The Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 is set to tee off at at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando on Thursday, March 5. The third Signature Event, hosted by the legendary golfer, brings back PGA’s top players back after most sat out last week’s Cognizant Classic. The event’s 72 player field will feature all of the Official World Golf Rankings’ top-10.
Despite the big field, the latest edition of the Orlando event is headlined by Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) No.1 Scottie Scheffler. The four-time major champion enters the contest with three top-four finishes, including a win at the season-opener at The American Express. The The 29-year-old is the outright favorite to win this weekend with +340 odds, as per FanDuel Sportsbook.
The ace golfer, who also topped the PGA Tour power rankings for the contest, is followed by World No.2 Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman, who comes into the contest on the back of a T2 finish at The Genesis Invitational, starts with +1000 odds. Meanwhile, McIlroy’s European Ryder Cup partner Tommy Fleetwood trails him on the list with +1900 odds.
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Having managed a T4 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a T7 at The Genesis Invitational, the Brit will be eyeing his first win since last season’s Tour Championship. Fellow Brit golfer Matt Fitzpatrick trails Fleetwood with +2200 odds, while Collin Morikawa completes the top-five with +2500 odds after winning at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He shares the position with Xander Schauffele.
Si Woo Kim (+2700), Russell Henley (+3000), Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Young (+3300) and Viktor Hovland (+3500) are some other top names to watch this weekend.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 odds
Listed below are the top odds for The Arnold Palmer Invitational at at Bay Hill Club & Lodge (as per FanDuel Sportsbook):
- Scottie Scheffler +340
- Rory McIlroy +1000
- Tommy Fleetwood +1900
- Matt Fitzpatrick +2200
- Collin Morikawa +2500
- Xander Schauffele +2500
- Si Woo Kim +2700
- Russell Henley +3000
- Hideki Matsuyama +3000
- Cameron Young +3300
- Viktor Hovland +3500
- Robert MacIntyre +4000
- Chris Gotterup +4000
- Ben Griffin +4000
- Kurt Kitayama +4000
- Min Woo Lee +4000
- Patrick Cantlay +4000
- Harris English +4000
- Ludvig Åberg +4000
- Jake Knapp +4000
- Sam Burns +4500
- Ryan Gerard +4500
- Adam Scott +4500
- Shane Lowry +4500
- Rickie Fowler +5000
- Nicolai Højgaard +5000
- Justin Rose +5000
- Justin Thomas +5500
- Sepp Straka +5500
- Maverick McNealy +5500
- Jacob Bridgeman +5500
- Pierceson Coody +5500
- Jason Day +6000
- Jordan Spieth +6000
- Akshay Bhatia +6000
- Keegan Bradley +6000
- J.J. Spaun +7000
- Corey Conners +7000
- Nick Taylor +7500
- Alex Noren +7500
- Ryan Fox +7500
- Keith Mitchell +7500
- Michael Thorbjornsen +8000
- Nico Echavarria +8000
- Harry Hall +8000
- Daniel Berger +8000
- Ryo Hisatsune +10000
- Sahith Theegala +10000
- J.T. Poston +10000
- Denny McCarthy +10000
- Max Greyserman +10000
- Matt McCarty +10000
- Sungjae Im +10000
- Taylor Pendrith +10000
- Austin Smotherman +10000
- Samuel Stevens +10000
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