• Wind and fast greens prove testing; Koepka signs for 81
You needn’t wander far at Bay Hill to uncover words of wisdom from the late Arnold Palmer. The golf icon’s second home hosts the tournament that bears his name. Palmer may no longer be around to present the trophy but his influence remains.
“Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character,” reads a message, attributed to Palmer, emblazoned on a wall adjacent to the locker rooms. How perfectly apt this felt on a very difficult Saturday, whereby standing still allowed the best golfers in the world to make headway. Were this a monthly medal, the competition scratch score could well have been 76. Bay Hill and the Arnold Palmer Invitational delivered a strong antidote to the theory of PGA Tour events proving too easy. No player broke 70; there were two 82s and an 83. Kudos to Max Homa, the only member of the 69-man field who broke par.
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