The Arnold Palmer Invitational And It’s History With Tiger Woods
Every year the Arnold Palmer Invitational rolls around, and every year it presents a chance to marvel at just a few of the remarkable accomplishments that Tiger Woods has achieved as arguably the best golfer of all time.
When Tiger last won at Bay Hill back in 2013 it was his 8th victory at just one tournament, let that sink in for a moment. The win tied only Sam Snead for the most wins at one event, later that year Tiger Woods would once again record his 8th victory at a single event when he won what was the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at the time for an 8th time. He accomplished that twice, both in the same year. Sure he has accomplished almost everything under the sun in the sport, but the victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2013 especially sticks out.
Tiger’s win at Bay Hill in 2013 left him just five wins short of the all-time PGA Tour record, which at the time was held by Sam Snead (82). He would go on to win two more times that year, at the Players Championship, and then at the aforementioned WGC Bridgestone. Woods ended 2013 just three wins shy of tieing the all-time record.
It is hard to envision that we will ever see something similar again, it is difficult to imagine watching one player in today’s age win a single event on eight different occasions. Woods of course would go on to tie the all-time win record in 2019 after winning the ZOZO Championship, this came after the historic and emotional win at Augusta National earlier in the year.
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“It’s just crazy. It’s a lot. I’ve been able to be consistent most of my career and I’ve put myself up there with a chance to win on a number of occasions,” Tiger said after tieing Sam Snead’s record at 82 career wins.
His success at the Arnold Palmer Invitational will be remembered forever and the majority of wins, in front of the King himself, played a big part in helping Woods reach the top of the mountain. Bay Hill is sure to hold a special place in Tiger’s heart and he has created some incredible moments for us to look back upon when thinking of this special tournament. Here is a look at a few of those memorable wins.