After a clutch final two holes, Kurt Kitayama is now a winner on the PGA Tour after taking home the Arnold Palmer Invitational at 9-under.

Kitayama had a three-shot lead into the final round on Sunday, but as we’ve seen too many times in the past, it’s never an easy road to victory in golf.

That was almost the case on Hole 9 as Kitayama saw his drive at the tee box go into the water, leading to a triple-bogey that wiped out his lead.

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However, the Chico, California, native dug deep and continued to keep pace until the 17th hole when he took advantage of a birdie opportunity. 

From about 14 feet out at the par-3 hole, Kitayama sunk the putt, giving him his first birdie since Hole 7, which was also a par 3.

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That put Kitayama back at 9-under, and more importantly, one-up with one hole left to play.

The world No. 2 and No. 3 golfers, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, respectively, were on Kitayama’s tail going into that 18th hole. McIlroy was a single stroke back, while Scheffler trailed by two.

But Kitayama remained cool in the moment, even after his drive went into some thick rough off to the left of the fairway. On his approach shot, he kept it safe, landing his ball about 47 feet from the hole.

Kitayama almost sent the crowd into a frenzy when his putt almost trickled in, stopping at the lip of the cup.

With that wonderful roll, though, he iced his victory and the definition of a tap-in putt brought a smile to his face.

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Speaking after the best even round of his life (he shot a 72), Kitayama was impressed with "how hard I fought."

"I went south on 9, and all of a sudden I’m not leading anymore," he told NBC. "I just fought back hard. I’m proud of myself for that."

Not only was it his first career win, it was also the biggest payday of Kitayama's career. To date, he’s earned about $4 million on the PGA Tour, according to Golf Channel.

Well, he nearly matched that total with his first victory as the purse for the Arnold Palmer Invitational was $3.6 million.

Marianne Williamson attacked the news media as well as the Democratic National Committee for "rigging" the election system and dismissing her presidential chances.

The Democratic presidential candidate sat down for an interview on ABC’s "This Week" Sunday to discuss her 2024 campaign as an opposing option to President Biden. During the interview, Williamson took aim at what she considered "the system" of establishment Democrats and members of the media attacking her campaign.

"You have been called by, I think, the Associated Press, the longest of long shots," ABC correspondent Jonathan Karl asked.

"​I would bet that ​the Associated Press​ also said that Hillary Clinton was a shoo-in​," Williamson responded.

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Karl insisted, "I don't know if they would've used that language, actually."

"Maybe not, but the system, you know exactly what I’m saying. So the system that is now saying that I'm unserious, I'm not credible, or I'm a long shot is the very system that protects and maintains this idea that only those whose careers have been entrenched within the system that drove us into a ditch should possibly be considered qualified to lead us out of that ditch," Williamson said.

Williamson officially launched her presidential campaign on Saturday after revealing plans to begin campaigning on Feb. 23. While Williamson is being seen as a Democratic opponent to President Biden, Biden has yet to officially announce whether he will seek a second term.

Later on in the interview, Williamson also attacked the Democratic Party for undermining her campaign.

"The DNC should not be rigging this system. They don’t even pretend anymore. They’re not even covert about their — their swaying the primary season. They’re very overt about it," Williamson said.

Karl asked, "So that’s what’s going on, is they’re rigging the system for Biden?"

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"They even admit that," Williamson responded, "They know that the president did not do well in New Hampshire. They know that New Hampshirites are very open to independent and more progressive voices. And they know that he did very well in South Carolina. They're not even-- you know this, I know this, they know this. And they're not even pretending otherwise."

When asked whether she would endorse Biden as the Democratic nominee, she commented, "I will do whatever I feel I can do as an American to make sure that the neofascist threat that is represented by some aspects of the Republican Party does not win in 2024."

However, she also noted that she expects to debate Biden in a Democratic primary.

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"This is a democracy. This is not about what I think is wrong. Obviously, I believe the American people should be offered an agenda for genuine, fundamental economic reform, and it should be the voters who decide. It should not be the DNC that decides. It should be the voters that decide. That is what a democracy is," Williamson said.