Colin Morikawa sits on the high of the leaderboard heading into Sunday’s motion on the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Scottie Scheffler is searching for his first win of 2025 as he defends his title on the prestigious occasion, however he is eight pictures off the lead.
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The event at Bay Hill, residence to the legendary Arnold Palmer, is among the PGA Tour’s signature occasions and boasts an all-star discipline.
The elevated occasions have been dominated by worldwide gamers thus far this season with Rory McIlroy successful at Pebble Seashore and Ludvig Aberg on the Genesis.
However Scheffler received this event final yr earlier than happening to clinch glory at The Gamers and The Masters.
Scheffler shot a closing spherical 66 at Bay Hill to complete on 15-under-par, comfortably forward of Wyndham Clark and Shane Lowry.
However now he is off the tempo, with Morikawa main heading into the ultimate spherical following an excellent five-under on Saturday.
Lowry was main, however after crumbling to a four-over-par efficiency, he is dropped right down to T7.
Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025: Date and how you can comply with
This PGA Tour occasion is happening from Thursday, March 6 to Sunday, March 9 with play as a consequence of get began at 12:40pm UK time every day.
It’s being held at Bay Hill Membership and Lodge in Orlando, Florida – the course is a par 72 and can measure a most of seven,466 yards.
talkSPORT 2 could have reside commentary of the motion at Bay Hill and you may pay attention right here.
The occasion can even be broadcast reside on Sky Sports activities Golf.
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Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025: Area and tee occasions
The API is an elevated occasion on the PGA Tour once more this season.
It began with discipline of 72 gamers however that was reduce to 50 on Friday.
This occasion is one three signature occasions that has a reduce line together with the Genesis Invitational and Memorial Match.
The event is headlined by Scheffler and McIlroy once more, whereas the likes of Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Robert MacIntyre, Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood and Viktor Hovland are additionally teeing it up.
Open champion Xander Schauffele is in motion too, after recovering from a rib harm.
The complete discipline, tee occasions and pairings for the fourth and closing spherical have been confirmed and could be discovered right here.
The most recent leaderboard from Bay Hill could be discovered right here.
There’s a big $4m awaiting the winner of this event whereas the whole prize pot is $20m with 700 Fedex Cup factors up for grabs.
Upcoming golf occasions
March 16
March 23
- PGA Tour – Valspar Championship, Innisbrook Resort
- DP World Tour – Porsche Singapore Basic, Laguna Nationwide Golf Resort Membership
March 30
- PGA TOUR – Texas Kids’s Houston Open, Memorial Park Golf Course
- DP World Tour – Hero Indian Open
April 6
- PGA Tour – Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio, San Antonio
April 13
April 20
- PGA Tour – RBC Heritage, Harbour City Golf Hyperlinks, Hilton Head Island (Signature Occasion)
- PGA Tour – Corales Puntacana Championship
- DP World Tour – Volvo China Open
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Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025: What has been mentioned?
Talking after transferring as much as first place within the leaderboard, Morikawa mentioned: “I’ve come to this occasion not enjoying nice beforehand.
“And it is a course that in case you’re not enjoying nice, it may present.
“It is simply a kind of that you could’t faux it. However this was one in every of my first skilled begins as an novice, I performed in 2017, and I really like the golf course.
“On a course like this you simply should have full management of your golf ball, so that is what it may take tomorrow.”
“I’d say the blokes which are successful on a relentless foundation, they’re enjoying free, and that is how I’ll exit tomorrow.”