc Leishman (2017).
It was Henley’s first victory in 47 starts on TOUR (2022 World Wide Technology Championship). He posted 14 Top-10 finishes between victories.
Arnold Palmer Invitational | Final Leaderboard
1 Russell Henley 72 68 67 70 277 (-11)
2 Collin Morikawa 71 68 67 72 278 (-10)
3 Corey Conners 69 70 69 71 279 (-9)
4 Michael Kim 75 69 67 69 280 (-8)
API Final Leaderboard: (link)
RIO GRANDE, (Puerto Rico) - Karl Vilips won his first PGA TOUR title in his fourth career start at the age of 23 years, 6 months, 21 days. His effort marked a new 72-hole tournament scoring record of (262) (previous 267: Nico Echavarria/2023, Chesson Hadley/2014) at Puerto Rico.
Vilips earned 300 FedExCup points and is projected to move from No. 161 to No. 41 in the FedEx Cup standings and with the win, he’s is fully exempt on TOUR through the 2027 season.
Puerto Rico Open | Final Leaderboard
1 Karl Vilips 65 67 66 64 262 (-26)
2 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 64 65 73 63 265 (-23)
3 Joseph Bramlett 67 68 64 68 267 (-21)
Full Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
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What They’re Saying
Henley’s Chip-in Beats Morikawa at Bay Hill (ESPNCom)
API Prize Money (Golf Week)
Henley Reaches Top Ten (PGATourCom)
Vilips Wins in Puerto Rico (ESPNCom)
Prize Money for Puerto Rico Open (Golf Week)
Sporting Goods & Golf Industry News
Winner’s Bag | Russell Henley’s Golf Equipment (Golf Week)
Winner’s Bag from Puerto Rico (Golf)
PGA Tour’s Profanity Delay Room (Golf Week)
24 Golfers to Make PLAYERS Debut (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
March 10, 1985 - Playing in just his third event after undergoing back surgery the previous September, reigning U.S. Open Champion Fuzzy Zoeller won his seventh PGA Tour title with a final round (67) to win the Bay Hill Invitational in Orlando. - (Courtesy of Randy Walker), Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
Final Round Highlights from Bay Hill. “Daddy You Won!”
Final Round Highlights from Puerto Rico
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