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The Philadelphia 76ers needed a new backup big man after sending Andre Drummond to the Brooklyn Nets in a deal that brought James Harden to City of Brotherly Love. Without Drummond, the Sixers need someone to support Joel Embide.

Philadelphia used Paul Milsap as a backup for Embiid, but at this point the 16-year-old veteran lost a step, although he can still provide some shooting. At the same time, the Sixers still have to find an option and DeAndre Jordan may be the right person for them.

The Los Angeles Lakers have released Jordan, and the Sixers are already known to be chasing the Texas A&M veteran. Lakers coach Frank Vogel revealed on Tuesday that Jordan wants to go to the Sixers because of what he believes will be a greater opportunity.

After the Lakers defeated writer Jovan Buha, Jordan wanted Philadelphia all the time.

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It will be interesting to see if this happens. It looks like the sign is on the wall for the Sixers to sign Jordan. The move could wait for Willie Cauley-Stein’s 10-day deal to expire. At this point, it looks like Jordan will be Sixer.

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INDIANAPOLIS – When asked if he was ready for the process of rebuilding the better New York Giants, new general manager Joe Schoen did not hesitate.

“Absolutely,” Schoen said. – Absolutely.

His experience with Buffalo Bills, where Schoen has spent the last five years, should help. Brandon Bean was hired as Bill’s CEO in 2017, recruiting Schoen to serve as his major, to help revive a franchise that hasn’t won a double-digit game or division since the 1990s. (The bills have now been made by both, each of the last two years.)

There are other similarities on the surface between these bills, including a good rear of the draft, some hope on the list, and a confusing quarterback situation.

To be honest, the Giants fell faster – and harder – from this Bill’s team, and Sean’s job is to clean up what’s left. The reality for the Giants is that they have the worst record (compared to the Jets) in the 2017 NFL at 22-59, the salary cap situation requires serious surgery and there are two top 6 overall in the draft. future with the team remain opaque.

Daniel Jones and Sakuon Barkley.

They both had their moments in the NFL. It wasn’t enough for either of them. The clock is ticking faster for Barkley, who is ready to enter his fifth annual season of options, but Jones’ dilemma is just as, if not more, important.

First, for Barkley: Sean didn’t mention him by name – nor did new head coach Brian Daball – but he said they don’t close in on any trade talks.

“We’re still working on it,” Schoen said, “but I’m open to everything.”

Schoen then volunteered to be open to “player-for-player” or even “multi-player” deals. Those words are open to interpretation, but Sean said the Giants didn’t have to be “open to business on the whole list.”

He added: “If someone calls and is interested in one of our players, I will certainly listen to him. We are again in a situation where, unfortunately, we have to go under the salary ceiling.”

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“The Giants are not in very good health on the pay ceiling,” Schoen said, and that’s no joke. They are actually about $ 25 million above the limit with 55 players on the list, and their eight biggest hits are not quarterbacks.

The reason Sean has this job is because of the poor composition of the previous regime, the wrong financial distribution and the small long-term vision. If he follows the vision of his mentor Bean, the giants may be open to business. In Beane’s first project, the Bills swapped twice to get Josh Allen and once again to get Tremaine Edmunds in Round 1. They later swapped for Stefon Diggs. The Bills suddenly included one of the best lists in the NFL.

Moving Barkley makes sense. He is a good talent who was too rich at No. 2 as the overall draft pick in 2018. On top of that, injuries in the last three years after his rookie of the year season have reduced Barkley’s return on investment.

But there should and probably will be teams (maybe even Shoen’s former club?) Considering taking on Barkley’s $ 7.2 million contract this season in hopes that he will return to rookie of the year form. in which he scored 15 touchdowns and topped the league in yards from the bout.

Trading with Barkley has always felt like a high probability this off-season for the Giants franchise, which has been in turmoil for years. This is even more likely after Shohen did nothing to suppress the possibility.

2 top 7 choices, but will you use one per quarterback?

Usually, a team that (a) has not been sold as its quarterback and (b) has had two top 10 overall drafts should not stretch the imagination on how to solve the problem.

The Giants have a fifth and seventh overall pick. Sixteen quarterbacks were selected in the first seven overall selections in the 2015 draft. It would be pointless: You are making another one.

But this is not your typical draft. Although one or more quarterbacks could land in the top 10 overall, this is not a QB class that seems to be fooled by decision makers.

The general managers of many other teams felt this way about Jones when he came out in 2019. The Giants took him much higher (№ 6 overall) than any other team would have thought. During the three uneven seasons, Jones remained a major question mark.

Schoen said the Giants “are still working on all of this” with a decision on whether to choose Jones’ fifth option this spring. Sean later called it a “$ 22 million issue” – the amount of money the giants would have to guarantee for Jones’ 2023 contract.

“We have until May 2 to make that decision,” Schoen said, “so we will be patient and go through the process.”

Asked about Jones, Schoen was impressed to see him at the facility at 5:30 the next morning, at a time when many players, coaches and staff are out of town or taking their families on holiday.

“I’m really impressed with the child,” Schoen said. “He was summoned [sixth overall] with reason and I look forward to working with him. “

If the Giants stick to Jones this year, how does that affect their 2022 draft plans?

Well, with two of the top seven picks, that could allow the Giants to move into two building blocks – perhaps one in defense and one to patch up an offensive line that Sean noted currently has “five strong players” in the list.

But as with the quarterbacks of the draft, this year’s top 10 offer much less strength and stellar strength than last year’s draft. This can also make 2023 draft trading more difficult – who wants to trade so high for anything less than prospects for blue chips?

However, Sean is convinced that the Giants can use №5 and 7 – either regular and select players there, or use them in trade – to make a significant improvement on their list.

“I am confident of that to the players [will be] there, “said Schoen.” Where we are, five and seven, with respect to the first round only, [our goal is] finding seven players that we really like that meet the specifics of the position, the critical factors and the type of football makeup and the type of character we want to build in our building. Then I will sleep well at night. “

Sean even seemed to be preparing for the opportunity to take a perspective so high that he might like it more than the others. (Does that sound familiar?)

“If it’s too high to take a man or whatever, that’s fine,” Schoen said. “What I’m interested in is what the people in the building think, and we’ll do our due diligence and make sure that whether it’s deep or not, we’ll find someone we like and can contribute to us.”

Will it be a quarterback? Schoen said the giants were there to assess the position, “as it should be every year.” If the Giants like what they see in the position, it certainly makes Jones’ decision in May much easier.

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A footnote in the case of Brian Flores against the NFL and three of its teams states that Tim McDonnell, co-director of the Giants’ staff, had a text exchange with Flores, which shows a growing gap between Bills coach Sean McDermott and the offensive coordinator Brian Dabol. McDonald suggested that Dabol was unhappy with the bills and could leave to be the offensive coordinator elsewhere if Dabol did not get a job as head coach.

Dabol got the head coach of the Giants, which led to a lawsuit by Flores.

On Tuesday, McDermott was asked about the alleged rift between him and his former offensive coordinator.

“We won a lot of matches and then there are conversations that get tough, don’t they?” Not every conversation about good teams and thriving teams like us will be easy, “said McDermott through Matt Parino of syracuse.com. “But no, I didn’t have a problem with Brian.”

Who knows what would have happened if Dabol hadn’t gotten a job as head coach, but he did. So now it is easy for everyone to deny the rift.

“Great four years in Buffalo with Sean, (general manager) Brandon (Bean) and support staff. The players, “Dabol said. “A very special place for me. I obviously grew up there and I am very grateful for the opportunity these guys gave me.

“Yes, I loved my time at Buffalo and I appreciated Brandon and being among all these people, and obviously it was an opportunity to be a head coach, so that was something I’ve been striving for for the last 25 years.”

MADISON – No. 10 Wisconsin Badgers (24-5 overall, 15-4 Big Ten) hosted No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers (24-6 in total, 13-6 Big Ten) on Tuesday night in only the fourth game in the top ten ever played in Madison. With the victory, the Badgers would win at least part of the title in the regular season of the Big Ten, after being selected to take tenth place in the conference during pre-season training.

Purdue had a hot hand early, connecting with multiple threes to take an early lead. Matt Painter’s game plan was obviously to get someone other than Johnny Davis to beat him, and to some extent it worked. Davis and Brad Davison would have combined for one goal of the game in the first half, but Chuckie Hepburn stepped up and stole the show.

The original guard played exceptional basketball on both sides of the court, leading the Badgers with 11 points from the first half and one theft. Tyler Wall added nine points and two of his own thefts.

Throughout the half, Greg Guard received valuable minutes from Ben Carlson, Chris Vogt, Jacobi Neath and Jordan Davis, giving UW a 33-28 lead at the break.

Wisconsin increased their lead to 11 in the second half before becoming icy cold with Chuckie Hepburn on the bench due to foul problems. The Badgers missed seven consecutive shots, and during that period Purdue continued 14-2 to take a one-point lead.

As they did throughout the season in intense matches, the Badgers responded largely to Tyler Wall’s game. The teenager finished with a team high of 19 points.

With the game on the line, the Badgers and Boilermakers continued to exchange baskets, keeping the game within one possession. Leading with one point, Johnny Davis tried to make contact with a deep shot from two points, but failed to do so … BUT THE BANK WAS OPEN. Of course, Jaden Ivy went down to the floor and tied the game with his own three.

Gard chose not to take a timeout and, as I said, the BANK WAS OPEN. Chuckie Hepburn got his moment. The freshman went down to the court and did banking in a game that won a step back three with 1.5 seconds left. Chills.

The team selected to finish tenth in the Big Ten won a share of the title in the regular season. Victory on Sunday and the badgers won it straight. It doesn’t get much better than that.

Remarkable statistical lines:

• Johnny Davis -> 16 points (5 of 12 from the floor), eight rebounds, one assist
• Tyler Wall -> 19 points (8 of 14 from the floor), two rebounds, two assists, five steals
• Chuckie Hepburn -> 17 points (5 of 13 from the floor), two assists, one theft
• Jaden Ivey (Purdue) -> 22 points (8 of 15 from the floor), five assists, five rebounds

It follows: The Badgers host the Nebraska Kornhaskers on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT to try to win a clear title in the conference. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.

MEXICO CITY – Elina Svitolina wore the yellow and blue colors of Ukraine and defeated Russia’s Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday in the first round of the Monterey Open, deciding she could do more for her country by playing from boycott the match.

Earlier, Svitolina said she would not play against Potapova in Mexico or against opponents from Russia or Belarus until the International Tennis Federation and men’s and women’s tennis tours banned athletes from those countries from using national symbols, flags or anthems.

Tennis authorities issued a statement Tuesday confirming that Russian and Belarusian players will still have the right to play at the highest level, but without national flags.

“Today was a very special match for me,” said 27-year-old Svitolina. “I am in a very sad mood, but I am happy to play tennis here.

“I was focused. I was on a mission for my country. From the very beginning, it was important to be ready for anything that came my way.”

Svitolina is a two-time semifinalist in 16 Grand Slam singles tournaments, ranked up to №3 and currently №15.

“All the prizes I will win will be for the Ukrainian army,” said Svitolina, who won the tournament in 2020. The Monterey Open has a $ 31,000 prize pool for the champion.

Svitolina, who made a breakthrough in the first and third matches on the way to a unilateral victory over Potapova in 64 minutes, will play against Victoria Tomova in the second round.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its sixth day on Tuesday with a huge convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles en route to the capital, Kyiv, and fighting intensified there in other major cities.

Russia has shelled several key sites in Kyiv and the country’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens more, Ukrainian officials said.

In a social media post Monday, Svitolina said her goal of urging tennis to follow the example of the International Olympic Committee and urging Russia and Belarus to be identified only as “neutral athletes” was not against individual athletes.

“I do not blame any of the Russian athletes,” Svitolina wrote. “They are not responsible for invading our country.

Also Tuesday, Ukraine’s Diana Yastremska defeated Romania’s Ana Bogdan 3-6, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (7) in her opening match at the Lyon Open in France.

Yastremska’s match came just four days after she fled her homeland, arriving in Romania by boat before reaching Lyon on Saturday. In an Instagram post, she wrote that she spent two days hidden in an underground garage while Russian troops advanced before leaving Ukraine.

“I am happy to have won for my country, but at the same time I am very sad,” the 21-year-old Yastremska said after Tuesday’s victory. “My heart stays at home and my mind is fighting here, so it’s very difficult to find concentration, to find balance.

“This victory, compared to what is happening in my country, is nothing. But at least I’m happy to be fighting for my country. I am really proud of the Ukrainians and they are really heroes. I hope it’s over soon. “

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Bucky, 23, who lost Zed Ki for the entire game and Kyle Young in the second half, lost 78-70 to the Haskers at Schottenstein Center. The state of Ohio had not suffered consecutive defeats throughout the season before Tuesday, but now lost another game to two of the four lowest teams in the conference.

New Nebraska guard Bryce McGowans took the lead with 26 points in an 8 to 15 shot, while the Haskers took the lead at halftime and increased their double-digit lead over Bucky early in the second half.

Ohio reduced Nebraska’s lead to just four points with 55.9 seconds to go, but the Huskers hit a free throw at the other end and EJ Liddell missed a subsequent 3-point attempt that could have made things even closer.

The state of Ohio came in as the favorite for 15 points, but most Buckeyes except Liddell and Malaki Branham struggled to score, as things went from scarlet and gray in the middle of the last period. Liddell led Bucky with 27 and Branham added 16, but the Ohio State shot with only 38.6 percent of the floor for the game.

The first half

Nebraska shot 55.6 percent of the field and 50 percent of the 3-point range, increasing the lead to 43-39 over Buckeyes in the 20th minute.

Ohio looked like they were going to take control around the middle of the road as three straight threes from Malaki Branham, Jimmy Sotos and Justin Ahrons led the Buckeyes 26-19 by 9:28 to play in the first half. But Ohio hit just two more flights from then until the halftime buzzer.

The Huskers’ 8-0 series from 6:30 to 4:34 took Nebraska from five points to three points and increased by seven points in the last minute of the first half.

Branham hit the final blow of the half, 3rd point to reduce the difference of the Haskers, but it was eight minutes after the last goal of the flight for Bucky. Ohio State missed eight of its last nine shots to end the half, and shot 15 percent worse than the Haskers from the floor.

Liddell led Ohio with 13 points in the first half, and Branham added 10 of their own, but the rest of the Bucks shot only 5 against 16 from the field.

The second half

Ohio opened the half with two free throws by Liddle, but Nebraska responded 6-0 to take an eight-point lead and forced an Ohio state timeout just 2:30 after the period.

McGowans, who scored 12 points in the first half, remained hot in the second and gave Nebraska a 53-43 lead with a 15:36 lead. McGowans scored 12 of the first 21 points at halftime for Nebraska, and one and one of the winger for the first year kept the Haskers up nine points with 9:06 left.

Three consecutive free throws from Liddle made the game for six points at 7:15, but Alonzo Verge from Nebraska suppressed this impulse with a discount of three in the next sequence to bring the Haskers back to nine. Liddell was booed as a goalkeeper by Verge with 4:09 per game, and the basket kept Nebraska up nine points.

Virge scored nine consecutive points for the Huskers during a crucial late period, and a pair of free throws at 3:33 brought Nebraska 11 points ahead of Bucky.

Ohio reduced the game to four points by 55.9 seconds before the game, but that was not enough to overcome Husker’s lead. McGowans made a pair of free throws with 36 seconds left to bring Nebraska to seven, which almost froze the game.

Virge finished with 13 points and 11 assists for the Haskers. which surpassed Ohio by 30-24 in combat.

What next

Ohio remains in Columbus to face Tom Izzo and Michigan State Spartans at 7pm on Thursday.

Notes on the game

• Zed Ki missed his first game of the season for Ohio due to an ankle injury he suffered in the second half of Sunday’s loss to Maryland and wore the boot on the sideline.

• Mickey Johnson received medical permission to play without a mask for the first time since January 9. Johnson missed three games in January due to a fractured face and concussion that caused him to wear the mask.

• Kyle Young made only his second start of the season in place of Kee in the center position for the Buckeyes. The start was the 67th in Young’s career.

• Nebraska pushed Bucky into overtime at Lincoln in the January 2 match between the two programs, but Ohio came out with an eight-point victory in the extra period.

• The match was originally scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, but was postponed due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the Husker program.

PGA TOUR continues its swing in Florida at Bay Hill Club & Lodge to play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2022 this week. The event is at the heart of TOUR, appearing in the schedule every year since 1979.

Bay Hill Club & Lodge is a par 72 by 7454 yards and features Bermuda grass. Before last year, the previous five editions of Arnold Palmer Invitational gave international champions. Bay Hill can be extremely difficult to play if the wind gets stronger, but the course certainly has teeth, whether there is wind or not.

There are 120 golfers for an event that usually attracts very strong fields, but with the PLAYERS championship next week, several top players have chosen to stay without it. However, the field will still include some of the best in the world such as John Ram, Rory McIlroy, Victor Howland, Hideki Matsuyama Adam Scott, Patrick Reed, Justin Rose, Sungjae Im, Matt Fitzpatrick, Scotty Scheffler, Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood.

Past winners in Bay Hill

• 2021: Bryson DeChambo (-11)
• 2020: Tyrell Hatton (-4)
• 2019: Francesco Molinari (-12)
• 2018: Rory McIlroy (-18)
• 2017: Mark Lishman (-11)
• 2016: Jason’s Day (-17)

5 key statistics for Bay Hill

Let’s take a look at five key Bay Hill metrics to determine which golfers have the highest scores in each category in the last 24 rounds.

1. Impacts received: approach

The approach is often the most important statistic and this week will be no different. This is a difficult golf course and players will be penalized for missing greens in the regulation.

General SG: approach over the last 24 rounds

1. Will Zalaris (+24.8) (+2500)
2. Victor Howland (+22.0) (+1800)
3. Tom Hodge (+22.0) (+10000)
4. Paul Casey (+21.3) (+4000)
5. Hudson Swaford (+18.7) (+25000)

2. Blows received: Outside of these

To compete in Bay Hill, golfers will need excellent off-course performance. Distance is important because of the length of the route and its layout, but accuracy is just as important.

We’ve seen recent events where golfers can get away with bad shots, but Bay Hill is not one of those courses. The rough hit is extremely thick and punitive, so saving after a bad hit with it is unlikely.

SG: OTT in the last 24 rounds

1. John Ram (+26.8) (+750)
2. Rory McIlroy (+19.2) (+1000)
3. Cameron Young (+19.1) (+9000)
4. Keith Mitchell (+18.9) (+4500)
5. Sergio Garcia (+17.6) (+5000)

3. Shots received: launch (Bermuda shorts and lightning)

The main reason Bay Hill plays as one of the toughest pitches in TOUR is the incredibly fast greens. The surfaces of Bermuda played lightning fast in every round of 2017.

SG: Placement (Bermuda and Lightning) in the last 24 rounds:

1. Zack Johnson (+26.7) (+25000)
2. Danny McCarthy (+24.0) (+13000)
3. Brendan Todd (+22.9) (+15000)
4. Bo Hosler (+21.6) (+20000)
5. Christian Besuidenhout (+19.6) (+5000)

4. Received shots: Ball hit

While hitting the ball is partly beyond those and the approach, I want the whole tee to green package to be built into the model this week, as it will take a well-rounded tee to green effort to do so at Bay Hill.

SG: BS in the last 24 rounds

1. John Ram (+41.2) (+750)
2. Will Zalaris (+34.9) (+2800)
3. Luke List (+33.9) (+7000)
4. Victor Howland (+32.8) (+1800)
5. Paul Casey (+25.6) (+4000)

5. Blows received: Par. 5

With four par 5 on the court it will be important to take advantage of these holes. Although I do not expect the winning result to be as inspiring as last year, it will certainly not be a bird festival.

The one who makes the most of a par with a chance to score may have the best shot to win.

SG: Par 5 in the last 24 rounds

1. Matt Fitzpatrick (+19.5) (+2200)
2. Aaron Paradise (+16.7) (+25000)
3. Seamus Power (+14.3) (+6000)
4. Max Homa (+13.4) (+4500)
5. Hideki Matsuyama (+13.0) (+2500)

Ranking of models with invitations for Arnold Palmer

Below, I compiled an overall ranking of the model using a combination of the five key statistical categories discussed above – SG: approach (27%), SG: Off the Tee (23%), SG: Bermuda / flash placement (18%) ), SG: Ball hit (17%) and SG: Par 5 (15%).

1. John Ram (+750)
2. Sungjae Im (+2200)
3. Matt Fitzpatrick (+2200)
4. Russell Henley (+4000)
5. Luke List (+7000)
6. Lanto Griffin (+7500)
7. Seamus Power (+6000)
8. Mark Lishman (+2800)
9. Victor Howland (+1800)
10. Will Zalaris (+2800)

2022 Arnold Palmer Call for Choices

Victor Howland (+1800) in DraftKings

Howland comes this week with hot irons, which is the most important aspect of taming Bay Hill. In his last start on the Riviera, the 24-year-old received 6.1 strokes on approach. The performance lags only behind Tony Finau and the winner Joaquin Niemann in the category, leading Howland to fourth place.

Howland was also very good on the Riviera last season. He amassed 4.1 strokes in the approach (fifth place finish) and improved his hot form the following week. His next start came at the WGC Concession, where he finished second with 8.7 shots on approach, the best result of his career. Howland is heading to Florida again after a strong performance on the Riviera and I expect another performance on the ceiling.

The world’s No. 4 golfer recently won the Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour (January 2022). Despite worldwide success, Hovland is still looking for a remarkable victory in the PGA TOUR. Bay Hill would be a logical place for that to happen.

Matt Fitzpatrick (+3000) at bet365

It’s no secret that Fitzpatrick loves Bay Hill very much. Fitz finished in the top 10 in his last three starts at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with his best final (second) coming in 2019.

Although he obviously has a history of the course on his part, the Englishman is also judged perfectly for Bay Hill. In the field, Fitzpatrick ranks first with a score of 5, sixth in the shots gained: Putting lightning green Bermuda shorts, and 12th in shots received: Off the Tee. With a game created for this course, it is no surprise that he has excelled here throughout his career.

The 27-year-old scored 4.2 shots in his last start at the WM Phoenix Open and 7.2 shots from tee to green. His game is rounded out at the right time to finally win his first PGA TOUR victory.

Paul Casey (+4000) in DraftKings

Among Casey’s three victories in the PGA TOUR, two came to the state of Florida at the 2018 Walspar Championships and 2019. Like Copperhead, Bay Hill is a great course suitable for Casey, given the difficult conditions and potentially higher than normal. winning result.

Looking at the history of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, one of the first things worth mentioning is the number of elite European players who have had success at Bay Hill. Prior to Bryson Deschamps’ dominant victory last season, the last three winners were Rory McIlroy, Francesco Molinari and Tyrell Hatton. Casey is a European with a similar model, who has a lot of experience in the Ryder Cup (like the other three) and does well in difficult conditions.

In addition to the perfect fit on the course, the 44-year-old plays excellent golf. At the Genesis Invitational, Casey received 5.6 strokes in the approach and finished 15th. With four par 3s on the 200+ yard move, Casey should have the advantage, as he receives an average of 2.4 shots on the pitch per par 3 event of this length.

With two top 10 rankings in his last three Bay Hill attempts, Casey has proven he has what it takes to fight on the field.

Danny Willett (+20,000) at DraftKings

Willett offers net capital for profit. You won’t find many golfers in the mid-30s with nine professional wins in the three-digit odds on this week’s odds, but that’s where we find Willett.

Given that he won recently in October (Alfred Dunhill Links Championship) in a relatively strong field, it is safe to say that his game is in good shape. He stressed that last week the Honda Classic, although not very high in the rankings. He was stable statistically and won 5.6 shots from tee to green during the week.

Willett’s problems came with the blow, where he lost a terrible 4.4 blows. He has shown that he is capable of dealing with hard and fast greens in the past, as he won The Masters in Augusta National. Although the surface is different, the speed of the greens in Bay Hill is one of the few that can rival Augusta.

Willett has a solid history of the course, finishing 18th and 31st in his last two trips to Bay Hill. If this week is difficult, the 34-year-old Englishman has the grind mentality to fight Arnold Palmer Invitational.