Russell Henley’s dry spell is finally over.
Henley overtook Collin Morikawa late with a perfect eagle chip-in to grab a one-shot win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Florida on Sunday afternoon. It marked his fifth career win on the PGA Tour, and his first in more than two years. He posted a final-round 70 to get to 11-under on the week.
As a result, Henley took home a $4 million check.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational was the fourth signature event of the PGA Tour season. Those events carry a $20 million purse, which is among the highest offered this season and in line or greater than the major championships. The Players Championship, which returns next week at TPC Sawgrass, had the largest purse last season at $25 million.
Hideki Matsuyama won The Sentry to kick off the season, and then Rory McIlroy won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in the second signature event. Both guys took home $3.6 million for their wins. Ludvig Åberg then won $4 million for his win at The Genesis Invitational.
Here’s a look at how much Henley and the rest of the field earned this week at Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
Arnold Palmer Invitational payouts
1. Russell Henley — $4 million
2. Collin Morikawa — $2.2 million
3. Corey Conners — $1.4 million
4. Michael Kim — $1 million
T5. Keegan Bradley, Sepp Straka — $800,000
7. Shane Lowry — $700,000
8. Ben An, Justin Rose, Jason Day — $600,666
T11. Tommy Fleetwood, Scottie Scheffler, Robert MacIntyre, Aaron Rai — $451,250
T15. Jacob Bridgeman, Daniel Berger, Rory McIlroy — $349,000
18. Denny McCarthy — $309,000
19. $289,000
20. $269,000
21. $250,000
22. $233,000
23. $216,000
24. $200,000
25. $184,000
26. $168,000
27. $161,000
28. $154,000
29. $147,000
30. $140,000
31. $133,000
32. $126,000
33. $119,000
34. $114,000
35. $109,000
36. $104,000
37. $99,000
38. $94,000
39. $90,000
40. $86,000
41. $82,000
42. $78,000
43. $74,000
44. $70,000
45. $66,000
46. $62,000
47. $58,000
48. $56,000
49. $54,000
50. $52,000
51. $51,000
52. $50,000
53. $49,000
54. $48,000
55. $47,000
56. $46,000
57. $45,000
58. $44,000
59. $43,000
60. $42,000
61. $41,000
62. $40,000
63. $39,000
64. $38,000
65. $37,000
66. $36,000
67. $35,000
68. $34,000
69. $33,000
70. $32,000
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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