McIlroy wins Arnold Palmer Invitational
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The loudest roars at Bay Hill were for Tiger Woods. The last ones were for Rory McIlroy.
McIlroy put on a finishing charge that would have made the King proud. He ran off five birdies over his last six holes to close with an 8-under 64 and win the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his first victory since September 2016.
The final stroke looked familiar. McIlroy rolled in a 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole - the kind of putt Woods has made so many times at Bay Hill - that gave him a two-shot lead over Bryson DeChambeau.
Woods put on a charge of his own and was one shot out of the lead until hitting out-of-bounds on the 16th hole to fall back into a tie for fifth.
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