The Arnold Palmer Invitational And It’s History With Tiger Woods
2012
Tiger Woods would finish 2009 and not win again until a return to the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2012 reignited Tiger. He navigated difficult conditions over the weekend better than anyone and even though it appeared that Graeme McDowell would pose a threat going into Sunday, that never materialized.
McDowell trailed Tiger by a stroke going into the final round but was soon out of it after some costly mistakes. Tiger meanwhile, fired a final round 70 on Sunday, which was good enough for another five-shot victory at Bay Hill. The win was his seventh and he was just one win away from tieing the all-time record, something he would accomplish in his next start at the course.
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2013
Tiger would once again win at Bay Hill in back-to-back years, this followed a stretch of four wins in a row at the king’s place from 2000-2003, and two in a row in 2008-2009.
Woods would win by two strokes this time as he beat out Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler in a Monday finish. A third-round 66 carried Tiger up the leaderboard before a closing round 70 was good enough for the victory.
Sam Snead is the only other player to have won one event eight times over the course of his career, he achieved this at the Greensboro Open.
Tiger Woods would tie this record in 2013, and eventually would chase down Snead on the all-time wins list as well. He will hopefully have an opportunity to break the record at some point, and if he does he can thank the success he had at the Arnold Palmer Invitational for playing a pivotal role in it all.