Vegas Soars at Bay Hill: Aggressive -5 Round with Two Eagles Propels Him to the Lead
Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard · Round 1 · Mar 6, 2026 · 18min
Total
+5.9
OTT
+2.7
APP
+2.6
ATG
+0.3
PUTT
+0.3
Solid drive finds center fairway, setting up aggressive approach to par 5.
Aggressive 3-wood approach leaves Vegas just short of the green.
Precision chip shot places ball tap-in range near pin, setting up eagle opportunity.
Converts tap-in putt for eagle, generating massive SG advantage on par 5.
Aggressive drive drifts left into rough, complicating approach.
Second shot from rough runs through green, leaving delicate chip shot.
Chip shot comes up short, leaving 6-footer for par.
Miss par attempt, leaving tap-in bogey conversion.
Bogey on par 4 generates negative SG, disrupting momentum.
5-iron drifts left, leaving challenging uphill approach shot.
Approach shot overshoots green, leaving downhill chip.
Downhill chip runs past hole, leaving another challenging putt.
Miss putt left of hole, leaving tap-in.
Double bogey on par 3 reflects erratic short game, -1.82 SG penalty.
Booming drive finds center fairway, positioning for birdie attempt.
5-wood advances aggressively, leaving short approach to green.
Precise approach shot sets up birdie putt from inside 10 feet.
Converts birdie putt, generating positive SG to recover from bogey run.
7-iron drifts left into rough on 213-yard par 3.
Chip from rough catches green, settling 6 feet above hole.
Makes clutch 6-foot putt for birdie, generating strong SG on par 3.
Solid drive finds center fairway on 454-yard par 4.
Precise 6-iron approach leaves birdie putt from inside 10 feet.
Converts birdie putt, generating +1.2 SG on par 4.
Powerful drive finds center fairway on 450-yard par 4.
Precise 6-iron approach places ball near pin on edge of green.
Makes eagle putt from near pin, generating massive +2.2 SG advantage.
Aggressive drive finds optimal position on 519-yard par 5.
4-iron advance leaves short pitch to green in birdie range.
Pitch shot leaves birdie putt from 10 feet.
Makes 10-foot birdie putt, adding to Vegas' scorecard.
Drive drifts left into rough on final hole of strong round.
Second shot from rough runs through green, leaving chip shot.
Chip shot comes up short, leaving 5-footer for par.
Miss par putt, ending strong round with bogey on closing hole.