For seventy holes of the Classic so far, Owen had not missed a  putt under 2m. Nor had he made a bogey in the final round as, with 6 birdies, he systematically pegged back Pampling's overnight 4 shot lead. Trying desperately to focus on somehow sinking a birdie at the water-fringed eighteenth, grim-faced Pampling didn't even look as Owen bent to complete what should have been a formality. A split second later he heard a gasp of astonishment from the gallery. Then, within seconds, another disbelieving roar. Unbelievably, Owen had not only missed the hole completely with his 1st putt but had horseshoed the next around and out of the cup as well. Instead of a 2 shot deficit, Pampling was suddenly level again. And against a now shattered opponent.

15 minutes later, after watching the distraught Owen lip out his tying par putt from 4 meters, the one-time  green keepeer firmly holed his own 1/2 meter putt to achieve his 2nd victory on the U.S. Tour.

Materially, it was worth a huge $1.3m. Intrinsically it is priceless. There are few more esteemed tournaments on the PGA Tour than the Bay Hill which, from next year, will be known as the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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