
Tiger, Woods, Arnold Palmer and the Bay Hill sword. What else do you need? (AP Photo)
2002: Woods wins 3rd-straight at Bay Hill
Tiger Woods won his third-straight Arnold Palmer Invitational with a four-shot victory over Michael Campbell. Woods earned $720,000 and finished 13-under overall at 275. Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els were among the 14 players within three shots of Woods and the lead when play began Sunday. Mickelson briefly led after a 10-foot birdie at No. 10 on Sunday. But Lefty found the water on 16 and he was finished. Woods, meanwhile, kept a steady pace throughout the final round for the win. “It was quite a fight out there,” Woods said. “I tried to hang in there and give myself a lot of looks at birdie and not make any bogeys. You need to play smart, and I was able to do that.”