There's a winner born 'Every" minute..

PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational final scoreboard http://espn.go.com/golf/leaderboard?tour=pga


Barnum and Bailey coined the phrase "there's a sucker born every minute", at Arnie's place you could say ' there's a winner born Every minute... or at least every year.."


Defending champion Matt Every made an 18-foot birdie putt for a -6 66, gave an abbreviated fist pump and held onto the trophy for one more year with a one-shot victory over Henrik Stenson.


Stenson, T4 for the last 2 weeks took lead with birdies on the 11th and 12th holes as Morgan Hoffmann began to fade, and Stenson had a one-shot lead until a three-putt bogey from 45 feet on No. 15 after being put on the clock, and a three-putt par from 40 feet on the fringe at the par-5 16th. He missed a 20' on 18 to tie leaving Every the winner again.


Afterwards the big Swede said he rushed his first putts on the 15th and 16th, and the three-putts were "really what cost me the tournament."


So apart from Stenson it was some of the lesser lights on tour who took the honours this week. Every of course with the win and a trip to Augusta was full value with all four rounds in the 60's. Matt Jones birdied three of his last four holes for a 68 to finish alone in third. Morgan Hoffman faded to 71 to finish 4th, while Ben Martin finished 5th. Guys called Aphibarnrat, Kokrak and Na were T6 to further my point..


Rory McIlroy, in his final tournament before he goes to the Masters, closed with a 70 and T11. With only one round in the 60s in his three events on the Florida swing he is not firing on all cylinders right now, and he will return to his home in Florida to practice quietly for 2 weeks to prepare.


Canadian scores . Nick Taylor T35 -6 76 65 70 71.. David Hearn T43 -5 69 73 69 72


Now for 2 weeks in Texas for the Valero Texas Open then the Shell Houston Open before Augusta..


Bryan Angus (files from BBC Reuters AP)