2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times, TV coverage, viewer's guide
Richard Heathcote
A year ago, the Arnold Palmer Invitational was ultimately decided by a Russell Henley eagle on Bay Hill’s par-5 16th. And with the entire top 10 in the World Ranking set to tee off this week in Orlando for the signature event honoring one of golf's all-time greats, it’s likely going to be another down-to-the-wire finish.
Henley won in 2025 while shooting an 11-under 277, just edging Collin Morikawa. He'll be looking for become the first repeat winner of the event since Matt Every in 2014-15. But Henley will have to keep up with Scottie Scheffler, who has won the API twice in the last four years, as well as Justin Thomas, who is making his season debut after undergoing back surgery in November. Sungjae Im is also set to play on tour for the first time this season after a wrist injury.
The club oozes history, hence the high numbers for character. The clubhouse is a shrine to Arnie. His touches are everywhere. There are many tough, long par 4s. The par 3's are difficult, with three of them playing well over 200 yards.
With the Players Championship next week at TPC Sawgrass, the best of the best have been posting up in Florida to start March. Along with the top-tier OWGR pros, FedEx Cup leaders Jacob Bridgeman and Chris Gotterup will look to continue their winning ways. Henley can become the first golfer in over a decade to go back-to-back at Bay Hill; the last to do so was Matt Every in 2015.
This week's winner will receive a $4 million cut of the $20 million purse and 700 FedEx Cup points.
TV Schedule
Thursday-Friday: 2-6 p.m., Golf Channel
Saturday-Sunday: 12:30-2:30 p.m., Golf Channel; 2:30-6 p.m., NBC, Peacock
Streaming Schedule
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage will air on ESPN+ from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Four feeds will be available, showing a main feed, featured groups, marquee groups, featured holes and a BetCast broadcast.
Radio
Sirius/XM PGA Tour radio coverage will broadcast from 12 noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Leaderboard
Find all live PGA Tour scoring data here.
Tee Times (all times EST)
FIRST ROUND/THURSDAY
First tee
7:40 a.m. -- Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett (a)
7:50 a.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Hoge
8 a.m. -- Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
8:10 a.m. -- Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
8:20 a.m. -- Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
8:30 a.m. -- Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
8:40 a.m. -- Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
8:50 a.m. -- Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
9:05 a.m. -- Harry Hall, Corey Conners
9:15 a.m. -- Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
9:25 a.m. -- Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
9:35 a.m. -- Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
9:45 a.m. -- Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
9:55 a.m. -- Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
10:05 a.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
10:20 a.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
10:30 a.m. -- Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
10:40 a.m. -- J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell
10:50 a.m. -- Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
11 a.m. -- Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
11:10 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
11:20 a.m. -- Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
11:35 a.m. -- Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
11:45 a.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
11:55 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
12:05 p.m. -- Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
12:15 p.m. -- Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
12:25 p.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor
12:35 p.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
12:50 p.m. -- Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
1 p.m. -- Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
1:10 p.m. -- Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
1:20 p.m. -- Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
1:30 p.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
1:40 p.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
1:50 p.m. -- Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala
SECOND ROUND/FRIDAY
First tee
7:40 a.m. -- Nicolai Højgaard, Austin Smotherman
7:50 a.m. -- Si Woo Kim, Bud Cauley
8 a.m. -- Lucas Glover, Ryo Hisatsune
8:10 a.m. -- Ryan Gerard, Jason Day
8:20 a.m. -- Taylor Pendrith, Denny McCarthy
8:30 a.m. -- Kurt Kitayama, Pierceson Coody
8:40 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Sam Stevens
8:50 a.m. -- Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:05 a.m. -- Sam Burns, Sungjae Im
9:15 a.m. -- J.J. Spaun, Nick Taylor
9:25 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Maverick McNealy
9:35 a.m. -- Ben Griffin, Tommy Fleetwood
9:45 a.m. -- Nico Echavarria, Ludvig Åberg
9:55 a.m. -- Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup
10:05 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama
10:20 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland
10:30 a.m. -- Rickie Fowler, Michael Kim
10:40 a.m. -- Chris Kirk, Sahith Theegala
10:50 a.m. -- Joel Dahmen, Daniel Bennett (a)
11 a.m. -- Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Hoge
11:10 a.m. -- Ryan Fox, Billy Horschel
11:20 a.m. -- Brian Campbell, Patrick Rodgers
11:35 a.m. -- Matt McCarty, Max Greyserman
11:45 a.m. -- Taylor Moore, Andrew Putnam
11:55 a.m. -- Daniel Berger, Alex Noren
12:05 p.m. -- Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:15 p.m. -- Harry Hall, Corey Conners
12:25 p.m. -- Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
12:35 p.m. -- Harris English, Patrick Cantlay
12:50 p.m. -- Andrew Novak, Robert MacIntyre
1 p.m. -- Brian Harman, Akshay Bhatia
1:10 p.m. -- Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose
1:20 p.m. -- Xander Schauffele, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m. -- Scottie Scheffler, Russell Henley
1:40 p.m. -- Aldrich Potgieter, Adam Scott
1:50 p.m. -- J.T. Poston, Keith Mitchell