>> WELCOME TO AFTER THE WHISTLE WITH JAMIE SAY. >> OUT OF THE TALL GRASS THAT’S
A CHALLENGE.
>> IT WAS EXTREMELY TOUGH OUT
THERE.
THIS ADDED A SCORE UP IN THERE
AND I HAD TO DO A DOUBLE-TAKE ON
THE CAR.
>> RORY WILL DROP A SHOT.
>> I THINK ALL OF THE PLAYERS
ARE IN FOR A TREAT THIS WEEK.
>> NOBODY SAID WINNING HIS
TOURNAMENT WOULD BE EASY.
MR. PALMER WOULD NOT WAIT IT ANY
OTHER WAY.
HELLO AND WELCOME TO AFTER THE
WHISTLE LIVE ON NEWS 6.
A SPECIAL ARNOLD PALMER
INVITATIONAL.
>> 54 HOLES DOWN 18 TO GO
TOMORROW AT BAY HILL, AND THIS
TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN A ROLLER
COASTER, MR. PALMER ALWAYS
INTENDED IT TO BE CHALLENGING,
ADD WIND GUSTS UP TO 30
MILES-PER-HOUR, AND NOTHING HAS
BEEN A BREEZE.
>> ALL RIGHT SO WE’VE BEEN OUT
ALL WEEK.
THE WIND WAS WHIPPING TODAY
IMPACTING SHOTS FROM THE TEE AND
ON THE GREEN.
IT FELT LIKE THE FIELD HAD TO
SURVIVE TODAY’S THIRD ROUND.
TODAY’S AVERAGE SCORE WAS 76,
WHICH IS FOUR OVER PAR.
SO IF YOU ARE PLUS-ONE YOU WERE
IN GOOD SHAPE.
THERE WERE SO MANY UPS AND DOWNS
TODAY.
TOUGH TO KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN SO
LET’S START WITH THE NUMBER ONE
PLAYER IN THE WORLD, RORY
McIlroy, AFTER A BOGEY ON 2
HE SAVES PARON █3.
HE RECOVERED AT OR NEAR THE TOP
OF THE LEADER BOARD ALL WEEK
INCLUDING TODAY.
LIKE RORY MARK LEISHMAN IS A --
ON 13 THE AUSSIE WITH A GOOD
APPROACH SHOT TO SET HIMSELF UP
WITH A BIRDIE.
HE WAS FLIRTING WITH A SCORE
BELOW PARALL DAY.
LEISHMAN SHOOTS AN EVEN 72.
HE’S AT 4 UNDER OVERALL.
NUMBER OF GUYS TOOK AND LOST THE
LEAD.
TYRRELL HATTON WAS ONE OF THEM.
HE TAKES THE LEAD WITH THE
BIRDIE ON 13 TO GO TO 6 UNDER
AND ROBY MADE HIS CASE FOR THE
LEAD.
>> HIS ONLY BIRDIE OF THE DAY
BUT THAT’S GOING TO GIVE HIM A
SHARE OF THE LEAD AT 5 UNDER.
BUT ON 18 SUCH A TRICKY HOLE,
AND IT GETS HIM.
RORY IS GOING TO PUT HIS
APPROACH, HE DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT
IT.
IT’S ON THE ROCKS SO McIlroy
FINISHES HIS ROUND WITH A BOGEY
TO GO 4 UNDER AND TRAIL THE
LEADER BY 2 SHOTS.
THAT LEADER TERRELL HATTON,
FINISHES UP A TOUGH DAY WITH
THIS.
THE BIRDIE ON 18.
GIVE HIM A FIRST PUMP.
HATTON IS 6 UNDER, TWO-SHOT LEAD
AT THE ARNOLD PALMER
NUVITATIONAL.
>> VERY HAPPY THAT DROPPED.
I THINK EVEN THOUGH I TAPPED
THAT PART IT’S PROBABLY GOT
ABOUT 8 PAST.
IT WAS SCARY HOW QUICK THAT
THING WAS.
SO, I DON’T NORMALLY FIRST PUMP
ON A SATURDAY.
I THINK IT WAS MORE SHOCKED IT
WENT IN THE HOLE AND VERY
RELIEVED.
>> IT WAS A DAY YOU HAD TO
GRIND, YOU WEREN’T GOING TO HIT
A LOT OF GREENS.
HAD TO SALVAGE PARS WHEN YOU
COULD.
I MET A FEW GOOD PARSAVES THERE,
AND LOOKING AT THE SCORES IT
FELT LIKE AN U.S. HOOP NITE
THERE.
>> TONIGHT IS PROBABLY AS HARD
AS I’VE SEEN THIS PLACE PLACE.
WE ALL ENJOY IT, I LIKE IT --
WHEN YOU HAVE TO PLAY WELL TO
SHOOT PAR, AND THAT WAS
CERTAINLY THE CASE TODAY.
>> RYAN WE CAN’T EMPHASIZE THIS
ENOUGH IT WAS BRUTAL OUT THERE
WITH THE WIND.
OFF THE TEA ON SIX.
THAT ONE FLARES INTO THE WATER.
FOULER, ONE UNDER HEADING INTO
SUNDAY.
>> SAM BURNS WAS FOUR UNDER
UNTIL HE GOT TO 13.
A NIGHTMARE FOR HIM AS HE FOUND
THE WATER.
GET THIS A QUADRUPLE BOGEY AND A
QUICK DEPOSIT OF THE BALL BACK
INTO THE DRINK AFTER THAT.
>> IT WAS A FORGETTABLE 11th
FOR SUN JAY.
OUT OF THE BUNKER AND INTO THE
DRINK.
HE DID REBOUND NICELY IN HIS TIE
FOR FOURTH AT 3 UNDER.
>> SUN KING HAD A BACK NINE,
SPECIFICALLY TWO HOLES.
TRIPLE BOGEYED 11 AND DID THE
SAME ON 18.
HOOKING THE T-SHOT OUT OF
BOUNDS.
SIX OVER FOR THE DAY.
AND IS ONE UNDERGOING INTO
SUNDAY.
>> THE LEADER BOARD, LET’S TAKE
A LOOK AT IT.
HEADING INTO TOMORROW ’’S ROUND,
HATMAN OVER LEISHMAN AND
McIlroy.
FOUR OTHERS ARE A THREE-SHOT
SPECK.
>> AND CHECK OUT THE POSITIONS
OF SOME OF THE OTHERS ON THE
LEADER BOARD.
SUN TANG, SHARED THE LEAD
YESTERDAY BUT TWO TRIPLE BOGEYS
ON THE BACK, NINE DROPPED HIM TO
8.
FIVE SHOTS BACK.
MAX HOMA SHOT UP 45 PLACES TO
16th HE HOT A 70 TODAY.
HE WAS THE ONLY GUY TO SHOOT
UNDER PAR.
PATRICK REED DROPPED -- AND THE
CONDITIONS DID NOT WORK OUT FOR
KOEPKA.
HE IS 64th AT PLUS TEN
OVERALL.
>> SO TOMORROW’S FORECAST MORE
WIND GUSTS UP TO 25
MILES-PER-HOUR ANYTHING CAN
HAPPEN ON SUNDAY AT THIS
TOURNAMENT.
>> IT’S TRUE REMEMBER MOLE NORIA
WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND A YEAR
AGO.
AND THEN HE SHOT A BLISTERING 8
UNDER UNTIL FINAL ROUNDED TO
WIN.
I’M NOT SURE THAT WILL HAPPEN
TOMORROW BECAUSE IT WILL STILL
BE WINDY.
GREAT HISTORY AND TERRIFIC
MEMORIES IN THE 42 YEARS OF THE
ARNOLD PALMER.
HIS PRESENCE CONTINUES TO BE
FELT ON THAT COURSE.
THREE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER HIS
PASSING.
WEDNESDAY THE FIELD SALUTED THE
KING WITH A CEREMONIAL T-SHOT,
ONE-BY-ONE DOWN THE DRIVING
RANGE.
13 OF THE TOP 25 RANKED GOLFERS
IN THE WORLD CAME TO PLAY BAY
HILL THIS WAGE WHICH SPEAKS TO
THE INFLUENCE ARNOLD PALMER
STILL HAS.
>> YOU KNOW I’VE LOOKED UP TO
MR. PALMER, MY WHOLE LIFE AND
YES, ALWAYS FELT ACHIEVEMENTS ON
AND OFF THE GOLF COURSE,
PROBABLY FOR THE WAY HE LIVED
HIS LIFE, AND THE WAY HE TREATED
OTHER PEOPLE.
>> THE ALL THE YEARS YOU HEAR SO
MANY ARNOLD PALMER STORIES, AND
IT’S SO AMAZING THAT EVERY
SINGLE ONE IS SO POSITIVE.
>> WITH THE ARNOLD PALMER
CONNECTION IT’S STRONG YOU CAN
SEE THAT WITH EVERYTHING GOING
ON HERE, BUT ALSO WITH THE
PLAYERS.
HERE’S A GUY THAT MEANT SO MUCH
TO THE GAME OF GOLF.
>> THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT HAS
ENHANCED STATUS.
WE HAVE A $9.3 MILLION PURSE
THIS YEAR, CARRYING AN 3 YEAR
EXEMPTION.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PLAYERS
LIKE MYSELF.
IF YOU CAN LUCK OUT AND WIN A
GOLF TOURNAMENT IT’S INCREDIBLE
WHAT T WHAT THAT MEANS FOR A
CAREER.
A HUGE TOURNAMENT FOR EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF US TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WIN.
>> NOTABLE T-TIMES.
McIlroy AT 1:30, THE FINAL
GROUP FEATURES MARK LEISHMAN,
AND LEADER TERRELL HATTON, THAT
PAIR TEES OFF AT 1:40.
>> AFTER THE WHISTLE HAS TO TAKE
A TIME OUT.
BUT AFTER THE BREAK A
CONVERSATION WITH A GOOD FRIEND
OF ARNOLD PALMER AND A GOLFER IN
HER OWN RIGHT.
>> IT’S AMAZING THAT MY PASSION
HAS TAKEN ME ALL THIS WAY.
>> A CUS. IS SHARING HER PASSION
WITH GOLF WITH T
>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO GET LESSONS FROM ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM? >> IT WAS REALLY FUN, SHE’S
REALLY FUN, SHE’S KIND.
SHE PLAYS REALLY GOOD.
>> YES SHE DOES.
SHE HAS LEARNED FROM THE BEST.
HALL OF FAMER ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM
SHARES HER FASHION FOR THE GAME.
WELCOME BACK TO AFTER THE
WHISTLE ON NEWS 6.
JAMIE AND RYAN WITH YOU, ARNOLD
PALMER LED A MIGRATION OF GREAT
GOLFERS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA A
NUMBER OF THE BEST CALL OUR AREA
HOME.
>> INCLUDING ONE OF THE
GREATEST, ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM,
RETIRED FROM TOURING SINCE 2008
SHE LIVED IN ORLANDO, RUNNING
HER FOUNDATION AND HELPING
SPREAD HR LOVE OF THE GAME WITH
GOLFERS SHE CAN RELATE TO, YOUNG
GIRLS MAKE UP THE SPORTS FASTEST
GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC.
ANNIKA GAVE GIRLS PROGRAMS AND
TIPS AND ADVICE.
>> SHE TOOK UP GOLF WHEN SHE WAS
A 12-YEAR-OLD IN SWEDEN AND IT
CHANGED HER LIFE.
I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO HER
ABOUT SHARING HER PASSION.
>> ANNIKA WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO
YOU TO SHARE YOUR PASSION OF
GOLF WITH THESE GIRLS.
>> FIRST OF ALL I LOVE DOING IT.
I LOVE BEING AROUND THE KIDS.
I LOVED THE ENTHUSIASM, I LIKE
THE PASSION THEY HAVE FOR THE
GAME AND ALSO IT’S YOU KNOW -- I
GET JOY OUT OF SHARING MY
KNOWLEDGE WITH THESE YOUNG KIDS,
AND THEY’RE AT AN AGE WHERE
THEY’RE LIKE SPONGES, THEY PICK
UP EVERYTHING, AND SO HOPEFULLY
CAN SHARE GOOD ADVICE AND GET
THEM ON THE PATHS FOR SUCCESS
WHETHER IT’S GOLF OR LIFE
LESSONS OR NUTRITION OR FITNESS.
BUT IT’S ALSO A WAY TO GET KIDS
INVOLVED IN SPORTS.
I THINK SPORTS ARE SO IMPORTANT.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE FROM THE
GIRLS WHEN YOU’RE TALKING TO
THEM, AND YOU’RE GIVING THEM
LESSONS.
WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THEIR EYES.
>> VERY EXCITED TO BE OUT, AND
OBVIOUSLY THEY PICK OPFEW
POINTERS HERE AND THERE, BUT
IT’S ALSO ABOUT HANGING OUT WITH
OTHER GIRLS WHO SHARE SIMILAR
INTERESTS.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
SOCIAL BOND AS WELL.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE GOLF CONTINUES
TO GROW AMONG YOUNG GIRLS.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT’S
IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO GROW
THE GAME ALONG THAT DEMOGRAPHIC.
>> GOLF IS A GAME FOR EVERYBODY.
NOT JUST FOR YOUNG OR OLD, MEN
OR WOMEN, AND YOU KNOW DIFFERENT
SKILL LEVEL BUT I REALLY FEEL
LIKE GOLF TEACHES YOU SO MANY
LIFE SKILL LESSONS.
YOU KNOW WHETHER IT’S JUST
DETERMINATION, INTEGRITY,
MOTIVATION, JUST BEING LOYAL,
AND YOU KNOW JUST THE PHYSICAL
ASPECT OF IT, OF BEING OUTSIDE
AND MOVING, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT
HEALTH SO IMPORTANT IN KEEPING
KIDS ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN
TODAY’S AGE WHERE THERE IS A LOT
OF NOISE, A LOT OF YOU KNOW --
INTERRUPTIONS SO TO GET THEM ON
THE GOLF COURSE AND OUTSIDE FROM
OTHER PEOPLE AND AWAY FROM
DEVICES IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW
JUST -- GETTING GIRLS INTO THE
SPORTS WHETHER IT’S GOLF OR
SOCCER OR WHATEVER IT HELPS THEM
DOWN THE ROAD.
THERE’S IS A LOT OF STATISTIC,
THAT SAY THAT SUCCESSFUL WOMEN
HAVE A SPORT BACKGROUND.
>> WHAT AGE WERE YOU WHEN YOU
FIRST STARTED PLAYING.
>> I STARTED PLAYING GOLF AT THE
AGE O 12.
I WAS INTO OTHER SPORTS, BUT I
THINK THOSE SPORTS PREPARED ME
FOR GOLF, AND THAT’S WHEN I
REALIZED I REALLY LIKE THIS
SPORT.
>> WHEN YOU WERE THAT AGE WHAT
DID SUCCESS IN THE SPORT OR JUST
THE SUPPORT OVERALL DO FOR YOU?
BECAUSE 12 IS A TOUGH AGE.
13 IS A TOUGH AGE, 14 IS A TOUGH
AGE.
>> WHEN YOU GET INTO THE EARLY
TEENS GIRLS UNFORTUNATELY LEAVE
THEIR SPORT.
SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU KNOW --
INSPIRE THEM TO CONTINUE TO
PLAY.
FOR ME, IT WAS ALL ABOUT GIVING
ME THE CONFIDENCE OF JUST
PLAYING.
YOU KNOW BELIEVING IN MYSELF,
AND LEARNING HOW TO MAKE
DECISIONS, AND BEING OUT THERE,
AND MEETING OTHER GIRLS I THINK
THAT WAS THE INTEREST OF MINE,
AND I THINK THAT’S WHAT WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO DO, TO MOTIVATE
THEM, AND INSPIRING THEM WHETHER
IT’S ROLE MODELS OR TALK ABOUT
THE POSITIVE IMPACT THE SPORT
CAN HAVE, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT
USING GOLF LATER IN LIFE IS A&
GOOD THING.
IT MIGHT SEEM A BORING SPORT
EARLY.
I REMEMBER THINKING GOLF IS SUCH
A BORING SPORT, SO SLOW.
I WANTED TO CHASE A BALL, I
WHETHER I PLAYED TENNIS, BUT
GOLF YOU KNOW I THINK HAS SO
MANY BENEFITS THAT WE LEARN
LATER ON IN LIFE.
SO IF THEY CAN JUST LEARN THE
BASICS AT THAT AGE IT MAKES IT A
LOT EASIER.
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE BACK THEN HOW
MUCH SUCCESS YOU HAVE HAD IN
THIS SPORT.
>> THERE IS NO WAY -- I MEAN
GROWING UP IN SWEDEN, PLAYING
DIFFERENT SPORTS, GOLF, YEAH,
NOTICE SWEDEN -- IT’S NOT REALLY
SEASON FOR 12 MONTHS LIKE YOU DO
HERE IN ORLANDO OR FLORIDA.
SO I DIDN’T PLAY THE SPORT FOR
SIX MONTHS AND I WENT TO PLAY
INDOOR SPORTS.
AND I REALIZED IF I’M GOING TO
GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER AT THIS
I NEED TO PLAY ALL YEAR ROUND.
NEVER DID I THINK MORE THAN JUST
PLAYING AT A COUNTRY CLUB LEVEL
OR JUST DISTRICT LEVEL.
AND I MOVED UP AND MADE THE
NATIONAL TEAM AND I CAME OVER
HERE IN 1990 ON A SCHOLARSHIP AT
ONE OF THE TOP UNIVERSITIES IN
THE COUNTRY, AND THEN YOU KNOW
ONE THING JUST LED TO ANOTHER,
AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS, AND DOING
WHAT YOU LOVE.
I MEAN, YEAH IT’S AMAZING THAT
MY PASSION HAS TAKEN ME ALL THIS
WAY.
>> DO YOU RELAY THAT MESSAGE TO
THE GIRLS YOU TALK TO?
>> I DO AT TIMES WHEN YOU SHARE
THE STORY HOW THINGS COME ABOUT,
YOU DON’T REALLY SCRIPT YOUR
LIFE.
IT JUST HAPPENS ORGANICALLY, YOU
NEVER KNOW.
DECISIONS YOU MAKE, PEOPLE YOU
MEET, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU
END UP HERE AND THEN YOU GO
THERE.
I MEAN I ALWAYS DREAMED ABOUT
WINNING THE U.S. OPEN BUT EARLY
ON IT WAS TENNIS.
I WAS A VAN BOWERING PLAN AND I
PLAYED A LOT OF TENNIS GROWING
UP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE GOLF.
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO KEEP
DREAMING AND FIND YOUR PASSION.
>> MR. PALMER HELPED GROW THE
GAME OF GOLF TOO.
WHEN YOU COME TO BAY HILL DO YOU
THINK OF HIM?
>> I THINK OF HIM QUITE A FEW
TIMES BEING IN ORLANDO, AND
BEING IN THE GOLF INDUSTRY.
HE’S A NAME THAT -- OR A PERSON
THAT DID SO MUCH FOR THE SPORT.
HE WAS JUST -- A PIONEER IN SO
WEEK HERE AT BAY HILL, AND
THIS -- PALMER INVITATIONAL
PRESENTED BY MASTER CARD IT’S
REALLY COOL THAT HIS LEGACY
CONTINUES.
I MEAN WE ALL KNOW WHAT HE HAS
DONE ON THE GOLF COURSE, I THINK
NORMAL PEOPLE KNOW WHAT HE’S
DONE OFF THE GOLF COURSE WITH
CHARITIES, AND HIS FOUNDATION,
THE PALMER FOUNDATION.
AND KIDS, AND THE HOSPITALS, AND
YOU KNOW OUR SON -- BOTH OUR
KIDS WERE BORN AT THE PALMER
HOSPITAL, BUT OUR SON WAS BORN
27 WEEKS, SO WE SPENT A LOT OF
TIME AT THAT HOSPITAL, AS A
MATTER OF FACT 57 DAYS BECAUSE
HE WAS OBVIOUSLY BORN AS A
PREEMIE AND WE SPEND ALL THAT
TIME AT NICU SO WE’RE VERY
FAMILIAR, AND WE APPRECIATE IT,
AND HE WAS BORN THE WEEK OF THIS
TOURNAMENT NINE YEARS AGO.
SO IT’S PRETTY COOL TO COME
BACK.
IT BRINGS BACK MEMORIES, BUT
ALSO IT’S JUST THE GAME OF GOLF
WHAT IT DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY,
AND ARNOLD PALMER HAS SET THE
PACE FOR THAT.
>> HOW MUCH DO YOU CHERISH THE
FRIENDSHIP YOU FORMED WITH HIM.
>> IT WAS VERY SPECIAL, GROWING
UP IN SWEDEN I JUST SAW HIM IN
THE MAGAZINES, AND MAYBE ONCE IN
A WHILE ON TV.
AND WHEN I MOVED HERE AND OUR
PATHS CROSSED AND FOR GOLF AND
OUR PATHS CROSSED FOR
PHILANTHROPY, WE BUILT UP THIS
FRIENDSHIP BUT IT WAS JUST YOU
KNOW -- HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE
MAN.
I KNOW HIS HOOMADE YOU FEEL
SPECIAL.
NOW IT’S TIME TO MAKE THIS
TOURNAMENT SPECIAL FOR HIM.
>> AND YOU GIVE BACK TO -- WHY
DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT’S YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A FILL
ANTHROPIST.
>> I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S MY
RESPONSIBILITY I FEEL LIKE I
WANT TO DO IT.
BECAUSE WITHOUT GOLF I WOULDN’T
BE HERE.
SO IT’S MY WAY TO SAY THANK YOU.
I ALSO ENJOY IT AND I THINK IT’S
JUST SOMETHING THAT’S FUN TO DO
AND IT FEELS RIGHT.
AND WHETHER I CAN INSPIRE ONE OR
A HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND, I THINK
JUST MAKING THE IMPACT IN
SOMEBODY’S LIFE TOWARDS THE
BETTER IS A GOOD THING.
>> I DON’T KNOW IF SHE REALIZE
SAID HOW MANY PEOPLE SHE HAS
INSPIRED.
JUST BY BEING WHO SHE IS.
>> TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE.
ABSOLUTELY.
>>
ABSOLUTELY. >> >> A HUGE THANK YOU TO ANNIKA
SÖRENSTAM FOR ALL OF HER TIME.
JUST A REFRESHER ON HER
PRO-CAREER.
93 VICTORIES.
72 ON THE PGA TOUR.
A TEN-TIME MAJOR WINNERRER AND A
2003 INTO THE WORLD GOLF HALL OF
FAME.
THERE ARE GREAT GOLFERS IN OUR