That went to Auburn sophomore Jackson Koivun. The API sponsor exemption committee chose to give its four spots to Rafael Campos, ranked No. 186 in the world, who won the Bermuda Championship last season and wrote an impassioned letter to tournament organizers;

Rickie Fowler addressed the denial of a sponsor's exemption for the Arnold Palmer Invitational and took full responsibility for it.

Tiger Woods won't play in next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, despite having a lifetime exemption to play in the PGA Tour's Signature Events, with Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth missing