Sponsor exemptions are a hot commodity in the signature event era. So who got in the Arnold Palmer Invitational?
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There’sbeensomuchdiscussionoverwhodidn’tgetanexemptionintotheArnoldPalmerInvitational–namelyRickieFowlerandJordanSpieth–thatthosewhodidhavebeenallbutforgotten.
TheArnoldPalmerInvitationalisgrantedfoursponsorinvitesplusafifthisgrantedforaparticipantintheArnoldPalmerCup,whichisvotedonbythecompetitorsintheannualRyderCup-styleteamevent.ThatwenttoAuburnsophomoreJacksonKoivun.
JustinRosehitshisdriveonthetenthteeduringthefirstroundoftheArnoldPalmerInvitationalgolftournament.MandatoryCredit:ReinholdMatay-USATODAYSportsTheAPIsponsorexemptioncommitteechosetogiveitsfourspotstoRafaelCampos,rankedNo.186intheworld,whowontheBermudaChampionshiplastseasonandwroteanimpassionedlettertotournamentorganizers;MackenzieHughes,whonarrowlymissedoutonthetop-50automaticqualifierslastseason(No.52)andisrankedNo.67intheworld;MinWooLee,anup-and-comingprofromAustraliaranked55thintheworldandwhorepresentedtheinte
