The PGA Tour heads to the home of "The King" this week, as 45 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are set to tee it up at the Arnold Palmer Invitational from famed Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
Headlining the field at the fourth Signature Event of the 2025 season, of course, is world No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler, who's looking to become just the second three-time winner of this event. Tiger Woods, who is not in the 72-player field this week, won at Bay Hill a record eight times.
Second-ranked Rory McIlroy has also had his fair share of success at this tournament, recording six top-10 finishes in 10 previous starts, including a victory in 2018.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational will also feature the return of world No. 3 Xander Schauffele, who's been out of action for the last two months with a rib injury.
Joining this trio from the OWGR top 10 are Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark, Justin Thomas, and Tommy Fleetwood. The only top-10 player not in the field is ninth-ranked Tyrrell Hatton, who's a member of the LIV Golf roster.
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times, field
For the first two rounds of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, groups of two will tee off from the 1st hole (no split tees this week) at Bay Hill, which measures 7,466 yards overall and plays to a par of 72.
Here's a quick look at the groupings and tee times for those first two rounds, which will be played on Thursday, March 6, and Friday, March 7 (all times Eastern).
Group | Round 1 | Round 2 |
|---|---|---|
Brian Campbell, Jacob Bridgeman | 7:40 a.m. | 10:50 a.m. |
Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee | 7:50 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
J.J. Spaun, Aldrich Potgieter | 8:00 a.m. | 11:10 a.m. |
Aaron Rai, Sungjae Im | 8:10 a.m. | 11:20 a.m. |
Max Homa, Adam Hadwin | 8:20 a.m. | 11:35 a.m. |
Taylor Pendrith, Sahith Theegala | 8:30 a.m. | 11:45 a.m. |
Billy Horschel, Jason Day | 8:40 a.m. | 11:55 a.m. |
Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young | 8:50 a.m. | 12:05 p.m. |
Akshay Bhatia, Matthieu Pavon | 9:05 a.m. | 12:15 p.m. |
Davis Thompson, Eric Cole | 9:15 a.m. | 12:25 p.m. |
Austin Eckroat, Byeong Hun An | 9:25 a.m. | 12:35 p.m. |
Cam Davis, Si Woo Kim | 9:35 a.m. | 12:50 p.m. |
Ludvig Åberg, Scottie Scheffler | 9:45 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. |
Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland | 9:55 a.m. | 1:10 p.m. |
Keegan Bradley, Collin Morikawa | 10:05 a.m. | 1:20 p.m. |
Andrew Novak, Max McGreevy | 10:20 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
Daniel Berger, Ben Griffin | 10:30 a.m. | 1:40 p.m. |
Lucas Glover, Michael Kim | 10:40 a.m. | 1:50 p.m. |
Isaiah Salinda, Jackson Koivun (a) | 10:50 a.m. | 7:40 a.m. |
Maverick McNealy, Mackenzie Hughes | 11:00 a.m. | 7:50 a.m. |
Nick Taylor, Sam Stevens | 11:10 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. |
J.T. Poston, Brian Harman | 11:20 a.m. | 8:10 a.m. |
Thomas Detry, Adam Scott | 11:35 a.m. | 8:20 a.m. |
Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick | 11:45 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. |
Denny McCarthy, Max Greyserman | 11:55 a.m. | 8:40 a.m. |
Stephan Jaeger, Corey Conners | 12:05 p.m. | 8:50 a.m. |
Nick Dunlap, Will Zalatoris | 12:15 p.m. | 9:05 a.m. |
Chris Kirk, Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 12:25 p.m. | 9:15 a.m. |
Sepp Straka, Tony Finau | 12:35 p.m. | 9:25 a.m. |
Russell Henley, Tom Hoge | 12:50 p.m. | 9:35 a.m. |
Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry | 1:00 p.m. | 9:45 a.m. |
Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas | 1:10 p.m. | 9:55 a.m. |
Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns | 1:20 p.m. | 10:05 a.m. |
Joe Highsmith, Patrick Cantlay | 1:30 p.m. | 10:20 a.m. |
Justin Rose, Patrick Rodgers | 1:40 p.m. | 10:30 a.m. |
Harris English, Rafael Campos | 1:50 p.m. | 10:40 a.m. |
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational purse, winner's share
As this is a Signature Event, the 2025 edition of the Arnold Palmer Invitational will feature a total purse of $20 million.
The winner will receive $4 million and will also earn 700 FedEx Cup points. The second-place finisher earns $2.2 million, third place receives $1.4 million, and fourth place is awarded an even $1 million.
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational format, cut rules
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is a 72-hole stroke-play event.
While the field at Bay Hill only includes 72 players, there is a 36-hole cut. After two rounds, the low 50 and ties, as well as any player within 10 strokes of the lead, will compete in the third and fourth rounds.
How to watch the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational: TV schedule and live stream info
Golf Channel will provide exclusive television coverage of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill during the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday and will then split coverage with NBC over the final 36 holes on Saturday and Sunday.
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app will also offer streaming coverage.
TV coverage
- Thursday, March 6: 2:00-6:00 p.m. Eastern (Golf Channel)
- Friday, March 7: 2:00-6:00 p.m. Eastern (Golf Channel)
- Saturday, March 8: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern (Golf Channel), 2:30-6:00 p.m. Eastern (NBC)
- Sunday, March 9: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Eastern (Golf Channel), 2:30-6:00 p.m. Eastern (NBC)
Streaming coverage
- PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will feature four concurrent streams — Main Feed, Marquee Group, Featured Group, and Featured Holes — beginning at 7:30 a.m. Eastern on Thursday and Friday and 8:00 a.m. Eastern on Saturday and Sunday.
- NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app will offer live simulcasts of Golf Channel's television coverage, and Peacock will provide a live simulcast of the NBC television broadcasts.