The next stop for the PGA Tour and its golfers will be Bay Hill Golf Club, which will host this season’s Arnold Palmer Invitational. The third signature tournament of this season will begin this week on Thursday, March 5, with 72 golfers teeing off to win big from a total prize pool of $20 million, one of the richest on the whole PGA circuit.

There are a lot of big names and anticipation surrounding the tournament right now, so expect a close event. For fans who want to watch the tournament from home, the TV schedule for this year’s Arnold Palmer Invitational has been announced, and the first two rounds will once again be broadcast by Golf Channel, while the weekend games will be broadcast by both Golf Channel and NBC.

Talking more about the timing of the tournament getting aired, here’s a look at them as well (according to Todays-Golfers in ET):

• Thursday: Golf Channel from 2 PM
• Friday: Golf Channel from 2 PM
• Saturday: Golf Channel from 12:30 PM and NBC/Peacock from 2:30 PM
• Sunday: Golf Channel from 12:30 PM and NBC/Peacock from 2:30 PM

For the fans who will be looking forward to watching the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational from the UK, the tournament will be aired by Sky Sports, and here’s a look at the timings for them too in GMT:

• Thursday: Sky Sports Golf from 4 PM and Main Event from 5 PM
• Friday: Sky Sports+ from 12:30 PM and Sky Sports Golf and Main Event from 3:30 PM
• Saturday: Sky Sports Golf from 2:30 PM and Main Event from 5:30 PM
• Sunday: Sky Sports Golf from 2 PM and Main Event from 6:30 PM

The tournament will feature some of the industry’s top names, and while there will be a lot of excitement, Russell Henley, the defending champion, will be the focus of attention.

How did Russell Henley perform in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational?

Russell Henley had one of his most outstanding campaigns at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, winning by a single stroke. The golfer was able to give everything he had throughout the event, finishing 11 under par. Henley received $4 million from the tournament’s total prize pool of $20 million for his huge win.

Talking more about the leaderboard of the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, here’s the top 25 in the tournament:

• 1 Russell Henley: -11 / $4,000,000
• 2 Collin Morikawa: -10 / $2,200,000
• 3 Corey Conners: -9 / $1,400,000
• 4 Michael Kim: -8 / $1,000,000
• T5 Keegan Bradley: -7 / $800,000
• T5 Sepp Straka: -7 / $800,000
• 7 Shane Lowry: -6 / $700,000
• T8 Byeong Hun An: -5 / $600,666
• T8 Justin Rose: -5 / $600,666
• T8 Jason Day: -5 / $600,666
• T11 Tommy Fleetwood: -4 / $451,250
• T11 Scottie Scheffler: -4 / $451,250
• T11 Robert MacIntyre: -4 / $451,250
• T11 Aaron Rai: -4 / $451,250
• T15 Jacob Bridgeman: -3 / $349,000
• T15 Daniel Berger: -3 / $349,000
• T15 Rory McIlroy: -3 / $349,000
• 18 Denny McCarthy: -2 / $309,000
• T19 Sungjae Im: -1 / $269,333
• T19 Si Woo Kim: -1 / $269,333
• T19 Christiaan Bezuidenhout: -1 / $269,333
• T22 Ludvig Åberg: E / $178,111
• T22 Hideki Matsuyama: E / $178,111
• T22 Will Zalatoris: E / $178,111
• T22 Chris Kirk: E / $178,111
• T22 Patrick Rodgers: E / $178,111
• T22 Max Greyserman: E / $178,111
• T22 Matt Fitzpatrick: E / $178,111
• T22 Mackenzie Hughes: E / $178,111
• T22 Wyndham Clark: E / $178,111

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