ORLANDO, Fla. — Akshay Bhatia rode an Arnold Palmer-like Sunday charge for a breakthrough win at a tournament The King turned into one of the PGA Tour’s premiere events.

Riding the energy of the galleries at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Bhatia rebounded from a shaky opening nine and capitalized on late-round stumble by 54-hole leader Daniel ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The sun was dropping behind the tall pines that frame Bay Hill when the final act of another Arnold Palmer Invitational finally played itself out Sunday afternoon, and as always, it felt less like a golf tournament and more like theater.

That’s what this place does.

Every March, the best players in the world arrive at Bay ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Daniel Berger was cruising along, maintaining his five-shot lead and pushing to become a rare wire-to-wire winner at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Berger had defanged beastly Bay Hill Club & Lodge for two days, with every facet of his game razor sharp. The elements were the only thing the 32-year-old couldn’t control ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — World No. 2 Rory McIlroy withdrew before Saturday’s third round of 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational because of back spasms.

During preparation for his 12:55 p.m. tee time with Ryan Fox, McIlroy warmed up on the practice range before deciding he should withdraw rather than jeopardize his health during the start of a critical ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — As the final round approaches at The Arnie, there is always a sense of anticipation about what Sunday might bring.

Bay Hill has a way of creating drama.

The wind picks up. The rough grows meaner. The closing holes ask uncomfortable questions of whoever is holding the lead.

Sometimes the answers are spectacular.

Other times,...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The stage is set for a long-awaited triumph or a letdown this weekend at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Following 4-under-par 68 Friday, Daniel Berger enters the weekend at Bay Hill Club & Lodge at 13 under and with a five-shot cushion after just one bogey over 36 holes on a typically exacting layout.

Berger’s flawless ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rickie Fowler missed last year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.

The Arnie missed Rickie, too.

Fowler’s inability to qualify for the 2025 API left a void at the annual event in Orlando, where he’d teed it up since 2017 and was as popular with galleries as any golfer.

But after a year away, Fowler is back and in contention ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — This week at The Arnie, the conversation around the driving range and inside the locker room hasn’t just been about green speeds, Bay Hill’s gnarly rough, or whose new putting grip is going to last longer than nine holes.

It has been about the future.

And more specifically, it’s about the man tasked with shaping it:

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Bay Hill Club & Lodge greeted the world’s best golfers on Thursday with an unusually warm and welcoming embrace.

Daniel Berger leaned in, found his comfort zone and returned the love with a bogey-free 9-under-par 63, the best round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational since Adam Scott’s tournament record-tying 62 in 2014.

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The PGA Tour felt a little quieter, dispassionate and dull without Billy Horschel.

Horschel was back Thursday at Orlando’s Bay Hill Club in Lodge breathing energy into the morning wave of the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

His golf game also showed some life as he continues to recover from right hip surgery ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Residing as world No. 1 for nearly three years and fresh off a run of top-10 finishes even Tiger Woods didn’t achieve, Scottie Scheffler is on a roll few golfers have ever experienced.

Given Scheffler’s dominance, any warts tend to stand out.

Putting woes followed him into a seven-win 2024 season. Slow starts have become ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — I stood beneath the massive 13-foot bronze statue of Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill earlier this week and looked up at The King frozen in his signature finish; those mighty forearms extended, chest high, belt buckle facing the target, spine arched in that unmistakable “reverse C” follow-through that once sent tee shots screaming...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rickie Fowler always did his best to honor and impress the late Arnold Palmer.

A decade after the legendary golfer’s passing, Fowler received praise that would have made The King proud during the week of his annual PGA Tour stop.

On Tuesday at Orlando’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Golf Digest presented Fowler the Arnie Award...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is will be a tough out at Bay Hill, but an elite 72-player field is sure to challenge the 2022 and 2024 champion at this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Here are five players to watch during the tournament:

Russell Henley

The defending champion and world No. 7 is coming off a missed cut at ...Read more

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — When we think of the PGA Tour, we think of the big names. During this week’s Genesis Invitational at Riviera, you might be checking the score list to see how Rory McIlroy is doing (a solid second behind Jacob Bridgeman, although six shots back at 13-under), or maybe Scottie Scheffler (tied for 20th at 5-under ...Read more

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Mother Nature has to be toying with us, right?

A year ago, because of fires that a lot of residents from both here and Altadena are still recovering from, the Genesis Invitational — technically, the 99th iteration of the Los Angeles Open — had to be played at Torrey Pines in La Jolla.

This year, as a welcome ...Read more

Tiger Woods turned 50 in December.

He's four months removed from disk replacement surgery in his lower back — the same back that has endured six other operations, including spinal fusion in 2017.

Woods won't be taking part in this week's Genesis Invitational, a tournament he has hosted since 2020, as he continues to recover from that ...Read more

Charlie Woods, the 17-year-old son of golf great Tiger Woods, has committed to hit the links as a member of Florida State’s golf team in 2027.

The high school junior confirmed his decision on Instagram Tuesday afternoon.

“Excited to announce my commitment to play golf at Florida State University — go Noles!” he captioned the ...Read more