"I still wish I could have had a couple of shots back" - Rory McIlroy after missing 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole

Kurt Kitayama let an All-Star cast of contenders back into tournament with a triple bogey, only to beat m all with a clutch birdie and best lag putt of his life to win Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.

Kitayama recorded a par round of 72 to stay at nine under and win by a stroke over Rory McIlroy and Harris English. McIlroy roared into mix with four birdies in a five-hole stretch around turn, only to miss a 10-foot birdie putt on final hole for le; he closed with a 70.

"I mean, yeah, look, I still wish I could have h a couple of shots back today. But I guess everyone would say same thing. It's one of those days and one of those courses where you're going to rue missed opportunities and a couple of missed putts here and re. But, yeah, look, again, I need to take positives from it, which re is a lot of, we've got a massive event next week, and try to bring that momentum into Sawgrass."

"It's getting better. It's getting better. I feel like I figured out driver a little bit more this week. Yeah, it's getting re. I think still a couple little things to tidy up and try to get more comfortable with. But, yeah, I mean with Players, Match Play, and n Masters, so two tournaments between now and n and plenty of time to feel a bit more comfortable with where everything is.