Si Woo Kim ties for 13th at Arnold Palmer Invitational; Akshay Bhatia wins in playoff

Si Woo Kim tied for 13th at the PGA Tour signature event Arnold Palmer Invitational, which has a $20 million purse. [Photo=Yonhap·Reuters]

Si Woo Kim finished tied for 13th at the PGA Tour signature event Arnold Palmer Invitational, which has a $20 million purse.

Kim shot a 2-under 70 in the final round at Bay Hill Club & Lodge (par 72) in Orlando, Florida, with four birdies and two bogeys.

He closed at 5-under 283, tying Viktor Hovland of Norway, Maverick McNealy, Billy Horschel and Daniel Berger of the United States, and Sepp Straka of Austria.

The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of the PGA Tour’s top-tier signature events, limited to 72 players.

Akshay Bhatia of the United States won the title.

Bhatia finished at 15-under 273 and beat Berger on the first hole of a playoff to claim his third career PGA Tour victory, his first in 1 year 11 months. He earned $4 million (about 5.94 billion won) in prize money.

All three of Bhatia’s PGA Tour wins have come in playoffs.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the United States tied for 24th at 2-under 286.

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland withdrew after the second round because of back pain.

* This article has been translated by AI.

Kang Sang Heon ksh@ajunews.com