PGA Tour Brunch | Previews for Busy Weekend
PGA Tour Brunch | Previews for Busy Weekend
PGA Tour Brunch Previews for Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill | Puerto Rico Open
By TERRY LYONS
ORLANDO - Welcome to a doubleheader weekend of PGA Tour golf with the A+ field at the Arnold Palmer Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando and the up & comers playing at the Puerto Rico Open.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard is the fourth designated event of the PGA Tour season, featuring 43 of the Top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings and all 14 players that have won on Tour this season. The last time 40 or more of the Top 50 players in the OWGR competed in a PGA Tour event was at the 2022 Open Championship and the last non-major with 40-of-50 was the 2022 PLAYERS Championship.
The Purse for the Arnold Palmer will be a cool $20m and the winner will pocket $3.6m.
FedExCup leader Jon Rahm earned his 10th career PGA Tour victory and third of the season in his most recent start, winning The Genesis Invitational. With the win, Rahm became the first player since Johnny Miller in 1975 to win three times in a calendar year before March 1. The last player to win four times before April 1 was also Miller, in 1974. Rahm regained the No. 1 position in the Official World Golf Ranking with his win at The Genesis Invitational, the third time this season that the No. 1 spot changed and second in 2023. Both Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, who have previously held the World No. 1 position this season, have a chance to return to No. 1.
This week, PGA Tour Brunch will focus 90% of the coverage on the Arnold Palmer Invitational, but will supply information and key links for the Puerto Rico Open, too.
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) Thursday.
Puerto Rico’s Tee Times from 6:10am (ET)/7:10am (local) to 12:19pm (ET)/1:19pm (local)
Weather: Orlando’s Thursday forecast is for a warm and near perfect 89-degrees with 48% humidity. Wind 10 mph and a 7% chance of rain. Friday 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 at 6:30am (ET) Thursday and Friday.
Arnold Palmer: Field, Tee Times and Leaderboard
The Field: (link)
Tee Times: (link)
Tournament Leaderboard: (link)
Arnold Palmer Invitational | Tournament Odds
Source: CBS Sportsline
Jon Rahm +700
Rory McIlroy +950
Scottie Scheffler +1100
Max Homa +1900
Collin Morikawa +2100
Justin Thomas +2300
Xander Schauffele +2400
Will Zalatoris +2400
Tony Finau +2800
Patrick Cantlay +2800
Jason Day +3100
Viktor Hovland +3100
Tyrrell Hatton +3600
Matthew Fitzpatrick +3600
Sungjae Im +4100
Jordan Spieth +4100
Cameron Young +4600
Sam Burns +4800
Tom Kim +5000
Sahith Theegala +5500
Hideki Matsuyama +5500
Keith Mitchell +5500
Chris Kirk +6500
Shane Lowry +6500
Corey Conners +7000
Tommy Fleetwood +7000
Keegan Bradley +7500
Adam Scott +8500
Billy Horschel +8500
Rickie Fowler +8500
Justin Rose +9000
Adam Hadwin +9000
Seamus Power +9000
Gary Woodland +9000
Min Woo Lee +11000
Luke List +11000
Taylor Montgomery +11000
Tom Hoge +12000
Wyndham Clark +12000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +12000
Aaron Wise +12000
Alex Noren +12000
Ryan Fox +13000
Si Woo Kim +13000
Lucas Herbert +14000
Nick Taylor +14000
Adrian Meronk +15000
Thomas Detry +16000
Russell Henley +16000
Brian Harman +17000
Beau Hossler +17000
Sepp Straka +18000
K.H. Lee +19000
J.J. Spaun +19000
Harris English +19000
Byeong Hun An +20000
Justin Suh +21000
Patrick Rodgers +21000
Taylor Pendrith +21000
Joel Dahmen +21000
Sam Ryder +21000
Taylor Moore +22000
Emiliano Grillo +22000
Kurt Kitayama +22000
Joseph Bramlett +23000
Danny Willett +23000
Ben Griffin +24000
Garrick Higgo +24000
Francesco Molinari +25000
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: The picks for this week with JUST the Arnold Palmer Invitational available: Eric Cole, Tyrell Hatton, Scottie Scheffler and Keith Mitchell. The two reserves: Rory McIlroy and Max Homa.
For the Tour One and Done? Longshot Eric Cole
Odds for Puerto Rico Open: (link)
What They’re Saying
PGA TOUR Approves Radical Schedule Changes (PGATourCom)
Power Rankings for Bay Hill (PGATourCom)
Five Things to Know About Bay Hill (PGATourCom)
Arnold Palmer Stories Keep Legacy Alive (PGATourCom)
How to Watch the Arnold Palmer | R-1 (PGATourCom)
First Look at Puerto Rico Open (PGATourCom)
How to Watch Puerto Rico (Golf Week/USA Today)
Sports Gambling and Daily Fantasy
Best Bets, Strategies at Arnold Palmer Inv. - (Action Net)
Five Prop Bets at Bay Hill (Golf Week/USA Today)
Expert Picks for Bay Hill - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for Bay Hill - (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
March 1, 1991 - At age 51, Jack Nicklaus shot a (63) at Doral’s “Blue Monster” in the second round of the Miami Open. Nicklaus was one shot off the lead but finished at a T-5 for the tournament which was won by Kenny Perry.
Parting Putt
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