Aberg elects to skip Quail Hollow with ‘knee issue’

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Here’s how the field qualified for the Sanderson Farms Championship as of 9/13/19. Check here for updates. Winner – PGA/U.S. Open Championship Jimmy Walker Winner – THE PLAYERS Championship Si Woo Kim Winner – The Open Championship Zach Johnson Winners of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard & the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide (Last 3 Years) Jason Dufner Tournament Winner in Past Two Seasons Ryan Armour Cameron Champ Corey Conners Austin Cook Dylan Frittelli Brice Garnett Jim Herman Michael Kim Patton Kizzire Andrew Landry Adam Long J.T. Poston Ted Potter, Jr. Chez Reavie Brandt Snedeker Martin Trainer Aaron Wise Sponsors Exemptions – Korn Ferry Tour Finals Chandler Phillips Justin Suh Sponsors Exemptions – Members not otherwise exempt Tommy Gainey Sponsors Exemptions – Unrestricted Akshay Bhatia Joseph Deraney Davis Riley Braden Thornberry PGA Section Champion\Player of the Year Greg Sonnier Past Champion of Respective Event Peter Malnati Nick Taylor Top 125 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Sungjae Im Lucas Glover Vaughn Taylor Byeong Hun An Wyndham Clark Emiliano Grillo Joaquin Niemann Adam Schenk Kevin Streelman Charley Hoffman Chesson Hadley Brian Stuard Cameron Smith Matt Every Russell Henley Brian Harman Michael Thompson Matt Jones Luke List Sam Burns J.J. Spaun Kyle Stanley Patrick Rodgers Cameron Tringale Sam Ryder Kyoung-Hoon Lee Scott Stallings Denny McCarthy Scott Brown Carlos Ortiz Sepp Straka Sebastián Muñoz Brian Gay Martin Laird Top 125 (Prior Season Nonmember) Doc Redman Major Medical Extension. Kevin Stadler Ben Martin Morgan Hoffmann Jamie Lovemark Grayson Murray K.J. Choi Brandon Hagy Leading Points Winner from Korn Ferry Tour & KFT Finals Scottie Scheffler Top 50 & Ties Korn Ferry Tour Finals from Prior Year Xinjun Zhang Matthew NeSmith Robby Shelton Harry Higgs Lanto Griffin Kramer Hickok Mark Hubbard Fabián Gómez Ryan Brehm Kristoffer Ventura Brendon Todd Henrik Norlander Beau Hossler Zac Blair Ben Taylor Bo Hoag Anirban Lahiri Nelson Ledesma Rhein Gibson Tyler Duncan Chase Seiffert David Hearn Mark Anderson Bronson Burgoon Scott Harrington Chris Baker Michael Gligic Robert Streb Sebastian Cappelen Tom Hoge Vincent Whaley Cameron Percy Rafael Campos Hank Lebioda Vince Covello Rob Oppenheim Michael Gellerman Cameron Davis Maverick McNealy Joseph Bramlett Tyler McCumber Doug Ghim Tim Wilkinson Richy Werenski D.J. Trahan 300 PGA TOUR Career Cuts Made John Senden Minor Medical Extension Stewart Cink Whee Kim 126-150 on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Shawn Stefani Peter Uihlein Wes Roach Ryan Blaum Dominic Bozzelli Bill Haas Johnson Wagner Roberto Castro Seamus Power Zack Sucher Josh Teater Harris English Non-Exempt, Major Medical Extension Ben Crane Beyond 150th on Prior Season’s FedExCup Points List Jonathan Byrd Billy Hurley III George McNeill Alex Cejka J.J. Henry Sangmoon Bae Freddie Jacobson Boo Weekley David Lingmerth Robert Garrigus Arjun Atwal Chad Campbell Derek Ernst Tim Herron John Merrick Daniel Chopra

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tyrrell Hatton went from losing his mind to winning the tournament. Bay Hill served up a demanding test, and Hatton kept it together down the stretch Sunday by playing bogey-free over the last seven holes for a 2-over 74 to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Related: Leaderboard | Winner’s Bag: Tyrrell Hatton, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard It was his fifth victory worldwide, and first on the PGA TOUR, and it came in just his second start since returning from surgery on his right wrist during the offseason. Hatton jumped up 67 spots to 14th in the FedExCup standings.  But the 28-year-old Englishman could only smile when he tapped in a 3-foot par putt on the 18th for a one-shot victory over Marc Leishman, one of the few players who kept moving forward — barely — on another day of blustery, brittle conditions at Bay Hill. Hatton finished at 4-under 284, one of only four players who beat par for the week, the fewest at Bay Hill since 1980. So severe was the course that Matt Fitzpatrick closed with a 69, the only player to break 70 on the weekend. Rory McIlroy, one shot behind going into the final round, had a 76 for his highest closing round in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event since a 76 in the 2013 U.S. Open at Merion. He still tied for fifth, his eighth consecutive finish in the top 5 world wide dating to September. Sungjae Im, trying to become the first player since David Duval in 1997 to win his first two PGA TOUR titles in consecutive weeks, was there with a chance until he came up shockingly short and into the water on the 13th for a double bogey. He wasn’t alone in making big numbers, a list that includes Hatton. He had a three-shot lead when he drove into the water on the par-4 11th into the wind, went well over the green with his third shot, chipped short of the putting surface and had to make a 6-footer for a double bogey. The gestures, the temper, it was all on display. And it didn’t calm down when he eliminated a good birdie opportunity on the par-5 12th and then sent his tee shot on the 13th — a front pin on a green guarded by water — into the ankle-deep rough. But he gouged that out to set up a two-putt par, and then Hatton held his nerve. He saved par from just off the green on his next two shots — they were good iron shots, but the putting surfaces were so hard they wouldn’t hold anything. He saved par from the back bunker on the par-5 16th. And he hit the green — another minor miracle — on the par-3 17th for par. “I actually thought I played myself out of it when I made double on 11,” Hatton said. “When I saw the scoreboard on 14 green, I realized I had a one-shot lead. I was a little bit surprised. To hold on and win here … it such an iconic venue. I’m over the moon.” Im closed with a 73 to finish alone in third, followed by Bryon DeChambeau, who shot 32 on the back nine for a 71. Joel Dahmen didn’t have a round better than 71 all week, and that was on Sunday. He never had a chance to win, but the tie for fifth earned him one of three spots into The Open Championship this summer. How to celebrate that? “I think maybe just lay on the couch after this one,” Dahmen said. Keith Mitchell (71) and Danny Lee (75) also earned exemptions to The Open at Royal St. George’s. McIlroy’s chances began to fall apart when he hit driver through the fairway on the downwind, par-5 sixth hole into rough so thick his next shot squirted out to the right and into a bunker. From 90 yards away, he caught it too thin and it went over the green and into the rocks, leading to double bogey. Three holes later, he closed out the back nine by sending his tee shot out-of-bounds to the left and onto the range. McIlroy shot 40 on the front nine, and when he three-putted from 25 feet for bogey on the par-5 12th, his chances were over. The scoring average Sunday was 75.06, the toughest final round at Bay Hill since 1983. Hatton’s 284 was the highest score to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard since it began in 1979. But for a guy who looks as though he’s seeing red, Hatton never looked better in the red Alpaca sweater that goes to the winner at Bay Hill.

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