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Arnold Palmer Invitational purse payout: Tyrrell Hatton clears $1.6 million
Here are the prize money and FedExCup point breakdowns for Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Tyrrell Hatton and the rest of the players who made the cut at Bay Hill:
Finish | Player | FedEx | Earnings ($) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyrrell Hatton | 500 | 1,674,000 |
2 | Marc Leishman | 300 | 1,013,700 |
3 | Sungjae Im | 190 | 641,700 |
4 | Bryson DeChambeau | 135 | 455,700 |
5 | Joel Dahmen | 96 | 330,731 |
5 | Danny Lee | 96 | 330,731 |
5 | Rory McIlroy | 96 | 330,731 |
5 | Keith Mitchell | 96 | 330,731 |
9 | Harris English | 73 | 244,125 |
9 | Matthew Fitzpatrick | 73 | 244,125 |
9 | Sung Kang | 73 | 244,125 |
9 | Collin Morikawa | 73 | 244,125 |
13 | Talor Gooch | 59 | 188,325 |
13 | Charley Hoffman | 59 | 188,325 |
15 | Tom Hoge | 53 | 160,425 |
15 | Patrick Reed | 53 | 160,425 |
15 | Scottie Scheffler | 53 | 160,425 |
18 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 0 | 118,885 |
18 | Rickie Fowler | 44 | 118,885 |
18 | Dylan Frittelli | 44 | 118,885 |
18 | Jason Kokrak | 44 | 118,885 |
18 | Brendon Todd | 44 | 118,885 |
18 | Danny Willett | 44 | 118,885 |
24 | Max Homa | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Beau Hossler | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Adam Long | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Troy Merritt | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Patrick Rodgers | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Xander Schauffele | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Jimmy Walker | 32 | 72,424 |
24 | Matt Wallace | 32 | 72,424 |
32 | Bud Cauley | 23 | 54,289 |
32 | Zach Johnson | 23 | 54,289 |
32 | Graeme McDowell | 23 | 54,289 |
32 | Ian Poulter | 23 | 54,289 |
36 | Zac Blair | 18 | 43,323 |
36 | Sam Burns | 18 | 43,323 |
36 | Lanto Griffin | 18 | 43,323 |
36 | Billy Horschel | 18 | 43,323 |
36 | Kevin Na | 18 | 43,323 |
36 | Harold Varner III | 18 | 43,323 |
42 | Keegan Bradley | 12 | 33,015 |
42 | Harry Higgs | 12 | 33,015 |
42 | Viktor Hovland | 12 | 33,015 |
42 | Kyoung-Hoon Lee | 12 | 33,015 |
42 | Steve Stricker | 12 | 33,015 |
47 | Stewart Cink | 9 | 25,054 |
47 | Scott Harrington | 9 | 25,054 |
47 | Matt Jones | 9 | 25,054 |
47 | Brooks Koepka | 9 | 25,054 |
47 | Rory Sabbatini | 9 | 25,054 |
52 | Kevin Chappell | 7 | 22,274 |
52 | Ryan Moore | 7 | 22,274 |
52 | Matthew Wolff | 7 | 22,274 |
52 | Xinjun Zhang | 7 | 22,274 |
56 | Byeong Hun An | 5 | 21,204 |
56 | Abraham Ancer | 5 | 21,204 |
56 | Scott Brown | 5 | 21,204 |
56 | Hideki Matsuyama | 5 | 21,204 |
56 | Robby Shelton | 5 | 21,204 |
56 | Nick Taylor | 5 | 21,204 |
62 | Brian Gay | 4 | 20,274 |
62 | Rod Perry | 0 | 20,274 |
62 | Doc Redman | 4 | 20,274 |
62 | Sam Saunders | 0 | 20,274 |
66 | Davis Love III | 4 | 19,809 |
67 | Vaughn Taylor | 4 | 19,623 |
68 | Wyndham Clark | 3 | 19,437 |
69 | Rob Oppenheim | 3 | 19,251 |
Keith Mitchell, Joel Dahmen, Danny Lee qualify for Open via Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two hours before Tyrrell Hatton closed out the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Keith Mitchell was posing with a different trophy – the claret jug.
Mitchell had just finished off a final-round 71 with a birdie and signed his card when he was approached by officials from the R&A.
They explained that Mitchell wasn’t officially headed to Royal St. George’s, but that they wanted to get a comment and take his picture in case his score held up.
“I don’t want to jinx it,” Mitchell said more than once.
He didn’t.
Mitchell, Joel Dahmen and Danny Lee all qualified for The Open Championship on Sunday via the Open Qualifying Series. Exemptions were available to the top three players who finished inside the top 10 at Bay Hill and were not yet qualified for the year’s final major. All three players tied for fifth at even par.
Sung Kang very much looked as though he was going to take one of those three spots, eliminating Mitchell via tiebreaker, but bogeyed each of his last two holes to post 1 over.
This will be Mitchell’s second Open appearance, after a missed cut last year, when got into the field at Royal Portrush thanks to his finish at … the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
“It’s pretty special. I was standing here last year, and that’s how I got in The Open, and it was probably one of my favorite weeks of the year,” Mitchell said, still at the time unsure whether history would repeat itself. “I’ve never been over to Royal St. George’s, and if I have a chance to go, it’ll be a true honor.”
Dahmen will likewise be making his second career start following a missed cut last year.
Lee will make his third Open appearance, following MCs in 2015 and ’16.
What's in the bag: Arnold Palmer Invitational winner Tyrrell Hatton
Tyrrell Hatton broke through for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Here's a look inside his bag:
DRIVER: Ping G410 Plus (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana RF60 TX shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade SIM Max (15 degrees), with Diamana DF 70 shaft, Ping G410 (20.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana DF80 TX shaft
IRONS: Ping i210 (4-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120X shafts
WEDGES: Ping Glide 3.0 (50 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (54, 60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
PUTTER: Ping Vault Oslo
BALL: Titleist Pro V1x
Marc Leishman seeing positives after runner-up finish at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. – Marc Leishman has a history of roaring from the back of the pack, but his comeback effort at the Arnold Palmer Invitational came up one shot short.
Leishman won this event from behind three years ago, and earlier this year he snagged the Farmers Insurance Open title thanks to a closing 65. Looking to add to his hardware collection, he began the day in the final pairing at Bay Hill alongside 54-hole leader Tyrrell Hatton.
But Leishman was slow out of the gates, making a double bogey on No. 3, and he was five shots behind Hatton with 10 to go. While the Aussie got back into the mix with three subsequent birdies, his lengthy birdie putt on the 72nd hole came up short and allowed Hatton to two-putt for par and a one-shot victory.
“We were walking down 16, I said (to my caddie), ‘Of all the courses on the PGA Tour, this is the last one you’d pick if you had a two-shot lead with three to go,’” Leishman said. “With really tough conditions, I played probably as good as I played for quite a while. So it was good to play well under pressure there too at the end.”
Leishman has now rounded out the podium on two different fronts: he’s finished first, second and third in 11 career starts at Bay Hill, and he’s also finished 1-2-3 this season, including a third-place result at the Safeway Open in September.
Leishman nearly drew even with Hatton on the 17th green, but a 35-foot birdie putt from the fringe barely missed. Instead he closed with a 1-over 73 to end the week alone in second place at 3 under, one of only four players under par on the par-72 layout.
Having endured one of the more difficult challenges on Tour in recent memory, Leishman is eager to build on his momentum next week on a course where he has otherwise struggled, having posted just one top-20 finish at TPC Sawgrass in 10 prior attempts.
“I love when you, if you shoot par it’s a good score,” Leishman said. “I enjoy all sorts of golf, but this is a really big mental test. And going into The Players next week in a good place mentally, and with the major season coming up as well. Yeah, so good signs. Going to take some positives out of this.”
Tyrrell Hatton plans to protect cardigan from post-API win party
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tyrrell Hatton isn’t afraid to celebrate the good times, and he’s got quite the party planned after holding on for victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Hatton battled a strong field and difficult conditions Sunday at Bay Hill, shooting a final-round 73 to win by a shot over Marc Leishman. The 28-year-old Englishman has a bit of a partying side, having shared in the wake of the 2018 Ryder Cup that his celebration with the victorious European team ended with him falling asleep “next to the toilet.”
He’s equally eager to celebrate his maiden PGA Tour victory after becoming the last man standing at the home of The King, even if it might eat into his planned preparations for The Players next week.
“I don’t think I’ll be in any fit state, at least until Wednesday,” Hatton said. “Yeah, I think we’re going to savor this one quite a bit.”
But before Hatton shifts his focus to celebrating, he plans to take care of his newest keepsake. Hatton conducted his post-round press conference wearing the tournament champion’s red cardigan, an homage to host Arnold Palmer that has been awarded to every API champion since Palmer’s death in 2016.
“Well, I don’t want to ruin it, and with the celebrations that will occur tonight, I think it’s best to put on a coat hanger,” Hatton said. “But it’s very special to have this, and it will take quite a place in the wardrobe.”
MANCHESTER, England -- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United still need "two or three" new signings to be considered title contenders despite doing the league double over Manchester City for the first time in 10 years.
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United beat Pep Guardiola's reigning champions 2-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday thanks to goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay to follow up the 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium in December. Afterwards Solskjaer hailed a "complete" performance but insisted the squad needs more work if they are going to close the gap with the top teams next season.
"We feel we are improving all the time," said Solskjaer. "We know we lack one two three players to be considered a title contender and some experience and we know that.
"We are just going to start talking about going up the table, getting more points.
"Chelsea and Leicester are too far ahead for my liking."
Guardiola, meanwhile, was forced to defend goalkeeper Ederson after the Brazilian put in an uncharacteristic error-strewn display. The Brazilian let Martial's opener slip under his body before almost allowing Joao Cancelo's back pass slide under his boot and into the net. And in the final minutes, he compounded a miserable afternoon by rolling the ball to McTominay for the midfielder to make it 2-0 from 40 yards.
"He's an extraordinary keeper," said Guardiola. "That's the only thing I can say. It's part of the game so next time he's going to do better. He's an extraordinary player. The way we played needed the build-up, sometimes it happens."
It is the first time City have lost in the league at Old Trafford since 2015 and leaves them 25 points behind champions in waiting Liverpool. Bernardo Silva branded the performance "unacceptable" in a TV interview after the final whistle but Guardiola had a different view.
"I don't agree with Bernardo," said the City boss. "Over 90 minutes we played really well. In the first half we need to be a little bit more aggressive in the final third.
"Gundo [Ilkay Gundogan] and Bernardo needed more aggression in their position but in the second half we did it a little bit better. In general we played well and congratulations United on the victory."
United States under-23 manager Jason Kreis has named his 20-man roster that will attempt to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The roster is comprised of 10 players with experience at senior level and 12 who have represented the U.S. at a youth World Cup. Fifteen players are MLS-based with the remainder coming from abroad. The Olympic qualifying tournament is limited to players born on or after Jan. 1, 1997.
The roster is headlined by FC Dallas defender Reggie Cannon, San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill, FC Dallas midfielder Jesus Ferreira and Wolfsburg attacker Ulysses Llanez. Llanez scored on his debut for the U.S in last month's 1-0 win over Costa Rica. Ferreira also made his U.S. debut in that match after recently becoming eligible to represent the United States.
"For the Olympics, it's been a few cycles now since we've [qualified]," Kreis told Fox Sports on Sunday. "And so we look at this as a terrific opportunity to fix things, to correct things. We believe that as a country, the U.S. should be qualifying for the Olympics every single time so it's an opportunity for us to set the record straight."
Aiming to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the U.S. has been drawn into a difficult group that contains both Mexico and Costa Rica, as well as the Dominican Republic. The U.S. opens the tournament on March 20 against the Ticos, followed by a match against the Dominican Republic three days later. Kreis' side will then conclude the group stage against rivals Mexico on March 26. All of the matches will take place in Guadalajara.
The top two finishers in each group will advance to the semifinals on March 30, with the winners of those matches qualifying for Tokyo. The final -- which will be for nothing more than bragging rights -- is scheduled for April 1.
Full U.S. roster for the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship (Club; Hometown)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Matt Freese (Philadelphia Union; Wayne, Pa.), JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes; Alamo, Calif.), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (6): Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; Grapevine, Texas), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; Tucson, Ariz.), Chris Gloster (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Montclair, N.J.), Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake; Las Cruces, N.M.), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; Bear, Del.), Erik Palmer-Brown (Austria Wien/AUT; Lee's Summit, Mo.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia Union; Medford, N.J.), Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United; Federal Way, Wash.), Richard Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Phoenix, Ariz.), Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire; Lemont, Ill.), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Texas), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; Bloomington, Minn.)
FORWARDS (5): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers; Bethesda, Md.), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; McKinney, Texas), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids; Plantation, Fla.), Ulysses Llanez (Wolfsburg/GER; Lynwood, Calif.), Sebastian Saucedo (UNAM Pumas/MEX; Park City, Utah)
Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud has said he did everything to leave Chelsea in January due to a lack of playing time and remains hopeful of a Euro 2020 squad role with France after embracing his new lease of life under Frank Lampard.
The 33-year-old has scored two goals in six appearances across all competitions since coming back into the side in February, but came close to leaving the club in the winter transfer window.
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"I saw myself elsewhere after experiencing a complicated six months," Giroud told TF1's Telefoot. "I did everything I could to leave Chelsea, but they did not want to let me go unless they could get a replacement.
"Inter Milan was my priority with contacts, as well as Lazio and Tottenham Hotspur. However, the circumstances brought Chelsea to block me. It was not my choice."
Giroud also said that Ligue 1 side Lyon showed an interest in bringing him back to France, while a conversation with Didier Deschamps helped to rule out a Major League Soccer switch.
"[Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas] did call me," the France international said. "I told him that I was flattered but that my priority, at the time, was Inter.
"Didier Deschamps warned me. We briefly spoke about MLS, and no, that was not an option for me if I wanted to be at the Euros."
Giroud said he was happy with manager Lampard for keeping his promise of increased game time and refuted the idea that going on strike was considered to force through a move.
"Aside from that, either you sulk, or you come back fighting to win your place back," the former Arsenal man said. "The coach promised me more playing time, and he has kept his word.
"I simply took my chance. I knew that it was unwise to go on strike, or to try and mess with the atmosphere in the dressing room. That is not me, and I also knew that there was a large chance that I would stay at Chelsea."
Giroud's goals against Tottenham and Everton have helped Chelsea to seven points from a possible 15 since he returned to action in February, having not featured since November.
Borussia Dortmund midfielder Emre Can has said that he rejected the chance to sign for Manchester United in the January transfer window due to his loyalty with rivals Liverpool.
Can, 26, only made eight appearances for Juventus and his omission from the Champions League squad pushed him to leave in order to earn minutes ahead of Euro 2020.
The Germany international decided to return to the Bundesliga and signed for Dortmund on loan.
"I didn't think about this [joining United] for a second because of my Liverpool past," he told kicker. "I had three offers from Premier League alone.
"There was one from Manchester United. But I did not think about this for one second because of my Liverpool past."
Can has since become a key player for the German side who have won seven and lost one match since the restart of the league in January.
Ahead of the transfer, Dortmund contacted former coach Jurgen Klopp, who worked with the midfielder at Anfield until Can's free transfer to Juventus in the summer of 2018. And Klopp later said that Can and Dortmund are just a good match.
"I know the club had contact with Jurgen Klopp," Can added. "I am delighted that Jurgen, one of the biggest managers in the world, had positive things to say about me.
"He knows me fairly well after two-and-a-half years of working together.
"I always had an extreme sympathy for Borussia Dortmund. I wanted to join a club where I could be important and where I was needed.
"That's the case in Dortmund. Borussia are a good fit for me and the other way around."
Dortmund also beat United to the signature of Norway attacker Erling Haaland and sources have told ESPN that the Bundesliga club will also sign Birmingham City talent Jude Bellingham, who the Old Trafford club are interested in.
Premier League review: City's loss to United doesn't bode well for Champions League
Another wild weekend in the Premier League is done and dusted. We get you caught up on the action with the Weekend Review.
JUMP TO: Problems mount for Man City | Fred the man driving Man United | Liverpool to celebrate in front of no one? | Mourinho vs. Ndombele | Saint-Maximin provides some pragmatism | Opportunity tossed away by Watford | Sheffield United march on
City's weaknesses could be ruthlessly exploited in Europe
The results themselves don't really matter anymore, but with every Premier League defeat Manchester City suffer, there's more concern for the games that do count for something -- or, at the moment, THE game that counts. Pep Guardiola's side might hold a solid advantage for the second leg of their Champions League tie against Real Madrid in a couple of weeks, but if they play then like they did against Manchester United on Sunday, one goal will not be nearly enough.
Guardiola did his slightly odd "I'm so happy" act after the 2-0 loss to United, essentially trying to pretend that he was pleased with the way his team performed and applied themselves after they were outplayed and beaten by United. Again.
Presumably that was just for the cameras, an unconvincing attempt to play down a worrying trend and the seventh league defeat of the season, something that has never happened to Guardiola before. He's such an intense character that we know he's probably fretting horribly behind the scenes -- and rightly so.
The balance of his defence has been a problem all season, which has a knock-on impact on the midfield, and if that weren't enough, he now has to worry about his goalkeeper, Ederson, who let one goal slip under his body and donated another to United with a careless throw.
Perhaps this is inevitable considering that all of their Premier League games since around December have essentially been pointless, so Raheem Sterling's admission this weekend that City have been "slacking" is to be expected to an extent.
All of these weaknesses will inevitably carry over into their European encounters, and you can be sure that Zinedine Zidane has been watching closely.
Fred the man who drives United
As for United, while the signing of Bruno Fernandes has of course proven to be the catalyst to their upturn in form over the past few weeks, this game again provided proof that Fred's revival from the punchline of last season to the relentless cog driving things from deeper in midfield could be the biggest sign that this revival is the real thing.
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A weird end to the drought beckons
Liverpool could be champions by the time they next play. Their next league action is a week from Monday, when they travel to Goodison Park for the Merseyside derby, and in the interim, Manchester City play twice, against Arsenal and Burnley. In the admittedly unlikely event that they lose both of those games, it's over.
More likely is that Liverpool win their next two games, meaning the title will be sealed at Anfield, against Roy Hodgson's Crystal Palace. If the prevailing trend of health advice continues, there's a decent chance that it will be behind closed doors, with the fans denied that moment of glory and catharsis that has been building for three decades.
Whatever happens, it looks like the end of a 30-year wait for a league title is going to be slightly weird.
Could Jose have been right about Ndombele?
It's extremely tempting to go in two-footed on Jose Mourinho for his odd, passive-aggressive criticism of Tanguy Ndombele, choosing not to say the Frenchman's name for some reason but making it clear whom he's talking about to even the slowest listener. You wonder about the effect -- not just on Ndombele but on the rest of the squad -- that such a public roasting will have and if this really is the best way to boost morale.
But it isn't as if this is a new development. Mourinho has done it at basically every club he has been at, which might be a sign that he should try something different, but equally it's not a technique that only he uses.
If Ndombele actually isn't fit enough -- in the cardiovascular sense, not just free from injury -- to compete at the levels of intensity required, then arguably he deserves to be criticised. Perhaps Mourinho should restrict this sort of thing to the dressing room, but managers tend to escalate tactics like this: If a quiet word doesn't work, have a go in front of the squad. Then, if there's still no response, the next step is to use the camera and the microphone.
This, admittedly, is supposition, and it could fail quite badly. Bawling out a player in public is risky: The best case scenario is that he responds and improves, and the worst case is it alienates the entire squad.
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Saint-Maximin provides some pragmatism
Allan Saint-Maximin is usually, to employ a generous euphemism, "good value." Translation: He's usually extremely entertaining but often isn't particularly effective. He can be like hiring a painter who produces a delicate watercolour of an old tree when what you actually needed was a few coats of emulsion on the kitchen wall.
But on Saturday against Southampton, Saint-Maximin was exactly the opposite, ruthlessly pressing Yan Valery, pouncing on some slack control and poking home the winning goal. It would be a crime to turn Saint-Maximin into a basic grafter, but a little more end product like we saw Saturday would be terrific.
Saint-Maximin and occasional flashes from Miguel Almiron aside, Newcastle have been a genuine chore to watch this season, but those three points at St. Mary's almost certainly mean they'll be in the Premier League again next season. Job done, if not enjoyably so.
An opportunity tossed away by Watford
Will Watford look back on this weekend and curse themselves for missing a golden opportunity? After the dizzying high of beating Liverpool last weekend, the realities of the Premier League survival fight kicked in with the grimness of returning from an exhilarating holiday to a week of constant drizzle, with the 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace meaning they missed a chance when so many around them didn't pick up points.
"We've missed an opportunity in many ways," coach Nigel Pearson said after the game. "We should've been more decisive, especially in the first half, when we could've got shots away but instead tried to score the perfect goal."
This is armchair psychology, but could this be a strange negative consequence of the Liverpool victory, the belief that came from that translating into overconfidence, the idea that they could do anything when in fact they just needed to do enough? If so, the defeat at Selhurst Park will act as a bucket of cold water to the face.
Sheffield United march on
Wolves might have missed an opportunity to keep up with the Champions League contenders by drawing 0-0 with Brighton, but Sheffield United ploughed on with another win, and it's worth taking a moment to appreciate the technique required to score the only goal in their 1-0 victory over Norwich.
First, the cross: Centre-backs shouldn't be able to cross like Chris Basham did, but as we know, Sheffield United's centre-backs are not like normal centre-backs. His cross had curl, venom and purpose, taking out both Norwich centre-backs as they quite understandably edged toward the near-post, where they might have expected that ball to be delivered.
But it still wasn't quite far ahead of Billy Sharp enough that he could naturally run into it and generate power for his header through momentum, so he had to manufacture the power. He did this by arching his back and launching himself off his feet to batter the header above Tim Krul, the Dutch keeper beaten by the force of the effort rather than anything else.
Sheffield United have surprised a lot of people this season, and this was just another way they have done that.