said, johnny. >> he is. going with the 3 wood. if he can put the ball on the fairway, he can actually play sort of a safe shot, roger. >> you've got to hit it. they're cheering for him. i don't know. so many guys hit it right on 18 when they're nervous. >> add them to the list. >> and that is only one out of players that hit the greens from over there. one out of 18. >> that might be a break, actually, if it's trampled down where they've been. >> it's possible. >> that lands well right of the gallery row. >> that's one shot you cannot hit on 18 with the back right hold location. that's like saying i've got no chance. >> so here is troy merritt, two double bogeys on his

miraculous save for par at the last. >> probably going to make birdie and win it outright. got to hit a good drive, though. short hitter. a little fade out there. >> that would be appropriate, wouldn't it? >> yeah. hit the fairway, troy. >> in the middle. >> a little idaho special right down the middle. >> got all these bombers out here taking charge in arnie's court. troy merritt is slowly picking them apart, but he trailsas jon day by one. jason day, looked like he really had it, put it on the rough at 18. but on the previous hole, this is what got him to the 17 under number. one moment he's a spectator next he's being surprised by pga tour pro brandt snedeker and becoming his caddy for a hole. carry the bag for me for a hole. no way, really? yeah, come on! oh really, that's awesome! if you have a mastercard,

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this was the scene just a moment ago. kevin chappell who just bogeyed the 18th, coming over to the king to say hello and hoping somehow, some way, he's going to get the trophy from him. there's his wife, elizabeth, and there's his baby, wyatt, who has no idea what's happening, just thrilled to see dad, as he continues to wait for his first pga tour win. we go right back out to the right rough and get a repor

>> a little bit of a fluffy lie, but boy, this is the area where the traffic has trampled down the grass, makes this thing much simpler. but going at the hole, johnny, is really out of the question. he is going to have to negotiate and hit it over the water, really, to get it on the green if he can and get it to stop before the back bunkers. i think it's a bit of a fly or lie myself from 195. >> yeah. like i said, as far as hitting the green in regulation from the right rough, 119 on the weekend. but not many guys hit it far enough right to be in the trampled-down area. so you really have been fortunate. and of course, we saw him on number 9, it looked like he was in trouble on number 9 and hit this high towering shot within a foot of the hole. it's a similar kind of shot. >> yeah, i mean, that's a pretty good-looking lie. that looks like somebody teed it up. >> this is a very g

be in this situation over here. but the whole thing is how the ball comes out of the grass. if it comes out landing softly, you know, it's really an outstanding break. but if it comes out shooting, that's a different story. >> i don't think it's the kind of lie that you would come up short and go on the rocks or the water. >> i hit it 276, the tee shot. >> if it goes in that back bunker, at least i have a chance. >> i agree. see the tongue in the bunker? >> yeah. >> that's the shortest point. okay? just a good, solid swing if it goes through, get

visualization big time here. part of every preshot routine, visualize the shot and then execute. >> what a crescendo to the florida swing right here. >> i can't tell if it buried or not. it better not if he wants to win. >> it's okay. >> not bad. he's a great bunker player. >> we've seen more than a few balls buried. day fortunate there. so here is the other third party still in this thing, troy

>> absolutely. he's got the shot, that high fade with a fade of hole location, he could just steal this tournament with a perfect shot here and a birdie, with day maybe not getting up and in. >> got 187 left to the hole. >> look, roger. >> oh! >> a heartbreaker. an absolute heartbreaker. just flared it out. you could see that left arm, instead of folding, that elbow just stayed out in front of him. >> and another example, again, of some of the shots that were coming out on the practice tee earlier today. and

possible time for troy merritt. and arnie saw it all unfold. and, again, merritt, the very first tournament that he's played in of arnie. never met arnold palmer as we send you down to mark rolfing. >> thank you very much, dan. as we watch this unfold, kevin, ten minutes ago you were out there. what is going through your mind right now? >> you know, i survived. that was kind of the goal of the week for me, not feeling well, was just to get in 72 holes, and i did. and to have i achance to win, that's all i can ask for. i feel like i handled myself really well. i'd love to have the tee shot back on 18, but, you know, hopefully i'll get that chance. we'll see what happens here with jason. >> this attitude adjustment sort of that you've made, all smiles all day, looking at the bright side of things. did that really help carrying you through what had to be a tough round out there? >> yeah. you know, i just -- i don't have any energy to waste. you know, getting upset or getting down, you know, that's wasted energy.

the positive in everything and really enjoy the walk out there and look people in the eyes and get to enjoy the fans and their reactions. >> regardless of the outcome, congratulations. great performance. >> thank you. >> kevin chappell continues the agonizing wait. and merritt is about to hit his fourth. we said it a long time ago, we continue to say it every year, this 18th hole just has a huge par seemingly every year in this tournament. good and bad. >> right here. >> it's from 140 now. so hard to keep your attention and your focus. good shot. >> and that's what merritt was trying to do, become the first since robert gomez to win this

so up comes jason day. we will get a report on this bunker shot from roger and how difficult it is. but we've seen his boyhood idol so many times through the years pull off birdies to win here at bay hill. and as we talked about earlier, jason day has gotten closer and texted tiger a lot for advice on how to put away tournaments, how to handle yourself as one of the top ranked players in the world, and there's the good lie. it's a long bunker shot, but that is what separates jason day from winning this tournament, up and down gets it done at 17 under. >> that definitely was a poor second shot with that good break on the lie.

shot from there, roger, 15 feet from the hole? 12 feet from the hole? >> 12, 10 feet, i would think. the good news about this, johnny, if you hit it the right distance, that's the issue everything wants to feed to where that hole is. you know, you throw it up there on the left side of the green, it wants to get over there toward the hole. and i think the key is just -- you know, i can say, hitting it the right distance, really, to get yourself a makable putt. >> yeah, if he can knock it in there inside six feet, my hat is off for him. there's no doubt about it. there's a lot of pressure here. he has not, as, dan, had his best stuff, especially tee to green the last couple days, not hitting maybe just half the greens in regulation. >> and that was one of the pieces of advice that tiger gave him. if you don't have your "a" game, figure out another way.

and an up and down here will get it done. >> he's got to aim at the edge of that bunker i would think, and let it kick right and spin right a little down the hill a little bit. >> made great contact. >> where's my hat? i've got to tip it. >> very impressive. >> and if he can cap this one off for par and the title, it would just be a microcosm of what he's done a lot this week. >> and h

the great bunker shots of his career. people are loving it. he could make par here after the birdie at 17, that would be really strong. >> kevin chappell watching it all unfold on the monitor. knowing that jason day from that distance right there could prevent him from breaking through for the first time on the pga tour. while we have a moment, remind you of next week on tour, huge event. another world golf championship. first ever at austin country club in texas for the wgc-dell match play. and then the tour also at the puerto rico open beginning thursday at 10:30 a.m. eastern time on golf channel. so now just two alive for the title. just a short time ago, troy merritt was right there. before the water, second at 18.

>> still focused, though. he'll probably wake up in the middle of the night tonight, thinking, what did i do? >> you've really got to dig deep in these situations after you've just had your heart kind of broken. they're still playing for a lot of serious money. >> moves right all the way. >> can you see a sort of classic putt when guys are really nervous. chappell did it. merritt did it. just sort of quit on it and leave the face open short right. >> or if any kind of adrenaline you had thinking you had a chance to win is just drained by wang

this will not be a day that troy merritt will soon forget. incredible magic all day long to stay in it till the end. and with one swing of the club, he takes himself out of it. >> great week for him, though. >> so jason day is this par putt away from winning for the eighth time in his career. and after the historic season last year, truly proving that his game is in shape even though, again, it hasn't been his "a" game. but with a masters looming, a place that chappell would like to get to with a victory. >> it's a fast little putt, but it's not -- not much breaking it, is it, roger? it really doesn't break much. maybe right-center or something. >> yeah, or right edge depending. >> -- but what there is will be to the left. >> inside the f

>> it would be doubly satisfying, getting a win where his boyhood idol won so many times, and winning at arnold's place. and in the end, it is jason day who emerges from the pack and wins the 2016 arnold palmer invitational. wire to wire. but it took the last putt at the end to cross the finish line and give him his eighth pga tour victory. what another sunday at bay hill. jason day by

his first pga tour title. stenson, three back along with troy merritt. so the fedexcup standings up to the minute. adam scott remaining on top. and the rest of the top ten as we send you down to steve sands. >> dan, thank you. jason, tiger woods won this tournament eight times. he was your boyhood idol. arnold palmer's event. what does it mean to be the champion right here at bay hill? >> it means the world. i mean, i had a text from tiger this morning. i mean, i just ground it out today. it wasn't the best day that i had, but just to be able to get it done when i wasn't quite on. >> congratulations. go enjoy your family. >> thanks, mate. cheers. >> dan? >> the family making another winning appearance with jason day, the champion of arnie's event. and if you missed any of today's action, can you get caught up with "golf central." and currently on golf channel, you can watch the pga tour champions. tucson

and join us next week for the wgc-dell match play. coverage starts wednesday at 2:00 on golf channel, continues saturday at 2:00 on nbc. coming up next except on the west coast, your local news. then tonight on nbc starting at 7:00 eastern time, it's "little big shots" and "the carmichael show" followed by the premiere of "crowded," an all-new "hollywood game night." for our golf channel on nbc crew, dan hicks saying so long from the bay hill club and lodge. jason day wins arnie's tournament. and when you win at the king's place at bay hill, the best is saved for last. a handshake with the king himself. jason day wins it here in orlando.

right now at 6:00, president obama touches down in cuba. he is the first sitting u.s. president to visit the island in nearly 90 years. a live look at the radar right now, boy, we just cannot shake this gray rainy weather and parts of our area could see some snow overnight. i'm darcy spencer in palmer park where a candlelight vigil and moment of silence were held in memory of a fallen prince georges county police detective. i will have a live report ahead. first tonight, a historic day in cuba. president obama is the first american president to come to the island in almost 90 years. air force one touched down just before 4:30 in afternoon, traveling with the first family

officials, business leaders and civic groups. nbc's jay gray has more from havana, cuba. tm to havana the first for a sitting american president in nearly a century. while the classic cars and historic architecture for many define the city, right now there's a new and different rhythm in old havana. >> it's an amazing place out here. all the people are very friendly. i didn't expect that. >> reporter: the jazz ensemble from dartmouth college is playing cuba for the first tiemt, their tour coincidentally coming as president obama makes his historic trip. but for this band, this gig isn't about politics. >> the real point is people to people. once you get down to that level it doesn't really matter what the government says or thinks or does, people to people loving each other, loving each other's mus

>> reporter: that contact comes a bit easier now with diplomatic ties restored and travel restrictions eased you will find more americans on the street here in havana. and it's clear fortunes are changing for the cuban people. >> translator: it's been 50 years without relations with the north american government. it looks like within the past year more things will change and within the last 50 years. >> reporter: restaurant owner miguel morales calls it the beginning of a long story between the two countries, one of the most important chapters, president obama's historic visit this week. jay gray, nbc news, havana, cuba. we're going to have much more on the president's historic visit coming up on "nbc nightly news," lester holt reports live from havana right after this broadcast. tonight the prince georges county police department held a vigil and a moment of silence

class jacai coal son. he was called sure a shoot out with a man who allegedly wanted to provoke officers into killing him. darcy spencer is live in palmer park. darcy. >> reporter: erika, for the first time today we heard from the grandmother of this fallen officer, she was very emotional as she sat through this candlelight vigil and moment of silence, but she told us that her grandson is in a better place. >> thank you. >> reporter: the grandmother of a fallen detective is embraced by the chief of police at a vigil held to honor that prince georges county officer's memory. >> would you like to say anything? we are all here? he was a fantastic grandson. he was what i call my man. >> reporter: the vigil was held one week after a man came to the station and opened fire with the intent to die in a shootout

police. detective jacai colson mistaken for a suspect was shot and killed by one of his fellow officers. >> he is in a better place and he is at peace with all of it. yes. he's fine. >> reporter: a moment of silence was held at 4:30 when those shots rang out outside a district 3 station next to headquarters. three brothers are facing charges in the attack. >> as the wife of an officer does it make you a little more worried? >> oh, yeah, most definitely. we worried. scared all the time. i don't like him out of my sight right now, i don't know what's going on, what's going to happen. >> reporter: colson was a four-year veteran of the force, a plain clothes detective being remembered as a hero who drew fire to himself to keep fellow officers in the community safe. >> once a police officer, always a police officer. we are like a family. this is a pra jik event and i want to show my support. >> we all need to stick together, that's basically it. we all need to stick together and's

to be 29 and he is out here protecting us and this happens. >> reporter: funeral services are scheduled for this officer on friday here in prince georges county. in palmer park, darcy spencer, news 4. people are trying to wheel spring along walking along the title basin, even taking the paddle boats out on the water. can you believe this? we've got at least another few days of cold rain and even snow. amelia is here with what to expect over the next 24 hours. >> here are your weather headlines. overnight tonight we will continue to track scattered rain showers with a little snow mixing in, but no accumulation here. over on the eastern shore maybe a coating to 2 inches. rain and wet snow will come to an end from west to east overnight tonight. it will be dry, though, by the time the monday morning commute rolls around, but throughout the day tomorrow it's blustery and chilly. wait until you see how cool it will feel when you factor in the wind. but after tomorrow overall it

looking quite nice for the first week of spring and by the way, happy spring. here is the latest check of the radar, you can see we're tracking rain mainly in principals georges county, a little wet snow mixing in around annapolis. this system pushes out overnight tonight, will be dry for the majority of the week, our next chance for rain arrives on friday. the weather having a pretty low impact on your day tomorrow. not a perfect ten but at least the sunshine finally returns, however, it will feel like temperatures are in the 30s and 40s when you you factor in the wind. heading out the door you will want your warm jacket and your sunglasses as well. currently temperatures are around 40 degrees, 41 in washington, 38 in the annapolis and 43 in frederick. i'm not really concerned about slick spots developing overnight tonight based on the radar and how temperatures will cool off. tomorrow morning we will start off in the district with a temperature of 35, around 30 degrees in the suburbs and we will have some cloudiness around at 7:00 a.

quickly give way to mostly sunny skies for the majority of your monday. by noon we are at 48 degrees and our high tomorrow 53 will hit at 4:00 in the afternoon. but again when you factor in the winds tomorrow at about 15 to 25 miles an hour throughout the day it feels like 30s and 40s, by 7:00 still tracking blustery conditions and a temperature of 46 degrees, but again you will need the sunglasses as you come home from work. so trying to plan your alfresco eating for your upcoming workweek i wouldn't recommend doing so tomorrow night, the wind will be growing things around, in addition to that it's going to feel cold outside not very comfortable. for the middle part of the week, tuesday, wednesday and thursday looking fabulous, temperatures spectacular, the sunshine is out. friday might not want to plan dinner outdoors with some showers potentially in the forecast but that can change. we will continue to keep a close eye on that. tuesday mostly sunny, a high around 60 degrees, a bit of a breeze tuesday afternoon, wednesday and

low to middle 70s, rain looking likely on friday, maybe a rumble of thunder. easter weekend looking quite nice, comfortably cool, highs in the low to mid 60s, plenty of sunshine in the forecast. >> wednesday and thursday writing that down. thank you, ma'am. all right. that is the news for now. lester holt anchors a special nightly news live from havana, cuba. up next and then we will see you again for news 4 at 11:00. until then, goodnight, everyone. it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us.

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