The 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational is currently underway at the Bay Hill Golf Club, and the tournament is now approaching its weekend game. After two pretty competitive rounds on the golf course, 52 golfers out of a total field of 72 made the 36-hole cut for the weekend game. The Round 3, or first day of the weekend, will start soon, and in this post, we will look at the golfers’ tee times and tee groups.
After 36 holes, Daniel Berger currently holds one of the biggest and most comfortable leads in the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational. The golfer has a total score of 13 under par, including rounds of 9 under par on the first day and 4 under par on the second. He is 5 strokes ahead of Akshay Bhatia, who is currently second on the leaderboard with an 8-under-par total. The two of them, as the table toppers, are the final tee group for Round 3, which will begin at 1:50 PM EST.
On the other hand, World Number 1 Scottie Scheffler is currently tied for 15th after two rounds of the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational with a total score of 3 under par. He is 10 shots behind the lead and will begin Round 3 with Harris English at 12:25 PM EST. Apart from him, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is also not holding a great position on the leaderboard as he is tied for 9th place with a total score of 4 under par and will begin Round 3 in the 12:55 PM EST tee group with Ryan Fox.
What are the full tee times and tee groups for the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 3?
Talking more about the tee times and tee groups for the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational Round 3, here’s a look at it:
- 9:20 AM (Tee 1): Andrew Novak and Brian Harman
- 9:30 AM (Tee 1): Taylor Pendrith and Nico Echavarria
- 9:40 AM (Tee 1): Keith Mitchell and Lucas Glover
- 9:50 AM (Tee 1): Matt McCarty and Taylor Moore
- 10:00 AM (Tee 1): Chris Kirk and Patrick Rodgers
- 10:10 AM (Tee 1): Austin Smotherman and Tommy Fleetwood
- 10:25 AM (Tee 1): Robert MacIntyre and Nicolai Højgaard
- 10:35 AM (Tee 1): Andrew Putnam and Alex Noren
- 10:45 AM (Tee 1): Michael Kim and Max Greyserman
- 10:55 AM (Tee 1): Hideki Matsuyama and Viktor Hovland
- 11:05 AM (Tee 1): Maverick McNealy and Jacob Bridgeman
- 11:20 AM (Tee 1): Matt Fitzpatrick and Nick Taylor
- 11:30 AM (Tee 1): Billy Horschel and Corey Conners
- 11:40 AM (Tee 1): Jordan Spieth and Jhonattan Vegas
- 11:50 AM (Tee 1): Harry Hall and Kurt Kitayama
- 12:00 PM (Tee 1): Ryo Hisatsune and Daniel Bennett (a)
- 12:15 PM (Tee 1): Adam Scott and Si Woo Kim
- 12:25 PM (Tee 1): Harris English and Scottie Scheffler
- 12:35 PM (Tee 1): Michael Thorbjornsen and Sepp Straka
- 12:45 PM (Tee 1): Min Woo Lee and Cameron Young
- 12:55 PM (Tee 1): Rory McIlroy and Ryan Fox
- 1:10 PM (Tee 1): Bud Cauley and Chris Gotterup
- 1:20 PM (Tee 1): Xander Schauffele and Russell Henley
- 1:30 PM (Tee 1): Collin Morikawa and Rickie Fowler
- 1:40 PM (Tee 1): Ludvig Åberg and Sahith Theegala
- 1:50 PM (Tee 1): Daniel Berger and Akshay Bhatia