Briton Hatton wins Arnold Palmer Invitational by one shot

Tyrrell Hatton holds the champions trophy after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida, USA, 8 March – USA TODAY Sports

Reuters: Englishman Tyrrell Hatton secured a one-stroke victory over Marc Leishman at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida on Sunday after hitting a series of clutch shots over the dangerous final stretch, culminating with a rock-solid par at the last.

He tapped in from two feet to clinch his first PGA Tour victory with a two-over-par 74 on another windy day at bone-dry Bay Hill in Orlando, becoming the third straight European champion after Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari.

Hatton shot four-under 284 ahead of Australian Leishman (73) on three-under while South Korean Im Sung-jae (73), winner of last week’s Honda Classic, was another shot back in third place.

World number one McIlroy slipped out of contention after he double-bogeyed the sixth and ninth holes.

The Northern Irishman shot 76 and tied for fifth at even par, his seventh straight top-five finish on the PGA Tour, something nobody has managed since Tiger Woods in 2000.