The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational is the PGA Tour’s third signature tournament of this season. The event is highly anticipated by fans, and after round one, the Bay Hill Golf Club has proven to be quite favourable to golfers. Daniel Berger leads the tournament after the first round with a total score of 9 under par, a comfortable three-shot lead. Followed by him, Ludbig Aberg and Collin Morikawa were tied for second place after the opening round, each with a total score of 6 under par.
A total of 72 golfers have begun their campaigns in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational, but not all of them will compete during the weekend. The Arnold Palmer Invitational is one of the PGA Tour’s three signature tournaments, and it is the only one with a 36-hole cut after which the top 50 golfers or those within 10 strokes of the lead will play during the weekend.
This season’s 36-hole cut at Bay Hill Golf Club is predicted to be one to two strokes over par. According to the PGA Tour’s official leaderboard, the possibilities of the 36-hole cut falling at +1 are 3%, +2 is 65%, and the rest are at +3. The shifting prospects for the 36-hole cut are largely attributable to the competitive leaderboard.
What are the odds on the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational?
The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational has a variety of odds, but Scottie Scheffler emerged as the clear favorite. Interestingly, after Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Tommy Fleetwood finished second and third on the odds list. Fox Sports revealed the entire list, along with information about the bets and other details. Here’s a look at the odds list with complete bet details from them:
- Scottie Scheffler: +340 (bet $10 to win $44 total)
- Rory McIlroy: +1000 (bet $10 to win $110 total)
- Tommy Fleetwood: +1900 (bet $10 to win $200 total)
- Matt Fitzpatrick: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
- Collin Morikawa: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
- Xander Schauffele: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
- Russell Henley: +2700 (bet $10 to win $280 total)
- Hideki Matsuyama: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
- Si Woo Kim: +3300 (bet $10 to win $340 total)
- Patrick Cantlay: +3300 (bet $10 to win $340 total)
- Cameron Young: +3300 (bet $10 to win $340 total)
- Robert MacIntyre: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
- Ludvig Åberg: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
- Ben Griffin: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Chris Gotterup: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Jake Knapp: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Kurt Kitayama: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Harris English: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Viktor Hovland: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Shane Lowry: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
- Rickie Fowler: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
- Sam Burns: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
- Adam Scott: +4500 (bet $10 to win $460 total)
- Justin Rose: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
- Maverick McNealy: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
- Justin Thomas: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)
- Jason Day: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)
- Sepp Straka: +5500 (bet $10 to win $560 total)