With Gator Ricky Castillo winning the Puerto Rico Open, Daniel Berger could have made it a historic weekend with a victory at the $20 million Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill - a Gator and a Seminole capturing both PGA Tour events on the same weekend. However, after a round of 9-under-par 63 on Thursday followed by a 4-under 68 on Friday, Berger couldn't hang on to his lead all the way through Sunday. After his final-round 70 left him in a deadlock with Akshay Bhatia at 15 under, he lost the title in a one-hole playoff on the 18th hole.

    Berger's runner-up check for $2.2 million sent his multi-year total to a healthy $32,188,225; he's made 7 of 8 cuts this season and 179 of 236 in his career. Bhatia cashed a check for $4 million.

    Gator Billy Horschel shot rounds of 69-74-72-68, finishing tied for 13th at 5 under, and earned $373,000.

 

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