Bradley bogeyed the 14th, a par 3, his only blemish of the day, but was able to erase it at the par-5 16th hole with his last birdie. He tied his low score at Bay Hill from his third round in 2021. He almost certainly was poised for his best finish in the event since he was runner-up in 2014.

One of the PGA Tour’s toughest tests yielded a scoring first Sunday with Keegan Bradley becoming the first player to post a sub-30 score for nine holes at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.