Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025: Field, purse, how to watch and more as Scottie Scheffler hopes to retain title

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The Arnold Palmer Invitational is this week! The Golfing Gazette provides all the important information and even some bold predictions.

It’s the fourth Signature Event of the 2025 PGA Tour season with an incredible purse and field that can only be bettered by the majors.

Scottie Scheffler won last year and is the favourite to retain his title, but many of the world’s best players will be out to stop him.

Here is everything you need to know about the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025 so that you can follow the action.

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Everything you need to know about the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025

Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025 dates

The Arnold Palmer Invitational first round is on Thursday, March 6, 2025, and concludes on Sunday, March 9, 2025.

It’s not the only PGA Tour event this week with the Puerto Rico Open at Grand Reserve Golf Club.

Where is the Arnold Palmer Invitational?

The Arnold Palmer Invitational, which has had several other names throughout the years, debuted at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in 1979 after Palmer became owner of the resort in 1974.

Bay Hill Club and Lodge

• Location: Bay Hill, Florida
• Established: 1961
• Designer: Dick Wilson
• Par: 72
• Yardage: 7,409

Which players are in the Arnold Palmer Invitational field?

The Arnold Palmer Invitational field features almost all of the best players on the PGA Tour. World number three Xander Schauffele has returned from injury to join top two Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy.

Genesis Invitational winner Ludvig Aberg, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas are also expected to contend at Bay Hill.

The most notable absentees, besides the LIV Golf members, are Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth – who voiced his frustration at not receiving an exemption.

How to watch the Arnold Palmer Invitational (US)

Golf Channel and NBC will show live TV coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational throughout the week to fans in the United States.

ESPN+ provide a live-streaming option on each day of the tournament, with coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. on the weekend.

What is the Arnold Palmer Invitational prize money?

The prize money at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week is $20 million because it’s one of the PGA Tour’s Signature Events. That’s $10.8m more than last week’s Cognizant Classic.

The event will award 20% of the total purse to the winner ($4m). The runner-up will receive $2.2m and $1.4m will go to the third place.

Arnold Palmer Invitational predictions

The Golfing Gazette writers have made their predictions for who will win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday:

Peter Lynch: He’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think Wyndham Clark has what it takes to come out on top this weekend. He’s been enjoying himself in TGL, but is now very much due another PGA Tour win.

Jordan Harris: Rory McIlroy has shown more than a few glimpses of his quality at the start of this season, so if anyone is going to be able to take Scheffler down at Bay Hill, it may be the Northern Irishman. It really feels like a big gun is going to emerge victorious this week.

Sam Stone: I am going for an outside pick here. Michael Kim has been unbelievably consistent over the past month and has mixed it with the world’s best players on multiple occasions. It’s about time the 31-year-old announced himself on a relatively big stage. He’s swinging it great and after a recent short game improvement, I think a win is just around the corner.

James Shearman: Tommy Fleetwood still hasn’t won on the PGA Tour but it’s not like he can’t get over the line in tournaments. He has seven victories on the DP World Tour. This year should be the one in which he breaks through in the United States, and where better than the iconic Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.