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Third Round Previews for Arnold Palmer Invitational and A Look at Puerto Rico Open

@TerryLyons
Mar 4
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Note: Play was suspended due to darkness on Friday at 6:47am ET with two players left to complete their round. The second round resumed at 6:57am ET and was completed at 7:08am

Cut: 71 professionals and one amateur at 2-over 147 from a field of 119 professionals and one amateur.

By TERRY LYONS

ORLANDO - Kurt Kitayama holds his third 36-hole lead/co-lead of the season, the most of any player and is the first player to record a (68) or better in each of the first two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard since Keegan Bradley in 2019.

The 13-time PGA Tour winner Jordan Spieth is two strokes back in his second start at the event (T-4) in 2021.

Viktor Hovland made his fourth career hole-in-one at No. 7, the most of any player competing this season. It’s a Tour-best third ace since the start of the 2021-22 season).

Ludvig Aberg, No. 1 in the PGA TOUR University Velocity Global Ranking, stands T9, the best 36-hole position of any amateur in a Tour event since Chris Gotterup at the 2022 Puerto Rico Open (T-6).

First-round leader and World No. 1 Jon Rahm carded a 4-over (76), his highest score since the 2022 PGA Championship (76) in R-3.

The 2-over marked the highest 36-hole cut of the season

Arnold Palmer Leaderboard | After 18 Holes

Kurt Kitayama 67-68—135 (-9)

Jordan Spieth 68-69—137 (-7)

Xander Schauffele 68-70—138 (-6)

Corey Conners 72-66—138 (-6)

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Round 2 Leaderboard @APinv ⛳️ 1. @Kurt_Kitayama (-9) 2. @JordanSpieth (-7) T3. @XSchauffele (-6) T3. @coreconn T5. @JustinThomas34 (-5) T5. @patrick_cantlay T5. @MattFitz94 T5. @davisriley68 T9. Scottie Scheffler (-4) T9. Adam Scott T9. Cameron Young T9. Ludvig Aberg
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Puerto Rico Open Leaderboard | After 18 Holes

Carson Young 63-67—130 (-14)

Paul Haley II 68-66—134 (-10)

Nico Echavarria 67-67—134 (-10)

Harry Higgs 71-64—135 (-9)

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Round 2 Leaderboard @PuertoRicoOpen ⛳️ 1. Carson Young (-14) T2. Paul Haley II (-10) T2. Nico Echavarria 4. Harry Higgs (-9) T5. Ryan Gerard (-8) T5. Harry Hall T5. Bill Haas T5. Nate Lashley T5. Hank Lebioda T5. Michael Kim
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Arnold Palmer Invitational | Tournament Facts

COURSE: Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, Florida

YARDS/PAR: 7,466 yards/Par 72

ARCHITECTS: Dick Wilson\Joe Lee

PRIZE Money - Purse: $20,000,000 with Winner: $3,600,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Scottie Scheffler

PAST RESULTS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 550

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @APInv and @PuertoRicoOpen


How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)


Arnold Palmer Invitational | The Basics

The Tee Times at Bay Hill will run from 7:00am (ET) to 1:35pm (ET) today.

Puerto Rico’s Tee Times from 7:00am (ET)/6:00am (local) to 12:50pm (ET)/1:50pm (local)

Weather: Today’s forecast for Orlando: Partly sunny. High of 73. Winds SW 10-15 mph

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Info: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post by 7:30am (ET) Sunday.


Arnold Palmer: Tee Times and Leaderboard

Tee Times: (link)

Tournament Leaderboard: (link)



What They’re Saying - Arnold Palmer Invitational

Kitayama Takes Two Shot Lead (PGATourCom)

Thomas, Speech and Young Concentrate on Positives (PGATourCom)

Aberg Right where He Wants to Be (PGATourCom)

How to Watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational | R-3 (PGATourCom)

What They’re Saying. - Puerto Rico Open

Overview at Puerto Rico Open (PGATourCom)

Rookie Young Stretches Lead to Four Shots at Puerto Rico Open (PGATourCom)

How to Watch Puerto Rico R-3 (PGATourCom)

Golf Industry News

Tiger Woods Not Part of Field for PLAYERS (ESPNCom)


On This Day in Golf History

March 4, 1991 - Rocco Mediate became the first player to win a PGA Tour event using a long putter when he beat Curtis Strange on the first hole of a sudden death playoff in a weather-delayed Monday finish at Doral (Doral Ryder Open) in Miami.


Parting Putt

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"YES! It's our boy again!" 😂 The Norwegian call of Viktor Hovland's ace is amazing @APinv.
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