PGA Tour, Mar 5-8, 2026
Arnold Palmer Invitational 2026 Results and Fantasy Golf Rankings
Akshay Bhatia won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at -15, played Mar 5-8 at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, FL (par 72, 7,466 yards). Before the first round the model ranked him 48 of 72. The 2027 edition is Mar 18-21, and this page ranks its field when it is posted.
Final results beside the model's ranking
Ratings as of Mar 1, 2026| Finish | Model rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 39 | +0.70 | -0.311 start, best a missed cut | T16T6T3CUTCUT | |
| 2 | 35 | 36 | +0.25 | +0.321 start, best T15 | T32CUTT75T16T56 | |
| T3 | 16 | Ludvig Åberg Sweden | 33 | +0.77 | +0.082 starts, best T22 | T20T37CUTCUTT3 |
| T3 | 51 | 39 | +0.74 | -0.372 starts, best T36 | T7T55T41T2210 | |
| 5 | 9 | 29 | +0.90 | +0.182 starts, best 2 | T71T54CUTT14 | |
| T6 | 2 | 21 | +1.05 | +0.742 starts, best a win | CUTT19T8T19T19 | |
| T6 | 38 | 37 | +0.31 | +0.212 starts, best T6 | T22T60T18T7T8 | |
| T6 | 46 | Min Woo Lee Australia | 38 | +0.77 | -0.332 starts, best T44 | T12T2T28T38T14 |
| T9 | 24 | Harry Hall England | 34 | +0.74 | debut | CUTT24CUTT24T6 |
| T9 | 32 | 36 | +0.66 | -0.051 start, best T36 | T28T19T18T18T7 | |
| T11 | 43 | Adam Scott Australia | 38 | +0.80 | -0.342 starts, best T36 | 4T30T24T405 |
| T11 | 44 | 38 | +0.41 | +0.051 start, best T30 | T12T29CUTT24T19 | |
| T13 | 10 | Si Woo Kim South Korea | 30 | +1.10 | -0.032 starts, best T19 | T34T45T3T2T6 |
| T13 | 29 | Viktor Hovland Norway | 35 | +0.84 | -0.212 starts, best T36 | T41T58T10T14T23 |
| T13 | 37 | Sepp Straka Austria | 37 | +0.60 | -0.072 starts, best T5 | T50T2T18CUT3 |
| T13 | 47 | 38 | +0.82 | -0.381 start, best a missed cut | CUTT29T1310T24 | |
| T13 | 69 | 50 | -0.21 | -0.271 start, best a missed cut | 62T48CUTCUTT27 | |
| T18 | 12 | 32 | +0.66 | +0.241 start, best T15 | 1T8T18T13T4 | |
| T18 | 31 | 36 | +0.62 | debut | CUTT371T181 | |
| T18 | 36 | 37 | +0.41 | +0.141 start, best T22 | T24T37CUTCUTT56 |
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| Finish | Model rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T18 | 56 | 41 | +0.65 | -0.421 start, best a missed cut | T2T48T24CUTT40 | |
| T18 | 64 | Bud Cauley USA | 44 | +0.02 | debut | CUTT37T68CUTT24 |
| T18 | 70 | Jhonattan Vegas Venezuela | 51 | -0.55 | debut | 44T78CUTCUTCUT |
| T24 | 1 | 11 | +2.42 | +0.322 starts, best a win | T12T4T31T4 | |
| T24 | 5 | Robert MacIntyre Scotland | 27 | +1.09 | +0.211 start, best T11 | T20T37T38T412 |
| T24 | 13 | Alex Noren Sweden | 32 | +0.88 | debut | T12T29CUTCUT2 |
| T24 | 14 | 32 | +1.05 | -0.182 starts, best T25 | T7T19T41CUT1 | |
| T24 | 25 | 34 | +0.83 | -0.122 starts, best T21 | T22T24T28T22T27 | |
| T24 | 39 | 37 | +0.26 | +0.252 starts, best T22 | T34T52T60T27T44 | |
| T24 | 40 | Ryan Fox New Zealand | 37 | +0.50 | debut | T7T24T24T45T27 |
| T24 | 45 | Nicolai Højgaard Denmark | 38 | +0.70 | -0.251 start, best a missed cut | T6T3T22T4T52 |
| T24 | 60 | Lucas Glover USA | 41 | +0.04 | +0.162 starts, best T30 | CUTT64T40T44CUT |
| T33 | 8 | Corey Conners Canada | 29 | +0.50 | +0.632 starts, best 3 | T37T70CUTT247 |
| T33 | 15 | Michael Kim USA | 32 | +0.31 | +0.561 start, best 4 | CUT72T18CUTT31 |
| T33 | 52 | 39 | +0.37 | debut | T6T52T41T11T44 | |
| T33 | 54 | 40 | +0.32 | debut | CUTT78T3T18CUT | |
| T33 | 62 | Ryo Hisatsune Japan | 43 | +0.09 | debut | T45T8T10T2T44 |
| T38 | 20 | Nick Taylor Canada | 33 | +0.55 | +0.242 starts, best T12 | T28T24T28T27T13 |
| T38 | 57 | Andrew Novak USA | 41 | +0.13 | +0.101 start, best T34 | T47T48CUTT7CUT |
| T38 | 59 | Taylor Pendrith Canada | 41 | +0.50 | -0.291 start, best a missed cut | T45T34CUTCUTT6 |
| T41 | 6 | Hideki Matsuyama Japan | 27 | +1.18 | +0.072 starts, best T12 | T28T82T11T13 |
| T41 | 17 | Matt Fitzpatrick England | 33 | +1.13 | -0.302 starts, best T22 | T24T149T631 |
| T41 | 41 | Matt McCarty USA | 38 | +0.47 | debut | T24T67CUTT18T2 |
| T44 | 53 | Nico Echavarria Colombia | 40 | +0.33 | debut | 1CUTT8CUTCUT |
| T44 | 55 | 40 | -0.14 | +0.411 start, best T8 | CUTCUTT2T79T25 | |
| T44 | 66 | Taylor Moore USA | 44 | -0.02 | -0.021 start, best T48 | T2T49T56T62CUT |
| T47 | 58 | Chris Kirk USA | 41 | +0.03 | +0.202 starts, best T22 | CUTT52CUTCUTCUT |
| T47 | 72 | Daniel Bennett South Africa, few rounds | 57 | -1.15 | debut | T78CUTCUTCUT |
| 49 | 7 | Tommy Fleetwood England | 29 | +1.56 | -0.412 starts, best T11 | T7T4T4125T3 |
| 50 | 49 | Brian Harman USA | 39 | +0.13 | +0.252 starts, best T12 | T50T19CUTCUTT61 |
| CUT | 3 | Shane Lowry Ireland | 22 | +1.13 | +0.582 starts, best 3 | T2T24T8T26T3 |
| CUT | 4 | Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland | 22 | +1.73 | -0.072 starts, best T15 | T2T14T33T3T14 |
| CUT | 11 | 31 | +0.59 | +0.352 starts, best T5 | CUTT29T43CUT13 | |
| CUT | 18 | Jason Day Australia | 33 | +0.52 | +0.292 starts, best T8 | CUTT24T38T2T20 |
| CUT | 19 | 33 | +0.70 | +0.102 starts, best T12 | 69T7T33T28T34 | |
| CUT | 21 | Ben Griffin USA | 33 | +1.02 | -0.231 start, best T45 | T41T37T28T24T19 |
| CUT | 22 | 33 | +0.85 | -0.072 starts, best T31 | T37T14CUTT13T30 | |
| CUT | 23 | J.J. Spaun USA | 34 | +0.75 | +0.021 start, best T31 | CUTT45CUTT40T4 |
| CUT | 26 | Ryan Gerard USA | 34 | +0.71 | debut | T23T28T45T11T2 |
| CUT | 27 | Justin Rose England | 35 | +0.61 | +0.072 starts, best T8 | CUTT371CUT6 |
| CUT | 28 | Haotong Li China | 35 | +0.66 | debut | T32CUTT11T8T55 |
| CUT | 30 | 35 | +0.63 | debut | T16T48T10T2T18 | |
| CUT | 33 | Sungjae Im South Korea | 36 | +0.22 | +0.392 starts, best T18 | T42T20T27T40T17 |
| CUT | 34 | Sam Burns USA | 36 | +0.80 | -0.222 starts, best T30 | CUTT6CUTT2711 |
| CUT | 42 | 38 | +0.33 | +0.142 starts, best 18 | T47T55T49T56T40 | |
| CUT | 50 | Sam Stevens USA | 39 | +0.44 | -0.061 start, best T40 | T16T55T35T30T6 |
| CUT | 61 | Tom Hoge USA | 41 | -0.14 | +0.342 starts, best T12 | CUTT14CUTT70T8 |
| CUT | 63 | 43 | +0.05 | debut | T2CUTCUTT8CUT | |
| CUT | 65 | J.T. Poston USA | 44 | +0.44 | -0.442 starts, best T50 | CUTT37T35T38T7 |
| CUT | 67 | Joel Dahmen USA | 44 | -0.04 | debut | T9CUTT7T38CUT |
| CUT | 68 | Aldrich Potgieter South Africa | 49 | -0.16 | -0.221 start, best a missed cut | 5T60CUTCUTCUT |
| CUT | 71 | 57 | -0.90 | -0.191 start, best a missed cut | CUTT78T54CUTCUT |
Course profile
- Course
- Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Where
- Orlando, FL, USA
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,466 yards
- Purse
- $20.0M
- Format
- 4 rounds, cut after round 2
- Defending champion
- Russell Henley
Past winners and scoring
| Year | Winner | Score | Field avg. | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akshay Bhatia | -15 | 71.78 (-0.22) | Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, par 72, 7,466 yds |
| 2025 | Russell Henley | -11 | 72.58 (+0.58) | Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, par 72, 7,466 yds |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler | -15 | 72.33 (+0.33) | Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, par 72, 7,466 yds |
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How the ranking works
Each round is scored against how hard that round played: its difficulty is fitted from every score in it and the skill of the golfers who posted them, so beating a weekend field of cut survivors, or a PGA Tour field rather than a weaker one, counts for more. Zero is an average PGA Tour round. A golfer's form rating is his average against that difficulty over the last 2 years, with a round 180 days old counting half as much as a new one, blended with 12 rounds at -1.0 so a handful of good days cannot top the board. Course history is how much better or worse he has played at this tournament than his own rating, shrunk as if he had 16 more average rounds there. The ranking is form plus course history. The projected finish treats every round as his rating plus or minus 2.9 strokes and counts how many of the field he would be expected to beat. ESPN publishes no strokes-gained data, so none is used.
- Window
- 730 days of rounds
- Half-life
- 180 days
- Prior
- 12 rounds at -1.0
- Course history shrink
- 16 rounds
- Round spread
- 2.9 strokes
- Rounds fitted
- 93,497 rounds, 2,201 golfers
- Tour field gap
- PGA Tour fields 0.42 strokes a round stronger than DP World Tour fields
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