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Second Round Preview for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill | Puerto Rico

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Mar 3
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By TERRY LYONS

ORLANDO - Spain’s Jon Rahm closed his round eagle-birdie-birdie to take the 18-hole lead/co-lead for the 11th time on the PGA Tour. When holding the first round led, he’s converted three of 10 on the season, winning the 2018 American Express, the 2022 Mexico Open and the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions). Rahm is seeking his fourth title in his seventh start this season.

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Chris Kirk won The Honda Classic last week and seeks to become the first player to win in back-to-back weeks since Tony Finau (2022 3M Open, 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic).

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler sits T-5 at 4-under (67).

Arnold Palmer Leaderboard | After 18 Holes

Jon Rahm 65 (-7)

Chris Kirk 67 (-5)

Cameron Young 67 (-5)

Kurt Kitayama 67 (-5)

Eight players 68 (-4)

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Leaderboard after Round 1 @APinv ⛳️ 1. @JonRahmpga (-7) T2. Chris Kirk (-5) T2. Cameron Young T2. @Kurt_Kitayama T5. Adam Schenk (-4) T5. Scottie Scheffler T5. @JordanSpieth T5. Aaron Rai T5. @XSchauffele T5. @patrick_cantlay T5. @RickieFowler T5. @Keegan_Bradley
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Puerto Rico Open Leaderboard | After 18 Holes

Carson Young 63 (-9)

Akshay Bhatia 66 (-6)

Max McGreevy 66 (-6)

Four players 67 (-5)

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Thursday's leaderboard from @PuertoRicoOpen 🏌️ 1. Carson Young (-9) T2. @maxmcgreevy (-6) T2. @akshaybhatia_1 T4. Bill Haas (-5) T4. @ScottPiercyPGA T4. Nico Echavarria T4. Augusto Núñez
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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 6:10am (ET)/7:10am (local) to 12:19pm (ET)/1:19pm (local)

Weather: Today’s forecast is calling for 19-20 mph winds, blowing heavier in the afternoon.

Tournament Web Site: (link)

FedEx Cup Info: (link)

PGA Tour Brunch will post by 7:00am (ET) Friday.


Arnold Palmer: Field, Tee Times and Leaderboard

The Field: (link)

Tee Times: (link)

Tournament Leaderboard: (link)



What They’re Saying - Arnold Palmer Inv.

Rahm Had Big Finish at R-1 of Palmer Invitational (PGATourCom)

Fowler Scrambled, Just Like Arnie (PGATourCom)

How to Watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational | R-2 (Golf Week/USA Today)

What They’re Saying. - Puerto Rico Open

Overview at Puerto Rico Open (PGATourCom)

Rookie Young Takes Lead at Puerto Rico Open (ESPNCom)

How to Watch Puerto Rico (Golf Week/USA Today)

Golf Industry News

Pebble Beach to Become Designated Event (Golf Week/USA Today)


On This Day in Golf History

March 3, 2012- Rory McIlroy won the Honda Classic by two strokes over Tiger Woods and Tom Gillis to clinch the No. 1 World Ranking for the first time.


Parting Putt

Near Miss …

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Kurt Kitayama nearly made an ace to tie the lead late in Round 1. He's 2 shots back @APinv.
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