Byeong-Hun An Ties for 8th... Henry Comes from Behind to Win

Arnold Palmer Invitational Final Round: 4-Under Par
First Top 10 Finish in Seven Tournaments This Year
Henley Claims Fifth Career Victory, Wins 5.8 Billion KRW in Prize Money

An Byeong-hun made it into the top 10.

An Byeonghun

On the 9th (local time), at the Bay Hill Golf and Lodge (par 72, 7,466 yards) in Orlando, Florida, USA, An Byeong-hun scored 4-under 68 in the 4th round of the PGA Tour's prestigious Arnold Palmer Invitational (total prize money $20 million), finishing tied for 8th place (5-under 283). This is his first top 10 finish in seven tournaments this year. His previous best was tied for 22nd at last month's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

An started from tied 17th and made five birdies (one bogey). Although he started shakily with a bogey on the 2nd hole (par 3), he recovered with a birdie on the 4th hole (par 5), then gained momentum with consecutive birdies on the 7th and 8th holes. After maintaining par for six holes, he made back-to-back birdies on the 15th and 16th holes to improve his position. His shot accuracy stood out, with a fairway hit rate of 78.57% and a greens in regulation rate of 72.22%.

Russell Henley is teeing off on the 7th hole of the 4th round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Orlando=AFP·Yonhap News

World No. 14 Russell Henley (USA) added a 2-under 70 to secure a one-shot come-from-behind victory (11-under 277). This is his fifth career win, coming two years and four months after his November 2022 World Wide Technology Championship victory. The winner's prize money is $4 million (approximately 5.8 billion KRW). Colin Morikawa (USA), who led the previous day, failed to lower his score and finished second (10-under 278). Corey Conners (Canada) finished third (9-under 279), and Michael Kim (USA) was fourth (8-under 280).

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) finished tied for 11th (4-under 284), and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) ended tied for 15th (3-under 285). From Korea, Im Sung-jae improved by two strokes to finish tied for 19th (1-under 287). Kim Si-woo was also in this group. Kim Joo-hyung lost 10 strokes in rounds 1 and 2 and missed the cut.