It was definitely a goal in my career to win here as well. It was only after Hatton, having missed a tiddler for par at the 13th then feeling he'd been robbed as birdie putt spun out at the next, birdied the 15th and Perez dropped a shot at the 17th after pushing his drive into the trees that the Englishman found himself with some breathing space. How much money each golfer won at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Tyrrell Hatton loses his mind, but holds on to win Arnold Palmer Invitational Tyrrell Hatton blows up, flips off pond on Bay Hill's No. “It’s unbelievable,” said Hatton, who acknowledged in a walkalong TV interview during the round that he was nervous. Rory McIlroy was tied for second and two shots back of Hatton through 54 holes. Prior to joining the Challenge Tour in 2012 Hatton mainly played on the PGA EuroPro Tour and the Jamega Pro Golf Tour and has won two events on each of these tours. Not for Hatton -- the Italian Open champ kept it simple -- dining at Burger King on Sunday night after the title, choosing a Whopper over a lobster. Hatton gave Perez a glimpse of an opportunity by bogeying No. A birdie on the fifth edged Hatton back in front and although Perez quickly responded with a birdie on the seventh, Hatton rolled in a hat-trick of birdies from the ninth to move two shots clear. Leishman was inches away from claiming a share of the lead but watched his birdie putt on No. He enters as the reigning champion after fending off Jim Furyk last year. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. 13 and then bogeyed No. The Englishman shot a final-round 65 for the win. 13 and 17 ended the challenge of the Frenchman, who didn’t pick up a shot in his final six holes and shot 68. 18 to seal the title. 16 after sending his first three shots into a fairway bunker, the rough and a greenside bunker. Juicy rough, greens as hard as cement and howling wind brought the field to its knees with Hatton the ultimate survivor, and winning his maiden PGA Tour title — and a three-year … "To win here and achieve another career goal of breaking into the top 10 in te world in the same week is very special, and, looking forward to the Masters, I'll take confidence from this win in the remainder of the season," he declared. The leading pair traded near-identical birdies on the 11th and both bogeyed the 13th after Perez had picked up a shot on the par-five 12th, but Hatton struck a decisive blow with his fifth birdie of the day on the difficult 15th. Tyrrell Hatton captured the first PGA Tour victory of his career, outlasting Marc Leishman in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge on Sunday. Bogeys at Nos. He was a mess in general on the hole and carded a double bogey. “There are a lot of fantastic players whose names are on the trophy and it’s a huge honor to add my name. Press Association 2020, See our article comments House Rules here. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event.