Arnold Palmer Invitational Winners and Records | PGA Tour
This stroke play tournament is played each March at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge. The event was founded in 1979 and has had a number of different names since inception. On March 21, 2012, the Arnold Palmer Invitational and MasterCard Worldwide announced an extension to MasterCard’s “Presented by” sponsorship until the 2016 tournament. The current purse prize is set at $6.2 million with $1.12 million going to the champion along with 500 Fed Ex Cup points.
COURSE INFORMATION:
Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Bay Hill, FL
Par: 72
Length: 7,381 yards
DID YOU KNOW?
- Arnold Palmer has owned the Bay Hill Club and Lodge since 1979
- As a restricted field event on the PGA Tour, only the first 70 players on the previous year’s money-list are guaranteed invitations.
- The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of only five tournaments given “invitational” status by the PGA Tour.
NOTABLE RECORDS:
- MOST WINS: 8, Tiger Woods
- AGGREGATE: 264, Payne Stewart (1997)
WINNERS:
| Year | Winner | Final Score | Earnings($) |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard | |||
| 2013 | Tiger Woods | –13 | 1,116,000 |
| 2012 | Tiger Woods | –13 | 1,080,000 |
| 2011 | Martin Laird | –8 | 1,080,000 |
| 2010 | Ernie Els | –11 | 1,080,000 |
| 2009 | Tiger Woods | –5 | 1,080,000 |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods | –10 | 1,044,000 |
| 2007 | Vijay Singh | –8 | 990,000 |
| Bay Hill Invitational presented by MasterCard | |||
| 2006 | Rod Pampling | –14 | 990,000 |
| 2005 | Kenny Perry | –12 | 900,000 |
| 2004 | Chad Campbell | –18 | 900,000 |
| Bay Hill Invitational presented by Cooper Tires | |||
| 2003 | Tiger Woods | –19 | 810,000 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods | –13 | 720,000 |
| Bay Hill Invitational | |||
| 2001 | Tiger Woods | –15 | 630,000 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | –18 | 540,000 |
| 1999 | Tim Herron | –14 | 450,000 |
| 1998 | Ernie Els | –14 | 360,000 |
| 1997 | Phil Mickelson | –16 | 270,000 |
| 1996 | Paul Goydos | –13 | 216,000 |
| Nestle Invitational | |||
| 1995 | Loren Roberts | –16 | 216,000 |
| 1994 | Loren Roberts | –13 | 216,000 |
| 1993 | Ben Crenshaw | –8 | 180,000 |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | –19 | 180,000 |
| 1991 | Andrew Magee | –13 | 180,000 |
| 1990 | Robert Gamez | –14 | 162,000 |
| 1989 | Tom Kite | –6 | 144,000 |
| Hertz Bay Hill Classic | |||
| 1988 | Paul Azinger | –13 | 135,000 |
| 1987 | Payne Stewart | –20 | 108,000 |
| 1986 | Dan Forsman | –11 | 90,000 |
| 1985 | Fuzzy Zoeller | –9 | 90,000 |
| Bay Hill Classic | |||
| 1984 | Gary Koch | –12 | 72,000 |
| 1983 | Mike Nicolette | –1 | 63,000 |
| 1982 | Tom Kite | –6 | 54,000 |
| 1981 | Andy Bean | –18 | 54,000 |
| 1980 | Dave Eichelberger | –5 | 54,000 |
| Bay Hill Citrus Classic | |||
| 1979 | Bob Byman | –6 | 45,000 |
| Florida Citrus Open | |||
| 1978 | Mac McLendon | –17 | 40,000 |
| 1977 | Gary Koch | –14 | 40,000 |
| 1976 | Hale Irwin | –18 | 40,000 |
| 1975 | Lee Trevino | –12 | 40,000 |
| 1974 | Jerry Heard | –15 | 30,000 |
| 1973 | Buddy Allin | –23 | 30,000 |
| 1972 | Jerry Heard | –12 | 30,000 |
| Florida Citrus Invitational | |||
| 1971 | Arnold Palmer | –18 | 30,000 |
| 1970 | Bob Lunn | –17 | 30,000 |
| Florida Citrus Open Invitational | |||
| 1969 | Ken Still | –10 | 23,000 |
| 1968 | Dan Sikes | –14 | 23,000 |
| 1967 | Julius Boros | –10 | 23,000 |
| 1966 | Lionel Hebert | –5 | 21,000 |