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Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill – 2010

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Els hangs on with clutch putts to win at Bay Hill

Photo - Ernie Els ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Ernie Els made two clutch par putts, escaped trouble from a buried lie in the bunker and wound up wearing a blue blazer Monday for winning the rain-delayed Arnold Palmer Invitational. Suddenly, it's easy to picture him in a different color jacket two weeks from now. Els overcame a few nervous moments with four solid pars to wrap up a 1-under 71 and win by two shots at Bay Hill, giving him back-to-back victories for the first time in seven years and setting himself up as... Read more

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Couch's lucky bounce keeps him in hunt at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -Chris Couch guesses he wrote to Arnold Palmer about 18 straight years asking for an exemption at Bay Hill - with no luck. He finally caught a break Saturday. Couch's approach on the 18th from 152 yards out bounced not once, not twice, but three times off the rocks - narrowly missing the water - and skipped onto the green. He saved par and closed with a 3-under 69 in the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, finishing 7 under for the tournament and three shots behind... Read more