March 26 2012
2:06 AM
With this victory: Tiger Woods
With his win Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented
by MasterCard, Tiger Woods:
● Earns his 72nd career PGA TOUR victory at the age of 36 years, 2 months and 25 days in his 279th (265th professional) career start on TOUR. The 72 victories are third all-time on the PGA TOUR behind Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73).
● Wins for the first time on the PGA TOUR since the BMW Championship on Sept. 13, 2009.
● Earns 500 FedExCup points to move from No. 31 to No. 7 in the FedExCup standings with 846 points.
● First player to win seven Arnold Palmer Invitational titles. The only other players with multiple victories at the event are Tom Kite (1982, 1989), Loren Roberts (1994-95) and Ernie Els (1998, 2010).
● Wins for the seventh time in his 15th professional start at the tournament, with eight top-10 finishes.
● Tiger Woods’ tournaments with six or more victories (professional starts only)
● Six of seven wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational have come when he held the 54-hole lead/co-lead.
● Records four under-par rounds in a PGA TOUR event for the first time since the 2010 Masters.
● 13 Florida PGA TOUR wins -- (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard—6-2000-03, 2008, 2009, 2012; FUNAI Children's Miracle Network Classic--2-1996, 1999, Ford Championship at Doral--2-2005-06, THE PLAYERS Championship--1-2001, WGC-CA Championship--1-2007).
● Earns his 72nd career PGA TOUR victory at the age of 36 years, 2 months and 25 days in his 279th (265th professional) career start on TOUR. The 72 victories are third all-time on the PGA TOUR behind Sam Snead (82) and Jack Nicklaus (73).
● Wins for the first time on the PGA TOUR since the BMW Championship on Sept. 13, 2009.
● Earns 500 FedExCup points to move from No. 31 to No. 7 in the FedExCup standings with 846 points.
● First player to win seven Arnold Palmer Invitational titles. The only other players with multiple victories at the event are Tom Kite (1982, 1989), Loren Roberts (1994-95) and Ernie Els (1998, 2010).
● Wins for the seventh time in his 15th professional start at the tournament, with eight top-10 finishes.
● Tiger Woods’ tournaments with six or more victories (professional starts only)
| Tournament | Starts | Cuts | Top-10s | Wins | Years won |
| WGC-Bridgestone | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 |
| Arnold Palmer Invitational | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012 |
| WGC-Cadillac Champ. | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Farmers Insurance Open | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
● Six of seven wins at the Arnold Palmer Invitational have come when he held the 54-hole lead/co-lead.
● Records four under-par rounds in a PGA TOUR event for the first time since the 2010 Masters.
● 13 Florida PGA TOUR wins -- (Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard—6-2000-03, 2008, 2009, 2012; FUNAI Children's Miracle Network Classic--2-1996, 1999, Ford Championship at Doral--2-2005-06, THE PLAYERS Championship--1-2001, WGC-CA Championship--1-2007).
